September 2nd in App Reviews by Jonathan "Red" Norman
Review : NumberSense for iPad
There seems to be apps for kids popping up every hour any more, mostly dealing with the alphabet and numbers. With good reason, the iPad is a great learning tool for this age group, and let’s face it they will be using technology we didn’t have in the classroom as they age, might as well get them started.
Number Sense ($1.99) is designed to teach basic number skills to kids preschool through kindergarten age. It helps with counting, comparing, addition, subtraction, and math concepts like greater-than/less-than. Using cartoon graphics and characters children are asked to complete various tasks to help learn and recognize numbers in many different ways. Read on…
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