Kids & Teens
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- Preschool Android Apps
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- Tools for Students
Preschool iOS Apple Apps
Using Digital Media WIth Your Child
Children develop in a healthy way through positive, nurturing relationships between adults and children. Quality digital media that is a mix of education and entertainment should support these interactions. It is always better for adults and children to share media together. The American Academy of Pediatrics discourages screen time for children under the age of 2.
Alphabet & Writing |
Animals |
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Art & Drawing |
For Parents |
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Early Math & Science Concepts |
Free Apps |
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Interactive eBooks |
Just For Fun |
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Music |
Alphabet & Writing
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Endless Alphabet This app promotes writing and reading with your child. Kids will have a blast learning their ABC's and building vocabulary with the adorable monsters in Endless Alphabet. Each word features an interactive puzzle game with talking letters and a short animation illustrating the definition. Originator Inc., $8.99 |
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Letter School This app promotes writing with your child. Your child can tap and trace letters and then watch them come to life. Letter school makes handwriting cool. Sanoma Media Netherlands, BV, Free Lite Version Available, $4.99 |
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Monkey Preschool Lunchbox |
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Play-Doh Create ABCs This app promotes writing with your child. Learn your ABCs using ‘virtual’ PLAY-DOH modeling compound. PlayDate Digital, $2.99 |
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Writing Wizard This app promotes reading and writing with your child. Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. L’Escapadou, $4.99 |
Animals
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Animal Sounds |
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Boynton Collection, The |
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Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Scary, Dark Night Story Creator |
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Farm 123 |
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PeekaBoo Barn |
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Rounds: Franklin Frog |
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Sago Mini Pet Cafe |
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Three Little Pigs |
Art & Drawing
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Draw and Tell HD This app promotes writing and talking with your child. Use tools to draw, color, decorate, with stickers, create animations and record stories. Duck Duck Moose*, Free |
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Finger Paint with Sounds This app promotes writing with your child. An opportunity to finger paint without the mess! Inclusive Technology, Free |
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Sago Mini Doodlecast |
For Parents
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ACPL Family |
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Daily Vroom |
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Grow a Reader This app promotes singing, playing and talking with your child. Watch the videos to learn the rhymes and songs, and then perform them with your child to help develop their early literacy skills, and get them ready for reading. Calgary Public Library, Free |
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Overdrive Media Console This app promotes reading with your child. Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks from your library using OverDrive Media Console on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Overdrive INC, Free |
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PBS Parents Play & Learn This app promotes reading, singing, talking, and playing with your child. PBS’ first app designed specifically for parents, this app provides more than a dozen games parents can play with their kids, each themed around a familiar location- including at the grocery store, at home, in the kitchen, and many more. PBS Kids*, Free |
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Sesame Street Family Play This app promotes playing and talking with your child. Sesame Street Family Play turns your transitional time into play time. It’s easy - just tell the app where you are and how many people are playing, and Sesame Street Family Play will give you the perfect game to play with your kids. Sesame Street, $.99 to purchase, $1.99 for additional game pack |
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Sesame Street for Military Families This app promotes talking and playing with your child. The Sesame Street for Military Families app puts all of Sesame’s bilingual (English & Spanish) resources for military families right in your pocket! Now you can use your mobile device to access engaging videos, articles, storybooks, parent guides, and more to help you support your preschool and school-aged children as they encounter transitions common to military families. Sesame Workshop, Free |
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Our Story for iPad |
Early Math & Science Concepts
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Bedtime Math This app promotes talking and playing with your child. Bedtime Math gets kids jazzed about numbers. It's nothing like school. Make it a part of your family's routine today! Bedtime Math Foundation, Free |
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Bugs and Buttons This app promotes talking and playing with your child. The app goes beyond simply great graphics and beautiful music by engaging children through intriguing game play that progressively adapts to their skill level. Designed to be self paced, each activity offers simple visual instructions. Offering two play modes, children can choose to be automatically guided or explore and play. Little Bit Studio, LLC, $2.99 |
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Bugs and Numbers This app promotes talking and playing with your child. Bugs and Numbers provides an extensive collection of unique games dedicated to learning and practicing a wide range of math skills in a non-traditional way. Organized into three basic stages, the app grows with your child through 18 games ranging from basic counting to early fractions. Little Bit Studio, LLC, $2.99 |
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Dr. Panda's Veggie Garden This app promotes talking and playing with your child. In Dr. Panda’s Veggie Garden your little farmer will grow all kinds of veggies and fruits for their very own animal customers! TribePlay, $2.99 |
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Endless Numbers |
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Monkey Preschool Lunchbox |
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Peg + Cat Big Gig |
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Rounds: Franklin Frog |
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Sago Mini Pet Cafe |
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Shape Monster This app promotes playing with your child. The Shape Monster is a demanding chef who is very specific about the shapes of his ingredients. The key to keeping his belly satisfied is knowing your shapes! Tappeal, Free |
Free Apps
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ACPL Family |
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Bedtime Math This app promotes talking and playing with your child. Bedtime Math gets kids jazzed about numbers. It's nothing like school. Make it a part of your family's routine today! Bedtime Math Foundation, Free |
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Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Scary, Dark Night Story Creator |
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Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose This app promotes singing, talking and playing with your child. Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose is a nursery rhyme flannel board app designed for young children to use together with parents and caregivers. Children can move felt pieces, sing, and tap along with popular nursery rhymes and songs. Software Smoothie, Free |
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Finger Paint with Sounds This app promotes writing with your child. An opportunity to finger paint without the mess! Inclusive Technology, Free |
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Grow a Reader This app promotes singing, playing and talking with your child. Watch the videos to learn the rhymes and songs, and then perform them with your child to help develop their early literacy skills, and get them ready for reading. Calgary Public Library, Free |
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LEGO DUPLO Train |
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Our Story for iPad |
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Overdrive Media Console This app promotes reading with your child. Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks from your library using OverDrive Media Console on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Overdrive INC, Free |
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PBS Parents Play & Learn This app promotes reading, singing, talking, and playing with your child. PBS’ first app designed specifically for parents, this app provides more than a dozen games parents can play with their kids, each themed around a familiar location- including at the grocery store, at home, in the kitchen, and many more. PBS Kids*, Free |
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Sesame Street for Military Families This app promotes talking and playing with your child. The Sesame Street for Military Families app puts all of Sesame’s bilingual (English & Spanish) resources for military families right in your pocket! Now you can use your mobile device to access engaging videos, articles, storybooks, parent guides, and more to help you support your preschool and school-aged children as they encounter transitions common to military families. Sesame Workshop, Free |
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Shape Monster This app promotes playing with your child. The Shape Monster is a demanding chef who is very specific about the shapes of his ingredients. The key to keeping his belly satisfied is knowing your shapes! Wombi, Free |
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Toca Kitchen Monsters This app promotes playing with your child. Two monsters snuck into the kitchen, prepare food for them and feed them to see what they like! Toca Boca*, Free |
Interactive eBooks
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Another Monster at the End of This Book…Starring Grover & Elmo! This app promotes reading with your child. There’s something waiting at the end of this book. Could it be…a monster?!? Grover is about to find out and he’s bringing his furry friend Elmo with him! Sesame Workshop*, $3.99 |
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Boynton Collection, The |
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Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Scary, Dark Night Story Creator |
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This App! |
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Farm 123 |
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Go Away Big Green Monster This app promotes singing and reading with your child. Go Away, Big Green Monster is an entertaining book that turns scary into silly and empowers kids to take control of their fears. Night & Day Studios*, $1.99 |
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Goodnight Moon This app promotes reading and talking with your child. Goodnight Moon has been beautifully re-imagined as an interactive app designed for your smartphone and tablet. Loud Crow Interactive*, $4.99 |
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Just Me and My Mom This app promotes reading and talking with your child. Little Critter enjoys a special day in the city with his mother. He means well, but gets himself in trouble all along the way. Oceanhouse Media*, $1.99 |
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The Monster at the End of This Book This app promotes reading with your child. Please do not read this book. There is a furry blue monster at the end of it! Beware! Sesame Workshop*, $4.99 |
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Overdrive Media Console This app promotes reading with your child. Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks from your library using OverDrive Media Console on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Overdrive INC, Free |
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Pat the Bunny This app promotes reading with your child. Play hide and seek with Bunny, pop bubbles, make music, catch butterflies and much more. Random House Digital, $3.99 |
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PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit This app promotes reading with your child. Relive this age-old classic tale of a mischievous rabbit's romp through a grumpy farmer's field as pull-tabs, spin-wheels, and spring-mounted elements bring each of Beatrix Potter's wonderful original illustrations to life. Loud Crow Interactive*, $3.99 |
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Reading Rainbow Skybrary Family This app promotes reading and talking with your child. An on-the-go library of quality books and video field trips for children ages 3-9. Hosted by LeVar Burton! RR Kidz, $9.99/month or $29.99 for 6 months |
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Rounds: Franklin Frog |
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Three Little Pigs |
Just for Fun
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Dr. Panda's Veggie Garden |
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Endless Numbers |
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Felt Board This app promotes playing and talking with your child. Design scenes, dress up characters and let your imagination soar with this delightful digital felt board. This versatile app can be used for creative play and storytelling. Software Smoothie, $2.99 |
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Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose This app promotes singing, talking and playing with your child. Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose is a nursery rhyme flannel board app designed for young children to use together with parents and caregivers. Children can move felt pieces, sing, and tap along with popular nursery rhymes and songs. Software Smoothie, $0.99 |
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LEGO DUPLO Train |
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My PlayHome |
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Our Story for iPad |
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PeekaBoo Barn |
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Pigeon Presents Mo…on the Go! This app promotes playing with your child. Mo Willems invites you to join some of his most beloved characters in this collection of entertaining games and activities. Disney Publishing, $3.99 |
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Saga Mini Doodlecast |
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Sago Mini Pet Cafe |
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Sesame Street Family Play This app promotes playing and talking with your child. Sesame Street Family Play turns your transitional time into play time. It’s easy - just tell the app where you are and how many people are playing, and Sesame Street Family Play will give you the perfect game to play with your kids. Sesame Street, $.99 to purchase, $1.99 for additional game pack |
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Toca Band |
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Toca Kitchen Monsters This app promotes playing with your child. Two monsters snuck into the kitchen, prepare food for them and feed them to see what they like! Toca Boca*, Free |
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Toca Tea Party This app promotes playing and talking with your child. Invite your friends to a tea party around your iPad! Set the table, choose your favorite cookies and cakes, serve the tea and you’re good to go! Toca Tea Party lets you play together with your kids in a way that stimulates their imagination. Toca Boca*, $2.99, iPad only |
Music
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ACPL Family |
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Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose This app promotes singing, talking and playing with your child. Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose is a nursery rhyme flannel board app designed for young children to use together with parents and caregivers. Children can move felt pieces, sing, and tap along with popular nursery rhymes and songs. Software Smoothie, $0.99 |
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Peg + Cat Big Gig |
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RattleBand!
This app promotes singing and playing with your child. |
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Toca Band This app promotes playing and singing with your child. Rock out with Toca Band! Toca Band is getting ready for their big concert and needs your help to mix beats and sounds together for their hit song! Toca Band is a fun and easy toy that encourages children to explore music in a new creative way! Toca Boca*, $2.99 |
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Wheels on the Bus This app promotes singing and reading with your child. The Wheels on the Bus by Duck Duck Moose is a musical book based on the popular song, with fully interactive, original illustrations. Duck Duck Moose*, Free |
* Indicates that more great apps are available from these developers.
