There are so many apps and resources available for ELA and mathematics. We thought it would be interesting to poll our teachers and find out what other apps they use in class.
ThinkFives and ESGI surveyed hundreds of teachers to find out what they were using in other subject areas. Here are their Top 5.
Starfall
Leading our list is one of the most used resources for all subject areas. And the best news is that it is also free. Students play interactive games that improve their skills.
Starfall started in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then, it has expanded to include many other areas of focus. Students read, learn, and play with fun activities, games, and songs on Starfall. Starfall’s playful open format intuitively guides children through sequential learning objectives for art, music, and social subjects like kindness and caring.
QuaverEd
QuaverEd’s prime mission is “Enriching the Lives of Children.” They have created thousands of curriculum resources that equip teachers to reach their students with the knowledge, mindsets, and skills they need to be successful citizens—in and out of the classroom.
QuaverMusic is a comprehensive, fully-digital music curriculum! It is packed with engaging content that meets PreK–8th National Standards. Their curriculum has been adopted by more than 18,000 schools in all 50 states and 41 countries worldwide.
QuaverReady offers a comprehensive approach to social and emotional learning for students and educators. And QuaverHealth-PE takes an innovative approach to Health and PE instruction.
Apple Drawing
When you have a tablet like iPad that supports a wireless pen like Apple Pencil, you can get creative with the best drawing apps for the iPad. Draw, annotate, and use Scribble to turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on an iPad. You can also draw and annotate with your finger on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
You start by tapping to open the tool palette. Choose from several drawing tools and colors, and switch to the eraser if you make a mistake. Double-tap the eraser to view erasing options on your iPad. When you draw, you can tilt your Apple Pencil to shade a line and press more firmly to darken the line.
Students catch on quickly and get quite creative.
Go Noodle
Go Noodle is a ready-to-go classroom-friendly exercise program that challenges students to get moving using music and song.
The idea behind Go Noodle is simply to be a force of joy, health, and self-discovery for kids and adults who love to watch and sing them. Go Noodle offers lessons around personal and computer community wellness and mental and physical health. They bring those lessons to elementary school kids in a way that is native, fun, and exploratory.
Scholastic Let’s Find Out
Scholastic has always been known as a literacy company, but it is no surprise that it made this list. Their social studies resources inspire lifelong readers and learners. Scholastic News is written for elementary students and brings kid-friendly current events into your classroom. In addition, every issue features on-level informational texts, lesson plans that meet today’s standards, and online resources like digital issues, Text-to-Speech audio, videos, and Spanish translations.
Scholastic even has a series for younger learners – as young as Pre-K. Let’s Find Out ignites early learners’ curiosity and supports beginner readers with engaging science and social studies texts. With magazines for every child, teachers can put the world into students’ hands and bring social studies and science themes to life.