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Tens Apps - that look good

1. Writing Wizard - L'Escapadou - $2.99

Writing Wizard is the most complete and intelligent letter tracing app. If you follow the app’s advice and have your child practice with a stylus, not just their fingers, they will be well prepared for the first writing challenges they meet in elementary school.

2. Stack the States™ Lite - Freecloud Design, Inc. - $ FREE

Stack the States™ makes learning about the 50 states fun! Watch the states actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level.

3. The Jason Fox Math Quizzer - FoxTrot - $.99

Bask in Jason’s idea of paradise as you take math quiz after math quiz with this app from FoxTrot cartoonist Bill Amend. Four levels of difficulty and customizable operator settings allow challenging questions for users of all ages. Earn gold stars to unlock original cartoons, and use the app’s stats section to show off your growing genius* to friends.

4. Operation Math - Spinlight Studio - $2.99

Kids will have fun practicing basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division tables in this interactive “spy” game. The object of the game is to stop Dr. Odd’s quest to eliminate the world’s even numbers. In order to do so, kids must complete 105 missions by solving equations. Missions can be selected based on a child’s skill level and/or the operation (+, -, +/-, x, ÷, x/÷ or +/-/x/÷). Of course, time is of the essence so kids have to answer problems in 60 seconds or less. By doing so, they lock doors along their escape routes. And as they complete missions, they earn the gear of a seasoned spy.

5. Adventure Basic School Math - 22Learn, LLC - $2.99

This educational app features games that can be set to practice 5 areas of math – numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. For each area of math there are 3 levels of difficulty: easy(1-10), medium(1 – 20), or hard (1-100) – making this game suitable for a wide variety of grade levels. The app also keeps track of top scores for each game/area/level of difficulty. This app would be great in the classroom for many reasons – it supports multiple players, it’s customizable to the level of each child, it keeps track of high scores, it’s theme-based fun and provides great practice.

6. Counting Money - King's Apps - $ FREE

Counting Money is an app designed to help people of all ages count money. There are two game play types. In practice mode the user must answer the question correctly in order to proceed to the next question.The user presses the check button after each attempt to check the answer. In quiz mode the user has one opportunity to answer the question correctly. There are two difficulty types, beginner and normal. You use four coin buttons to add to the tally.

7. Slice Fractions - Ululab - $2.99

Slice Fractions is an enjoyable game that challenges your child to solve complex puzzles, while teaching fractions on the side. There are no ads and no in-app purchases.

8. WORLD BOOK - This Day in History for iPad -software MacKiev - $ FREE

Historical events for the day are displayed on a calendar page. You can click on links to related media such as articles, photos/illustrations, music, speeches and more!

9. Disney American Presidents - Disney - $3.99

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Kids flip through the Unofficial Oval Office Scrapbook to learn about the American Presidency. The app includes more than 2 hours of presidential profiles which are entertainingly funny and historically accurate. Kids can flip through the app in chronological order or they can look at the presidents by era. The music, art styles, etc. of each era are also included to help kids gain a greater understanding of each time period. Each President (from Washington to Obama) has his own two-page spread, with fun interactive elements that link to interesting facts about his presidency.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">10. Shape Arts: Geometry Creations - Lighthouse Learning - $2.99

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">This app allows children to try out various puzzles and allows players to create their own. With a variety of categories to choose from, children can make animals, numbers, people, or other creatures. This app is fun, challenging, and it will certainly keep puzzle-lovers engaged.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">1. Vimeo - Vimeo, LLC - $ FREE

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Vimeo is a U.S.-based video-sharing website on which users can upload, share and view videos.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">2. Class Dojo - Class Twist Inc. - $ FREE

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">ClassDojo is a behavior feedback platform used by millions of teachers and students to build specific positive behaviors like persistence, curiosity and teamwork at school.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">3. SkyView Free - Explore the Universe - Terminal Eleven LLC - $ FREE

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">With SkyView, you can take your device outside, stare up at the heavens, and discover precisely what stars and planets you’re looking at. If it’s a bit cold out, you can do the same from inside, or partake in a bit of time travelling, checking out the sky on different times and dates.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">4. Threes! - Sirvo - $ 1.99

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Threes! involves swiping left, right, down, and up to merge cards into multiples of three in an effort to create the highest multiple and earn the highest score.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">5. My Pilates Guru - Hachette UK (LBS) - $.99

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383d48; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Build your own sessions, record your progress, and remind yourself of exercises. My Pilates Guru is the ultimate instructor.