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Awesome Educational Apps for Your Homeschool

While learning can, and often still does, look like a student sitting and learning during a set time, in a set space, and doing a set activity such as reading and writing, learning can also look quite different from the traditional model of education. In fact, one of the main reasons why families choose to home educate is so that learning does look different.

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One of the best and easiest ways that we can do that is to incorporate educational apps into our homeschooling lives.

60+ Educational Apps by Subject

I’ve searched the web to find more than 60 apps that you can utilize to help your kids learn, digitally. Below they are organized by topic, and by type.

Apps for Teachers

Android

Quizlet

Revision Quiz Maker

iTunes

Flashcards Maker Pro

Quizlet

Revision Quiz Maker

Apps for Pre-School

Android

ABC Mouse

AlphaTots Alphabet

Endless Alphabet

Endless Numbers

iTunes

AlphaTots Alphabet

Endless Alphabet

Endless Numbers

Apps for Math

Android

Khan Academy

Math Duel: 2 Player Math Game

Math Expert

Math Tricks

iTunes

Doodle Math: Shapes

Quick Facts

Quick Math – Multiplication  & Arithmetic

Quick Math Jr.

Apps for Science

Android

Atomidoodle

Bacterium

Elements – Periodic Table

NASA App

iTunes

Atomidoodle

Kahn Academy – Chemistry 1

Nova Elements

Quick Periodic Table

Apps for Reading

Android

Endless Reader

Kids Learn to Read

Speakaboos Stories for Kids

iTunes

Endless Reader

Reading Rainbow

Sight Words for Reading

Kindle

Reading Rainbow

Apps for Writing

Android

Book Creator

Cursive Writing Wizard

Dragon Remote Microphone

iTooch 8th Grade Language Arts

Writing Wizard

iTunes

Book Creator

Dragon Dictation

Learn to Write, Letters & Numbers

Writing Wizard

Apps for History & Geography

Android

History Channel

History in Pictures

Timeline – U.S. History

iTunes

Maps Jigsaw Puzzles

Timeline Eons

Apps for the Arts

Android

Daily Art

Famous Classical Music

How to Draw

Little Tchaikovsky 

Reading Music

Wind Instruments

iTunes

Art HD

Musée du Louvre

My Classical Music App

Smithsonian Artists in Dialogue

Apps for Foreign Language

Android

DuoLingo

Learn 50 Languages

Rosetta Stone

iTunes 

Endless Spanish

Learn Foreign Languages

Sometimes, homeschooling can seem impossible when life matters get in the way of school matters. Driving all over town for various activities can wreak havoc on the lesson plans. With educational apps, you can utilize digital study resources in fun, kid-friendly ways to fill in gaps, save time, or enhance learning. What’s even better, the kids will be having so much fun, they won’t even realize that they are learning.

 

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