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iPad Apps by Age


If you’re anything like us, despite the frequent desire to resist technology with our kids, sometimes it is both extremely helpful – and educational! Because we are always wanting to ensure we have the most age-appropriate apps and games for our kids, we wanted to get recommendations from a trusted resource. The list below is sourced from Jenna Gabriel, a Pre-Kindergarten Teacher at Fairfield Country Day School, and her colleagues whom she asked to share some of their favorite apps that their students use to enhance their curriculum.

Pre-Kindergarten (Recommended by Jenna Gabriel)

  • Games by “Little Bit Studio” – Bugs and Bubbles, Bugs and Buttons, Bugs and Buttons 2, Bug-Mazing, Bugs and Numbers (Has 3 levels, Pre-K does Level 1)
  • Monkey Games: Preschool Lunch Box, Monkey Math, Word Monkey
  • iWrite Words
  • Shape-O
  • Alphatots

Kindergarten (Recommended by Molly Hemenway)

  • Tally Tots
  • Moose Math
  • ABC 123
  • Letter School
  • StarFall
  • Where’s My Water?

1st Grade (Recommended by Jaime Balocca)

  • Splash Math
  • Number Bonds
  • Super 7

2nd Grade ( Recommended by Sara Moore and Katherine Greenberg)

  • Xtra Math
  • Jungle Time
  • Number Bonds

3rd Grade (Recommended by Kelly Barr and Marie Mitchell)

  • Thinking Blocks
  • Xtra Math
  • Lexia Core 5*

**Lexia Core 5 is an APP that grades Pre-K-3 all use to help with language and literacy awareness. It is recommended by all grades. FCDS has a subscription.

Spanish (Recommended by Joanmarie Musico)

PK

  • My Very First App Eric Carle for Spanish
  • Rosetta Stone Kids Letter Sounds (choose Spanish)
  • Rosetta Stone Kids Word Builder (choose Spanish)
  • Gus on the Go for Spanish

Kindergarten

  • Gus on the Go for Spanish
  • Rosetta Stone Kids Letter Sounds (choose Spanish)
  • Rosetta Stone Kids Word Builder (choose Spanish)

Grades 1 – 3

  • Gus on the Go for Spanish
  • Stories by Gus on the Go for Spanish
  • Puppet Pals HD

Technology at Fairfield Country Day School

Fairfield Country Day School is an all-boys independent school, grades Pre-Kindergarten through 9, located in Fairfield’s historic Greenfield Hill area. In every grade level at FCDS, technology is meaningfully integrated into our academic program. The Upper and Middle School students are provided the use of laptops for their daily classes. All Middle and Upper School students also have weekly technology classes that teach a variety of topics, including digital citizenship, video making, typing, robotics, coding, photo editing, 3D printing and more. FCDS employs a dual-platform philosophy, meaning that students are exposed to all types of devices during their tenure at the school, including iPads, ChromeBooks, Macbooks and Windows PC’s.  Each Lower School student has an iPad in their classroom to support their curriculum. Boys demonstrate their knowledge of Math, Literacy, Science, Writing, Spanish, and Humanities while using a variety of applications. The younger boys also participate in a coding class, where they practice problem solving and sequencing skills.”

This is Jenna’s 10th year at FCDS and 7th year leading the Pre-Kindergarten program. She has an Early Childhood Education degree from Stonehill College and a Masters in Reading from Sacred Heart University. She lives in Fairfield with her husband, Joe, and 2 boys, Luke (3) and Oliver (21 months).

The Lower School at FCDS is comprised of grades Pre-K-3rd Grade. Jenna asked the LS teachers to share some of their favorite apps that their students use to enhance their curriculum. The above apps are a collaborative effort from its experienced and well-educated teachers:

  • Jenna Gabriel (Pre-Kindergarten)
  • Molly Hemenway & Lynne Redgate (Kindergarten)
  • Jaime Balocca (1st Grade)
  • Sara Moore & Kat Greenberg (2nd Grade)
  • Kelly Barr & Marie Mitchell (3rd Grade)
  • Joanmarie Musico (Spanish  Grades Pre-K-4th).

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