With these educational apps, children learn something new

Educational apps for kids

Staying home doesn’t mean stopping learning. There are plenty of reasons to give your child a day of lessons from the device they love so much: the iPad. In this guide we provide a selection of some useful apps for education, sorted by age.

Dr. Pandas educational games

Anyone looking for educational games for young children can often turn to Dr. Panda. In these games your child finds himself in different situations such as the animal hospital, the vegetable garden, the airport and the supermarket. In this way, your child masters everyday activities. The games can be purchased separately, but also in different bundles.

Some games are free (with in-app purchases) and some are paid. We recommend that you take a look at them all and then buy the game that best suits your child’s interests.

Teaching children Dutch

This app is intended for the little ones who are just learning their first words, but also for older kids up to 7 years old. Children expand their vocabulary in various forms of play. Multiple themes are available, such as the farm and transportation. For example, there may be a bleating sound, after which your child must tap the correct animal. All words are spoken by a friendly and feminine voice. This stimulates your child’s reading and listening skills.

Keep learning with Squla

Are the children not in school, but do you still want them to keep up with the material? Then there is Squla. This service allows children from groups 1 to 8 to practice all school subjects at their own pace. It works not only on the computer, but also on an iPhone or iPad. Progress is saved to the Squla server, so a child can continue anywhere.

Squla is also useful if your child wants a little more challenge. By completing the assignments your child earns points. These points can be redeemed for real prizes. As a parent, you can determine the level and track your child’s progress. For example, you will receive a weekly report by email. A subscription to Squla costs approximately 10 euros per month.

You can ask homework questions to Mr. Chadd

Of course, you always want to help your child with questions, including about homework. If you as a parent have to work from home, it is good to know that Mr. Chadd can take over your assistance with homework questions. You have to take out a subscription in the app, after which high school students can ask all their questions to real people. The service promises to provide a helping hand within 10 seconds. This seems like a good alternative to homework help. And it works everywhere too! It does cost money: for €9 per month you have 24/7 access to the Chaddbot and from €32.95 you get help from a real person.

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Math apps: you can count on that

Is the lack of a good math teacher starting to have an impact? No worries! Fortunately, there are math apps available that not only solve a math problem for you, but also show you how to do it. We have a separate guide to math apps, but we’ll also highlight one here.

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Aren’t you a math hero? With these math apps you can easily solve arithmetic and equations. For example, you use the camera of your iPhone or your own handwriting and immediately see how the sum is solved.

Try Math Solver. This app is free and contains no ads. You can quickly get the answer to any math problem by taking a photo. You will also receive an explanation, so that you know how to solve the problem yourself in the future. Everything from basic algebra to complicated equations: Math Solver will help you. With the detailed explanation, you will now also understand the underlying concepts, without having to spend a lot of money on a tutor.

Microsoft also previously had the Microsoft Math app, but has discontinued it. An alternative is Apple’s Math Notes option, but there you only see the solution and no explanation of how to arrive at the answer.

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Final exams

Does your child have to take final exams? Fortunately, there are some useful final exam apps available for this. For example, there is a handy Exam Overview app with all the dates of the exams. This can also be used to calculate what grade your child must get to pass. The developer also releases extensive summaries that you can purchase from within the app.

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Schoolwork app from Apple

Apple makes using education apps easier with the Schoolwork app for iPad. Teachers can centrally manage tasks and results and with ClassKit developers can create educational apps themselves. Both have been available since iOS 11.4. For example, students can see what homework they have to do and click directly to the assignments, if they have been completed in ClassKit. The combination of Schoolwork and ClassKit makes it easier to use different apps as part of a lesson program. This allows schools to replace textbooks with apps or, for example, administer a test digitally. This app is ideally suited for Apple Teachers, who incorporate Apple materials into lessons.

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Would you like to relax a bit after learning? Then we have apps to keep children busy with some entertainment.

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Other educational apps

Below are more apps worth checking out:

• Topo Netherlands Pro (€1.99, iPhone/iPad, iOS 8.0+) – Learn the topography of the Netherlands by heart!
• Lingokids: learning in English (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 13.4+) – With this app your child takes the first steps to learn English. Always comes in handy.
• TinyTap: Kids’ Learning Games (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 17.0+) – Here you will find a large collection of educational mini-games.
• Google Classroom (Free, iPhone/iPad, iOS 16.0+) – The counterpart to Apple’s Schoolwork app.
• Kahoot! Create and play quizzes (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad/Mac, iOS 14.0+) – Create your own educational quizzes.
• Scribble Together Whiteboard (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 14.0+) – Work on your homework together with this whiteboard app.
• Brilliant: Learn by doing (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 16.0+) – Science and Math: Learn something new and then take a quiz to see if you get it.
• Nearpod (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 15.0+) – Nearpod tries to involve students more in the course material, for example with collaboration and virtual reality.
• Explain Everything Whiteboard (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad/Mac, iOS 15.0+) – A digital whiteboard on which you can explain things by drawing and pointing.
• Seesaw (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 13.0+) – A kind of diary for your learning process.
• ClassDojo (Free + IAPiPhone/iPad, iOS 16.0+) – A communication app to stay connected as a class and create a sense of community.
• Remind: School Communication (Free, iPhone/iPad, iOS 15.0+) – Communicating between students.

Are you a modern parent and do you want your child to be prepared for the future? Then download apps to learn to program! These are suitable even for the little ones.

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