These apps will help you educate, entertain kids under coronavirus lockdown

This multi-award winning Erase All Kittens is intended for kids aged 8-13, teaching them how to code

Life under lockdown is hard, especially if you have kids that are missing school time due to the coronavirus outbreak.

However, these educational apps can help kids utilize their time at home better.

 

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Bedtime Math

Math can sometimes be the least fun subject to learn, however, this app manages to make learning math as enjoyable as a bedtime story.

The app offers 1,600 exercises to choose from for kids going to nursery through to primary school along with a ‘Sky’s the Limit’ challenge mode, which will even test grown-ups.

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Erase All Kittens

This multi-award winning game is intended for kids aged 8-13 teaching them how to code through a fun-filled kitten-saving adventure.

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The app encourages girls to code while using gameplay similar to popular platform games like Mario and Sonic to introduce kids into the world of coding.

To advance through levels and save the kittens, players need to change the source code of the game using professional coding languages like HTML. 


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Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System

This app is based on the popular Professor Astro Cat book series, which lets children explore the solar system with the help of a jet-propelled cat.

With interesting space facts added to the storyline making it fun and educational at the same time.

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Diary Zapp

These days kids are glued to their smart devices but with this app they can make something good out of it, the app creators describe Diary App as “positive screen time” that provides an innovative way for children to document their daily lives – even if most of each day is spent indoors.

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It is similar to older days when kids would pen down their daily lives in a notebook. With this app children can draw or write about their days using virtual coloring pens and special effects tools, while being guided by their own personalised ‘Zappicon’ creature.


PHOTO: Gus on the Go

Gus on the Go

Being able to converse in multiple lingos is a huge plus and with the help of this app, kids are introduced into the world of languages.

With the help of a cartoon owl called Gus, users are taken on an adventure with 30 different languages, engaging graphics and animations to educate children basic words and phrases.

Various games and challenges let players earn trophies along the way to keep them motivated.
The article originally published on Independent UK.