Beach vacations, trips to the zoo, and camping trips are about to be a thing of the past for another year once school starts for Atlanta kids.
You’re probably asking yourself where the summer went. The fun doesn’t have to end just because school’s back in session and the kids are focused on learning.
We selected five educational and organizational apps your middle school child will enjoy using and will learn from. We’re sure you’ll find the perfect app for your kids’ needs.
Kids go from adding and subtracting fractions in elementary to solving for x and y in their early middle school years which can be a bit overwhelming.
A calculator app such as Graphing Calculator by Desmos, a free iOS app, can instantly plot any equation making learning middle school math skills a breeze.
Flashcards and test review worksheets are your child's best friend during middle school, even if he doesn't know it. Apps like Quizlet improve your child's study skills and confidence by making it easy to find the information he needs quickly. Students can search Quizlet for U.S. state capitals or, chances are, if your student searches his teacher's name, he'll find quizlets she's set up for the class.
Does your child have a hard time waking up and getting out of bed on school mornings? There are apps that will help her wake up. One of the most popular alarm clock apps is My Alarm Clock. This app allows your child to wake up and go to sleep to her favorite iPod music, get her own collection of exclusive designer clocks, and even know weather conditions in your area so she'll know if she's going to have sports practice after school. She'll have no excuse to sleep in with this app installed on her smartphone.
One of the most important and most used apps during your child's middle school career just might be Google Calendar. You can sync your family calendar onto your child's phone and he can have his own calendars as well.
A calendar for each class is not a bad idea or one for each subject is reasonable too. Adding calendars and events is simple and your child will get reminders when he needs to study for a test or turn in a paper. Your child can quickly create events with smart suggestions for event titles, places and people, leaving him with no excuse to forget studying for a test or turn in homework again.
Your middle schooler will likely come home soon after school starts asking to download the Coolmath Games app which provides users with a wide range of educational but fun challenges that'll make her forget she's learning.
A collection of Coolmath’s most popular games is featured in the iOS app including 2048 and Zombie Launcher - yes, an educational zombie game, are available in the app. Next time your child is bored during the ride to baseball practice remind him to launch Coolmath Games.
You won’t find a shortage of educational and organizational apps in the iOS app store. There are a bunch of options but these tried-and-true apps are sure to be a big hit with your child and they’ll give your child the confidence she needs to be a successful middle schooler.
What educational and organization apps do your kids love?
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