![]() Later as a classical musician I learned lots of very difficult (and interesting) music, none of which I can now remember how to play. It was fun, and everything I learned from that time period I have retained through my entire life. ![]() I just played, listened and figured things out. I realized that this was not how I originally learned music (my first instrument was the drums). Put your hands here, here are the names of the notes, and then taught them how to read music, play scales. When I began teaching piano, I used a traditional method, i.e. I’m Michael Emenau, and Easy Music was based off of a series of games that I teach my piano students. Hi there and thanks for the review and recommendation for EASY MUSIC. I love it! It comes with six free words, and then it costs $5.99 to buy the Reader Pack 1 which has 20 words, $11.99 to buy each additional Reader Pack of 1-4, 5-8, or 9-12, or you can pay $29.99 to buy all of the packs. This is a fabulous app and teaching tool to help children learn how to read. Then you put the word (and sometimes other words) into a sentence, and the cute little characters act out the sentence. Endless Reader (Free with in-app purchases): All words are sorted alphabetically, and just like in Endless Alphabet, you drag the letters to make a word.After you select one, you first have to spell it by dragging the letters to their shadow (each letter is personified and makes its sound as you move it), then the meaning of the word is acted out by cute little characters that look they have been hand drawn on lined paper. This is very entertaining app, and all of our children have loved it! Other Endless Apps: When you open this app, you’ll find a variety of vocabulary words sorted alphabetically. When you click on the letters, they say their letter sound, and then you click the green arrow to progress through a series of examples showing things that start with that letter along with simple and engaging animations. (Unlike ABC mouse that focuses too much on one letter at a time in isolation.) When you click on a letter, it shows both the upper and lowercase versions while saying their names. If you only get one app, get this one! It covers all of the letters of the alphabet (names and sounds) in one fell swoop. ![]() So without further adieu, these are the apps that I have used to teach my children the fundamentals of reading, math, and more. I recommend doing this anyways with all new games until they are familiar enough with them to play them on their own. The best thing to do though, is to just sit down and play the games together. It can be somewhat challenging to teach a youngster how to use a touch screen at first. If your child is struggling with the concept of a touch screen, one of the things I have done is opened up the Starfall site on a computer and had the children touch the screen (pretending that it was a touch screen) while I controlled things with my mouse (hidden away of course). I know the price tag on Android devices can be tempting, but if you want to have access to the most and the best apps, I highly recommend getting an ipad (like this ipad 4 for $345 or an ipad mini 1 for $235) over any other tablet. In my opinion, most of the good apps out there are designed specifically for iOS devices, and I have made a note for each app that can only be used on an iOS device. (*I do think it’s important to set limits and have routines in place with technology use.) All of our children have learned to read at a young age, and technology definitely played a role. They crave stimulation, they love learning, and they need to be challenged in their zone of proximal development. Children’s brains are primed and ready for learning at a young age…much earlier than we would think. With these apps, a few good YouTube playlists, some simple flashcards, and a library card, you can teach your little ones to read, write, do basic math, and basically know everything they need to know for kindergarten.
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