Here are six free apps that can support your kids’ learning. Download the applicable ones and test them before your kids return to school this month.
Dictionary.com Available at: Apple Appstore; Google Play
If there’s one thing all kids need for their schoolwork, it’s a dictionary. The largest dictionary app in English with more than 2 million definitions and synonyms, it has other useful features like voice search if they don’t know the correct spelling of a word, and audio pronunciations, which can teach them the proper pronunciation of words.
Duolingo Available at: Apple Appstore; Google Play
Duolingo is a great supplement to the foreign language instruction your kids receive at school. The app, which offers lessons in more than 30 major languages, teaches them how to speak, read, and write another language. The lessons are divided into modules that practice specific skills, and they can assess how much they’ve learned as they go along or when they’ve completed a module.
Flashcards with Cram Available at: Apple Appstore; Google Play
This app lets them access more than eight million flashcards on all the major school subjects. They can also create their own flashcards using text and images and share them with study partners. They can go through entire sets of flashcards when they study for a test or exam or hide flashcards they already know for more effective studying. They can also have the flashcard read out loud to them, which is useful if they’re auditory learners.
Homework App Available at: Apple Appstore; Google Play
Homework! The thing kids dread the most after a long day at school. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The award-winning Homework App makes it easy for them to view their assignments by day, month, and year, color code different subjects, take photos of assignments and break them down into many sub-tasks, and set reminders.
Photomath Available at: Apple Appstore; Google Play
All students need to do is take a picture of a math problem with their phones, and the app will automatically show step-by-step instructions on how to solve the problem. The app has a built-in calculator and can even understand hand-written math problems. Obviously, they should try to solve the problems themselves first and then check their answers against the app.
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