By choice, our
daughter will
now complete, on
average, one hundred
problems a day in one
math app alone.
Operation Math by SpinLight
Studio—iPhone/iPad
itunes.apple.com/au/app/operation-
math/id487387270?mt= 8
Age range: Elementary to Adult
Price: $0.99
;is uber cool app will have your
child begging to work on math drills
each day! As “Agent Prime,” they can
take on missions in math to stop the
work of the evil Dr. Odd, who is on a
quest to vanquish the world of numbers.
Your student will work on basic math
skills of increasing di;culty in the areas
of addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division while canvassing the world
on a grand adventure.
;e incentives earned include cool
gear such as watches and uniforms. As
your student completes each level, he will
carry out 105 fascinating missions. Our
daughter loves this app and uses it each
day a;er her core studies.
Here are a few additional educational
app picks for March:
Fine Arts
Shakespeare in Bits: Romeo &
Juliet by Mindconnex Learning
Ltd.—iPad
itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare-
in-bits-romeo/id373763461?mt= 8
Price: Free version; $14.99 full app
Age range: Middle School to Adult
Prepare to experience the world of
the Bard like never before! ;e free version of this app will allow you to experience the ;rst few scenes of the classic
tale. ;e full app is an unabridged multimedia journey that includes dynamic
audio, video animation, literature text,
and study notes. If you have a student
studying Shakespeare and/or Romeo and
Juliet, this app is one of the most bene;cial tools you can ;nd. Students will literally become immersed in the world of
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Romeo and Juliet and be provided with
comprehensive study tools, character
guides, relationship maps, and topical
analysis to assist their study. Note: When
using this app with younger students, par-
ents should consider the mature themes
contained in Shakespearean literature.
High School—College Prep
i Tunes U by Apple—iPhone/iPad/
iPod
itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-u/
id490217893?mt= 8
Price: Free
Age range: Elementary to Adult
;is app is a must-have for homeschooling families! You can have the world’s largest
digital content of class courses right at your
;ngertips. Students of all ages can access assorted digital media (literally astronomy to
zoology and everything in between) from
top colleges and universities in the United
States and across the globe. Some classes
include a broad range of course materials.
Geography
Stack the Countries by Dan
Russell-Pinson—iPhone/iPad/
iPod
itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-
countries/id407838198?mt= 8
Price: $1.99
Age range: Elementary to Adult
;is highly addictive geography app
includes ;ashcards, games, interactive
maps, and more that cover 193 countries
of the world. Study countries, capitals,
;ags, continents, landmarks, and more
as you enjoy entertaining games. If your
child utilizes this app long enough, you
just may ;nd her exclaiming “Look! It’s
Belize!” as she eats tortilla chips.
Sharra Badgley, along with her husband
and two daughters, resides in central Indiana. Sharra is very blessed to work
with an amazing team of co-workers at
;e Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, as
the Director of Marketing. Sharra writes
about their family’s homeschooling journey, product reviews, and information
on using apps in home education at ;e
Homeschool Marm (
www.thehome
schoolmarm.com) and blog (thehome
schoolmarm.blogspot.com).
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