HOW TO SELECT GREAT MATHS APPS FOR YOUR CHILD

Tips on How To Select Great Maths Apps For Your Child


It is not as difficult as you think to select a great Maths App for your child. Apple does give you a few helpful pointers along the way.

SELECT THE TOPIC 

1. Decide what topic your child needs to work on( you can tell this from how well they are doing at their homework. Or alternatively, select the topic your child has just studied that day at school eg fractions Key Stage 1 or number lines. 

TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 

Type the chosen topic into the App stores search box and all the apps relevant to this topic will come up. Helpfully, the App store lists the most popular at the top, I usually go for these. There are reviews to help you choose. Most of them are free so you can go ahead and try a few and delete them until you find a couple that you are happy with. 

USE GENIUS

Genius is a great function on your IPAD as it remembers what you are searching for and provides you with a readymade selection of the most popular relevant apps to what you need. So don't forget to check it out when you are looking for Apps.



PLAY WITH THE APP

Once you have selected an App that you think will be helpful, (the best way is to download different apps and practise on them yourself and you will get an idea how your chid will respond to it).

DEMONSTRATE THE APP TO YOUR CHILD

 Demonstrate to your child how the activity or game works, play on it together rather than leaving your child to it. Once you are confident that they have got the hang of it just let them carry on.

Useful Maths Apps On the IPAD

1 Addition Wiz
2 Subtraction Wiz
3 Ladybird Maths
4 Number Lines
5Amazing Coins
6 Maths age 4-6
7 Maths Fractions Lite
8 Times Tables
9 Early Birds
10 Tick Tock