5 Cool Apps to Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained over the summer? Download some child-friendly apps that are both fun and educational, and let the games begin!

Keep their skills sharp

Help your kids retain what they learned during the school year with regular practice during the summer. IXL is a great way to do so—it’s an immersive learning experience for grades K–12 that covers math, language arts, science, and social studies. Through fun, interactive questions, students can review concepts they’ve already learned or get a head start on skills for next year. As kids practice, they’ll collect awards and earn certificates that keep them coming back for more. Available on iPad and Android, the IXL app even includes a scratchpad that lets you work out the answer right on the screen!

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Unleash their creativity

Encourage your kids to practice their creative writing skills through storytelling apps! Toontastic lets them animate characters and record their voices to create a cartoon. Kids will learn the key elements of storytelling, from set-up to climax to resolution.

Feed their natural curiosity

Help your children explore the world around them through apps that showcase nature’s wonders. Budding astronomers might like Star Walk, which teaches kids about the solar system. It even allows them to hold up their device to the sky to identify the constellations above them.

Develop their coding abilities

If your children like playing games, why not encourage them to make some of their own? Apps like Lightbot teach kids basic programming concepts by challenging them to solve puzzles and code games.

Learn a language

Designed to make language learning feel like a game, kids earn points for correct answers, racing the clock, and leveling up as they master foreign vocabulary and grammar. Duolingo offers a wide variety of language courses. Say bonjour to a new language!


 

No matter where your kids’ interests lie, there are plenty of educational apps for them to explore. Help them put their best foot forward by trying IXL for free on the web or by downloading one of our free apps!

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