The ABC's of Educational Apps and Games for Kids

Expert tips for picking the best content for your children

From the LifeMInute team

How well children do before they start school is known to be highly predictive of how well they will do later on, however almost half of all kindergarten children are arriving underprepared, so finding the best educational experiences for your kids is really important. Here are some tips for picking the best games and apps for your kids.

Expert Approved

Look for content that has been designed or approved by an educational expert. This way you know the skills are going to be the ones that your child needs to learn. Expert approved also means that content is going to be taught in the way that is appropriate for your child.

Fun and Interactive

Kids learn best through play, when they are having fun and when they are engaged in the learning process as opposed to passively observing it.

Age-Appropriate

Seriously consider those age bans and really find content that is age appropriate. If the content is too old or advanced for your child, your child might become frustrated, if the content is too easy your child might get bored.

Educational

Look for content that goes beyond just assessing your child and actually teaches your child, whether its through a story or tutorials a way for your child to gain something new out of the experience.

Personalization

Games and apps should have an element of personalization. All kids learn differently and if you can find content that can grow and change with your child that is fantastic. Try apps with the feature of automatic leveling this means the curriculum will automatically level up when your child is doing well or level down if your child is struggling and needs some more support.

Safe

Make sure the content is Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) compliant, which means there isn't going to be any privacy issues with your child's information. Go to trusted resources to get recommendations like Common Sense Media, which has a panel of educational experts who review content. And don't forget to test out the apps or games yourself before your child uses it so you know exactly what you are going to be putting into their hand.

For more information on how to find the best content for your kids go to leapfrog.com/parentguide.

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