I teach fourth grade, and my students love playing on the iPad. Here are some apps that my students really enjoy:
1. Chicken Coop Fractions: This is a fun and interactive game that allows students to work with proper and improper fractions. They convert fractions and also have to plot them on a number line. My kids love this game and ask to play every chance they can. The best part is it is free!
2. Math Ninja: This is also a free app. It is fun and interactive. The students can select which operation(s) they want to practice (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division). They then have to destroy the robot dogs that are trying to invade their treehouse. The students will answer as many math problems as they can in a specified amount of time. The more questions they answer correctly the more ammo they will receive to help defend their treehouse. I like to mix up the operations so they have to look at the problem instead of just doing one operation.
3. Synonyms: This is a free app. With this app students can work with synonyms or antonyms. A word will be given and the students have to take the letters given to them to either form a synonym or antonym for the given word. This game is challenging, but my students enjoy it.
4. Fourth Grade Smart Kids: This app is also free. It allows students to with different subject areas. They can choose which area they would like to complete. Each subject has four sections. They can either choose a specific section to work, or they can click the general section. This section provides different topics for them to work with instead of just doing one skill or concept.
I think that I will have to look into the Chicken Coop Fraction app. Fractions are a topic that students even in high school still seem to have trouble with. I have use fraction circles, squares and talked about pizza's and pies until I end up hungry before lunch time.
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