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Five different games to support understanding skills, such as building kites, helping an umbrella get home etc. There is an open ended element for children to c... Read More >
In this wordless book app, children can release animals from captivity, moving them back to their original habitat. The app is simple and very similar to the bo... Read More >
Children are given four different characters and a range of situations/objects to choose from. They have to feed or give the animal different objects and judge ... Read More >
This is a fun version of the Flip Flap book, enabling the reader to read poems about pets that exist, like cats or rabbits, or creatively combine them, making u... Read More >
This is a beautifully fun app, illustrated by the same illustrator as the Gruffalo. This app allows children to play around with mixing different animal words t... Read More >
This app has been created with child development in mind, with the support of a Neuropsychology Consultant. The app is a virtual opportunity to play with a Beeb... Read More >
An app with many different story options for children to choose from. Children can decide which character they want the story to focus on, what they want the st... Read More >
This app teaches children about different types of transportation. There are different vehicle related tasks that children can take part in, such as mixing ceme... Read More >
This is a highly interactive story app where children can follow Bizzy Bear to make a house. Every interaction is written out on the screen, with words highligh... Read More >
A fun interactive storybook app, which highlights words as they are read, or allows you to read by yourself/with a parent. Narration by Jason Donovan (Australia... Read More >
A wide range of free story books based on CBeebies characters. Available for parents to download, with new updates made regularly available. Read to me/read to ... Read More >
Beautifully illustrated picture app where children can play with different animals by touching and swiping. The animals all do different actions when they are t... Read More >
This app is a traditional Cinderella story with the options to "read and play" along with the app, "read by myself", in which you can also interact, but the nar... Read More >
A beautifully illustrated app with many different layers for children to explore with adults and friends. There are so many prompts to support developing childr... Read More >
A great opportunity to build vocabulary and add words in relation to space. There are lots of different games for children to try out, as well as other themes, ... Read More >
This app allows children to create toys from recycling materials, which they can choose to decorate and create. This is a great opportunity to link virtual and ... Read More >
This app is a great and effective way of teaching a wide variety of words by exploring different professions and daily routines through imaginative play. This i... Read More >
A very simple app that allows children to find pictures and patterns in the world around them to add to pictures. This can create a lot of language rich opportu... Read More >
This app definitely will work best when sharing with others and adults, with good opportunities available for children to work together to create their own desi... Read More >
In this app children get to explore all different aspects of farm life, from collecting eggs, to milking cows and cleaning and feeding pigs. There is a great op... Read More >
A simple app for very young children to play with parents. Children are given the animal names and when tapped they can hear the animal noise. A great first way... Read More >
A wonderful story app based on the popular fairytale, but with a twist! Children get to choose which story they want to follow, either Goldilocks or Little Bear... Read More >
A very interactive storybook app which gets children involved with the story line as it goes along. Children help Hanna get dressed, choose different pieces of ... Read More >
This app is written and illustrated by Chris Haughton, the highly acclaimed children's author. There is a bonus selection of his books within the app, however t... Read More >
This app has watch/play/read options available. The app allows funny mix ups as the animals get things wrong through Chinese whispers. This is a great opportuni... Read More >
A beautifully illustrated story app which covers lots of different themes, such as gardening, friendship, cooking, behaviour etc. It imparts a lot of informatio... Read More >
This simple app has no narration but instead offers open ended play across the four seasons. This app is great for sharing and talking about the changes we see ... Read More >
An app which allows children to explore different houses from around the world. There are excellent opportunities for children to discuss different homes around... Read More >
In this app, children can combine images to form poems that are both visual and verbal. Each slice of illustration is accompanied by a verse, creating funny and... Read More >
Nosy Crow are great at developing interactive storybook apps for younger children. These apps allow children to be read to or read along themselves. Children ca... Read More >
