Chess is something that I have never quite understood. Checkers I get but chess, nope. I’ve never taken the time to learn more than the names of the pieces but I admire those who have the skill and make the game look so easy. I wasn’t sure what I would get when I recently tried [...]

Update 12/1/11 – GoodieWords is now known as GazziliWords. *Update 7/12- Three new words are now included in the app – Internet, ideas & stars. *Update 4/13 – Goodie Words is now a universal app and available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The free version is still available but they’ve also added a [...]

WordUs2 is a fun and addicting app but it was maddening! I kept thinking to myself, I should be able to get these words. They must be so obvious. And they were which only reinforced what I’ve been believing all along. Having children takes away brain cells. Here’s how you play. Decide if you want [...]

Rocket Math is a very cool new math app from Dan Russell-Pinson, the developer behind another favorite app – Stack the States. It combines rocket building with math facts and slick graphics. I tested it out before my kids found it on my phone and caught myself getting sucked in. That should tell you something [...]

Rocket Math Mobile joins together Math practice and realistic 3D rocket graphics. You’ll have three mission choices – test rocket, launch to orbit or dock with lunar lander. Your math problems will increase in difficulty as your missions become more difficult. You can choose to work on addition, subtraction, division or multiplication skills. Skills can [...]

Didakto is a unique educational game that’s perfect for elementary school children. The app provides review for four areas of learning – Math, Language, Logic & Geography. Within those areas are different skills that are then broken down even farther. For example, in Logic you would have Objects & Sizes and within that you could [...]

It’s been well documented on this site that I do not have a Math brain. I struggle with numbers, always have. I made it through school, took the minimum required classes in college and thought I was done. Wrong. Now I have children who are learning Math and I get to help them with homework. [...]

In Learn with Bobot a friendly robot will guide your children through a series of educational activities. Along the way your they will collect different robot parts for Bobot. When they’ve collected everything they can help put Bobot back together.

Do you know a high school student who will be taking the big SAT test this year? If you do, and they have access to an iPad, then point them in the direction of this app, SAT Vocabulary Prep. The app covers over 1,000 different vocabulary words that can be found on SAT exams. The [...]

Stack the States is currently one of my girls (ages 11 & favorite apps and I think it is loads of fun too. Here’s how it works. First you answer geography questions about the United States of America. When you answer a question correctly you collect the state that was the answer. This state will [...]