Kindergarten
The five areas of concentration are:
- Counting and cardinality
- Operations and algebraic thinking
- Number and operations in base ten
- Measurement and data
- Geometry
The Counting Game (opens in new tab) $.99 Can be used for different grade levels based on the standards for the grade. Choose a number from 1-10. A sequence of numbers will be presented; student taps the next number in the sequence.
First Grade
The four areas of concentration are:
- Operations and algebraic thinking
- Numbers and operations in base 10
- Measurement and Data
- Geometry
Many the apps for kindergarten will meet the standards for first grade.
Addition and Subtraction (opens in new tab) Free (each additional level is $.99) This is a visual and auditory app using fish to assist students with learning addition and subtraction.
Teach Me first grade (opens in new tab) $.99 In addition to addition and subtraction problems, the app includes TeachTech, a writing recognition engine.
Place Value (opens in new tab) $.99 Practice place value of two-, three- and four-digit numbers using multi-touch.
Telling time- photo touch game (opens in new tab) $.99 Easily break lessons into teaching full hours, half past the hour, etc. separately or all combined for advanced students. You can add your own voice. Multi-sensory learning tool, combining audio, voice and written words.
Easy Chart HD (opens in new tab) $.99 Create bar/line/pie/sidebar charts.
Vicki Windman is a special education teacher at Clarkstown High School South.