You may think I misspelled it, but I did it on purpose. Technology can be used to Teach our children. Living in 2011 and being brought up in the Technology generation, of course I integrate technology into the daily lives of my children. On my Smartphone, there are some "free apps" for children.
For very young children there is "Toddler Lock." This app locks the phone so the child can not go into other apps but it allows them to draw shapes all over the screen. It will also make sounds if you have the sound turned on. Seeing the shapes in different ways reinforces shape ideas.
There are many many free puzzles where children have to move the pieces around on a 3 by 3 grid or larger until the picture is complete. Puzzles help students develop the idea of taking things apart and putting them together...essential to basic math especially in regards to operations (adding and subtracting).
The ever popular "Connect 4" is also a free app. Children who are young develop the idea of patterns and eventually the idea of of 4 (one on one correspondence as well as quantity recognition).
There are a variety of "Kids Connect the Dots" where children recognize sequencing and the apps I have even tell the child the next number if they are incorrect or take too long.
"Kids Numbers" is an excellent app for children who are learning to count all the way to adding and subtracting.
"Mouse Trap" is another free app that is fun for children and parents. It is a game where pieces have to be moved up and down or right and left to help the mouse get through the page to the open door. This helps develop logical thinking and problem solving skills.
Another great app I have found that is free is "Sodoku" which is a number game. In the version I have there is a Kids mode and an Adult mode. Obviously for young children, Kids Mode will be the most appropriate.
Don't be afraid to allow your children to explore technology. Especially the apps I have mentioned develop number sense in young children.
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