Kids in this age learn to use smartphones and tablets faster than adults. You can take this as an opportunity to make them study and develop new skills by guiding them to good apps and websites. Here is a list of best apps for kids that are aged 8 – 11.
Best Apps For Kids – Learning
These apps can help kids acquire language, math and problem solving skills.
1. Khan Academy
Khan Academy is by far the best app for academic learning. This app provides help for any subject from Grades 1 – 12 and is considered to be the biggest online studying resource.
Sharpen your skills: over 150,000 interactive, Common Core aligned math exercises are included with instant feedback and step-by-step hints. Follow along with what you’re learning in school or practice at your own pace – Khan Academy
This app is highly recommended for kids struggling with Math, bright students will also benefit and gain valuable practice doing math exercises.
Available at iTunes: Khan Academy
2. Sudoku
Sudoku was only available in newspapers, but that has changed now, thanks to the development of web based technologies. Sudoku is now available in the form of an app.
To suit all users, the app allows you to choose from 4 different settings, each representing its own degree of difficulties.
3. Math Workout
Math Workout is a math app, designed for people of all age groups to test and sharpen their math skills. Kids struggling with math can benefit greatly using this app and sharpen their addition, division, subtraction and multiplication skills with ease.
Math/Maths Workout is a set of daily brain training exercises and math drills designed to enhance mental arithmetic. – Math Workout
4. Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com is a free online dictionary that is now available in the form of an app. This app features grammar tips and definitions in offline mode.
Dictionary.com is the leading free English dictionary app for Android – with over 2,000,000 definitions and synonyms.
The app also features voice pronunciation and is great for learning new words.
5. Ted
TED is a great source of inspiration and learning life lessons from high achievers in multiple fields. The app has inspired many and will continue to do so.
This app can be really useful to Kids, who at such a young age are ideally suited for learning and adapting ideas and life lessons from high achievers on TED.
Access riveting talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people — wherever you are. – TED
Best Apps For Kids – Playing
You must have heard this saying – ‘All work and no play makes Jack a Dull boy’. Hence these apps that can help kids to play enjoyable games while acquiring motor and quick thinking skills.
1. Temple Run
Temple Run is a fun endless runner game that your kid will really enjoy. This game features a character that is running away from a temple and the evil monkeys are chasing him/her.
This game will not only let your child have fun, it will also help your child in developing reflex skills.
2. Subway Surfers
This is also another endless runner game and it is also really fun. It features a character running away from a security guard and his dog through the Subway.
Players are required to dodge obstacles, oncoming trains and run as far as they can. This game will also help your kid develop reflex skills.
3. 100 Floors
100 Floors is a tricky puzzle solving game. This game provides puzzles on each floor till a user reaches the 100 floors.
Users must solve each puzzle on each floor to advance to the next floor. The objective is to solve the puzzle for all 100 floors.
4. Minion Rush
Minion Rush is also part of the endless runner games. It is based on the super hit movie Despicable Me as it features Minions as its lead characters.
The objective is to run as far as you can and complete as many challenges so your multiplier level goes up.
5. The Simpsons Tapped Out
The Simpsons Tapped Out is a simulating game. The story starts off with Homer Simpson causing a meltdown to wipe out Springfield. The game now lets users remake the city of Springfield.
This game is based on hit show “The Simpsons” and features a dedicated story from the writers of “The Simpsons.”