{"id":2756,"date":"2014-01-15T19:36:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T19:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/dan\/?page_id=2756"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:01:47","slug":"technology-for-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/dan\/technology-for-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology for Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Technology for Practice<\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Websites:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/auth.grolier.com\/login\/tfx\/login.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueFlix<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (3-5) non-fiction texts (with option for read aloud), videos, and quizzes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starfall.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starfall<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (K-2) games and activities for younger students learning how to read<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Apps:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><em>Kindergarten &#8211; Second Grade<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>Reading<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/abc-reading-magic-1-short\/id416896853?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC Reading Magic 1<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for practicing short vowel words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/abc-reading-magic-2-consonant\/id432526055?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC Reading Magic 2<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for practicing consonant blends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/id538407602?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vocabulary Spelling City<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spellingcity.com\/androidapp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android, or Kindle<\/a>)free app for learning vocabulary and spelling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/animals-flip-mix-abc-cognitive\/id633394171?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animals Flip and Mix<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $1.99 app that practices spelling using syllables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/ihowto-book\/id449076204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0iHowTo-Book<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app where students can read and\/or listen to short stories about daily living skills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/word-wizard-talking-movable\/id447312716?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word Wizard<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $2.99 app for early reading learning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/felt-board\/id492342753?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felt Board<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $2.99 app for building felt board stories.<\/p>\n<p>Pili Pop &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for learning English vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>Dolch Sight Words &#8211; (Android) free app to learn sight words.<\/p>\n<h4>Math<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/counting-board\/id450751745?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counting Board<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for practicing counting and number recognition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/123-number-magic-line-matching\/id468534094?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123 Number Magic<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for 1 &#8211; 10 number concept.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/ixl-math-practice\/id693689912?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IXL Math Practice<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app with math practice problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fizzys-lunch-lab-fresh-pick\/id573537290?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fizzy&#8217;s Lunch Lab Fresh Pick<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app from PBS Kids to enhance math and problem solving skills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/todo-k-2-math-practice\/id666465255?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Todo K-2 Math Practice<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app with math practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/tell-time-little-matchups\/id440944851?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tell Time<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for learning how to tell time.<\/p>\n<p>Telling Time &#8211; (Android) free app to learn how to tell time and read clocks.<\/p>\n<p>Math for Kids &#8211; (Android) free app to practice math facts.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Third &#8211; Fifth Grade<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>Reading<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/id538407602?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vocabulary Spelling City<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPhone\/iPad, Android) free app for learning vocabulary and spelling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/word-mover\/id572997152?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word Mover<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app that helps students develop poems and short stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fotopedia-wild-friends\/id468628356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fotopedia Wild Friends<\/a>&#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app that includes beautiful pictures of animals along with short passages about each.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/wwf-together\/id581920331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Wildlife Fund: Together<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app including non-fiction information about animals around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/phrasalstein\/id722736985?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phrasalstein<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad, Android) free app for learning phrasal verbs (like &#8220;fall apart&#8221; or &#8220;doze off&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/phrasal-verbs-machine\/id593374912?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phrasal Verbs Machine<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad, Android) free app for learning phrasal verbs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/worlds-worst-pet-vocabulary\/id730540095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World&#8217;s Worst Pet<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for building vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/galaxies-by-kids-discover\/id593605368?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxies by KIDS DISCOVER<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app including non-fiction text and other features about galaxies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/civil-war-by-kids-discover\/id715838342?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil War by KIDS DISCOVER<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $3.99 app including non-fiction text and other features about the Civil War. *KIDS DISCOVER has many more excellent apps about various subjects for $3.99 each.*<\/p>\n<h4>Math<\/h4>\n<p>Broken Calculator &#8211; (Android) free game to help students develop math skills and number sense<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/sushi-monster\/id512651258?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sushi Monster<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPad, iPhone) free game developed by Scholastic that helps students practice addition and multiplication facts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/ixl-math-practice\/id693689912?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IXL Math Practice<\/a> &#8211; (iPad, iPhone) free app with math practice problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/5-dice-order-operations-game\/id572774867?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Dice: Order of Operations Game<\/a> &#8211; (iPad, iPhone) free game to practice order of operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/chicken-coop-fractions-game\/id484561886?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicken Coop Fractions<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPad, iPhone) free app that has students match fractions and decimals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/pizza-fractions-1\/id374084320?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizza Fractions 1<\/a> &#8211; (iPad, iPhone) free app for identifying fractions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/math-slicer\/id723243170?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Math Slicer<\/a> &#8211; (Android, iPad, iPhone) $0.99 app for math fluency practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/10monkeys-multiplication\/id660188693?ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10Monkeys Multiplication<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $1.99 for multiplication fact practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/4-dice-fraction-games\/id583546023?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Dice<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $1.99 for fraction practice (add, subtract, multiply, divide).<\/p>\n<h4>Other<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/bill-nye-the-science-guy\/id652548755?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Nye the Science Guy<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for learning science content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/stack-the-states\/id381342267?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stack the States<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $0.99 app to quiz knowledge of United States geography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/stack-the-countries\/id407838198?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stack the Countries<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $1.99 app for quiz knowledge of world geography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/enjoy-learning-u.s.-map-puzzle\/id549423269?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy Learning U.S. Map<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app that allows students to learn the United States map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/the-human-body-by-tinybop\/id682046579?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Human Body<\/a> &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) $2.99 app for learning about the human body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology for Practice Websites: TrueFlix\u00a0&#8211; (3-5) non-fiction texts (with option for read aloud), videos, and quizzes Starfall\u00a0&#8211; (K-2) games and activities for younger students learning how to read Apps: Kindergarten &#8211; Second Grade Reading ABC Reading Magic 1 &#8211; (iPhone\/iPad) free app for practicing short vowel words. 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