Math Bingo

Math Bingo

Category: Education

Can be used on iPhone, iPod and iPad

Math Bingo is fun way for children to improve their numeracy skills.  It allows you to create a profile for 5 players or use the guest profile.  You can then select a character for the profile.  Math Bingo allows you to choose the type of sums and level of difficulty by offering the choices of easy, medium or hard.  The sum is shown at the top of the screen and you need to find the answers in the time given.  Once you have a line Bingo appears and you may win a bingo bug which you can collect.  You can also play Bingo Bug Bungee where you fling the bugs to hit coins.

Apply to Learning:

This app provides a fun platform for students to practice their mathematical skills.  It also provides challenges such as beating the timer and collecting Bingo bugs.

Let's create! Pottery HD

Let's create! Pottery HD

Also available :  Let's create! Pottery Lite

Category: Entertainment

Let’s create! Pottery allows you to create virtual pottery using a pottery wheel without the mess.  You can create a shape by moving your finger over the spinning clay.  Once you are happy they piece is fired you can then decorate and sell.  As you sell pieces and collect coins you can purchase items to decorate the clay.  The game also provides challenges through virtual emails which provide a design challenge for the player.  Once you start this game becomes quite addictive as you start to explore your design skills and try to earn more money.

Apply to learning:

This is a great introduction to design and understanding 3D shapes.  Work can be created and then transformed into a 2D shape using shading to create tone.  Numeracy skills can be developed as you earn money by selling your work and purchasing elements to decorate with.  This app can be used as stimulus for an art class or discussion of cultures and design.