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"Keep up-to-date with what's movin' and shakin' on the App Store with this list of the Top 50 most downloaded completely FREE apps (with no in-app purchases) available on iTunes as of May 19, 2014. You will find apps for babies, preschoolers, toddlers, students, educators and therapists - that covers 99.9% of our readers, so what are you waiting for?"

This gives you a very long list of accessible and free resources for NYC children and families which contain details for food and fitness activities, health and affordability, farm visits, green and markets. Most are free or at low cost. It is a great resource for parents to refer to.

"Merriam-Webster provides a free online dictionary, thesaurus, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and other English language resources. It provides a free collection of games that gets students thinking and improving their lexicon."

Free reading activities for teachers and parents to help with dyslexia, fluency and other reading strategies.

New York city's free and low cost fitness activities for kids. Search by borough or by interest areas to find the fun activity that's right for schools and families

links to games and interactive learning free!

"Aurasma is a free app that is similar to QR codes except the QR code part can be any image instead of a code. What that means is you can set the "trigger" to be just about any image you want"

How one second-grade teacher is using her Ipad to support learning in a number of different ways

"Author Richard Byrne provides near-daily blog posts (available via e-mail or RSS subscription) that keep teachers up-to-date on the latest news in educational technology. This teacher blog also contains links to Google Tutorials, free downloads, lists of essential educator resources, guides to creating educational videos, and information about Android as an asset in schools."

Free educational games for children

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"Teaching spelling and vocabulary is made easier with Vocabulary Spelling City! Students can study and learn their word lists using vocabulary and spelling learning activities and games as well as take final or practice spelling and vocabulary tests right on the site. Plus, IT'S FREE!"

"Free, research-based K-6 reading comprehension lesson plans and non-fiction reading passages and question sets. Also, it is aligned with the Common Core. Great for teachers and parents."

"Sprout provides free preschool kids games online, videos and activities, like preschool crafts, coloring pages and recipes for parents."

This is a neat way to organize a brainstorm or curriculum web online.

Great app to learn letters and corresponding sounds.

Free games, stories, activities, and ideas for kids all relating to Curious George.

Free videos, games, and info for kids.