Murky Reef 1st - 2nd Grade Reading, Science & Math iPad App Review - CrazyMikesapps
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Murky Reef : 1st - 2nd Grade Reading, Science & Math iPad App Details
Title: Murky Reef : 1st - 2nd Grade Reading, Science & Math
Price: $2.99
Size: 18.6 MB
Category: Education
Developer: Frolyc
Store: iTunes App Store
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Developers Description
iOS iPad
Murky Reef is unique in seamlessly blending reading, science, language arts, math and critical thinking skills with interactive and engaging game play ALL in one app!
For ages: 6-8 years
What people are saying:
★AppsForHomeSchooling.com gives this app 5-★ rating!!!
"Murky Reef is an incredibly fun educational app that really draws children right into the action. With 22 educational games in all, Murky Reef presents a wide range of cross-curricular content for math, language arts, science, and thinking skills."
★iPhoneMom.com
"Murky Reef is a nice mix of a little bit of everything. I liked the mix and variety found in Murky Reef."
★iHeartThisApp.com
"Murky Reef is an awesome app which hits on many skills needed in the basics."
View video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOSK6pwsqk
Features:
✦ True 21st century multi-media learning using informational text, interactive graphics, audio, curated & safe videos and of course games!
✦ Interactive play in a coral reef with shark, pufferfish, cleaner fish and more.
✦ Math & Language Arts content aligned with Common core standards.
✦ Carefully structured questioning that fosters critical thinking.
✦ Progress report across activities and across skill set.
More features:
✔ 22 cross-curricular games that are fact-filled and fun.
✔ Thrilling interactions - Make shark teeth fall off, inflate a pufferfish, make an octopus squirt ink, touch jellyfish and more!)
✔ Win sea creatures and learn tons more about each of them
Topics covered
In Science:
* Coral reef ecosystem
* Habitat, prey-predator relationship
* Interesting sea animals like pufferfish, cleaner fish etc.
* Sharks - types, habitat, fascinating attributes, body anatomy
In Math:
* Number sense (Can you count, compare and compose numbers?)
*Arithmetic (Add & subtract 1-20 quickly. Use sea stars and sea snake number line to answer!)
* Number patterns (Counting in 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, forwards & backwards counting)
* Addition/Subtraction grid (Analyze a grid, do mental math & spot the equation)
In Language Arts:
* Read and be quizzed on comprehension
* Words & letters. Perceiving & discerning letters in various words (Did you realize that 2 words can have common letters but differ in just 1 letter? Think ROSE and SOAR! Compare and deduce.)
* Spot rhyming words (Do BAT and COT rhyme? You tell me...) from a large list of word families.
* Sight word search (Can you find the word ABOUT lost in this grid of letters? Spell and find!)
* Vocabulary (This app is all about sea creatures. Turtles have "fl_ppers". What is the missing letter? Think & spell)
* Sentence structure & composition (Sentences start with capitalized letter & may end with a period. Now create a sentence!)
* Game on word synthesis (Do you like anagrams and crosswords? Here is a simplified version for your thriving kid! Challenge her/him!)
Skills addressed
* Mental Math
* Math Facts( with & without manipulatives)
* Logical deduction
* Vocabulary
* Reading and listening comprehension
* Analysis
* Application of knowledge
NOTE on videos: The videos are carefully curated and are kid-friendly. Playing the videos requires Wi-Fi connection.