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Get 13 great educational apps for FREE with Kid Apps: 13 in 1. This application was designed with the help of parents just like you. Are you looking for the perfect application to teach your young children fundamental reading, writing and math skills? Well, look no further, because Kid Genius: 13 in 1 brings the classroom to the palm of your hand. We have designed the perfect app for both parents and kids.

Parents need to know that GCFLearnFree.org provides lessons and self-paced tutorials for reading, math, and computer skills. Though the site feels designed for older kids and adults, kids of all ages can find useful, educational activities and lessons to explore. Kids don't need to register to view the site's videos or other educational elements. However, to track learning history or register for one of the online courses, kids will need to enter an email address, username, and password.

ScuttlePad is a social network for kids that allows members to interact online while building language skills. With ScuttlePad, kids express themselves using guided communication to learn how to share information responsibly. Once they're part of the ScuttlePad community, kids can connect with their friends in a fun and safe way.

Kid-friendly news articles for teachers, parents and kids. "A set of discussion questions, writing prompts, reading prompts and vocabulary words accompany each daily news stories. The curriculum connections encourage students to think critically not only about the story itself, but also about the way the story is presented."

Mind Leap makes sure that parents and educators know which apps are educational and which aren't, which keep kids engaged and which bore them to tears. And, we encourage developers to build great stuff that turns kids on to learning.

Sites like Quintura, KidRex, Ask Kids, KidsClick, Yahoo Kids, and more.

Quintura for Kids is a search engine for kids that acts a bit like a tag cloud in that results can be embedded in a site.

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stopy bullying now is a site for kids and adults about bullying. It includes information about bullying and what you can do. It has games related to bullying to teach students how to handle bullying situations. There are webisodes to help teach kids about bullying.

Essential Apps for Kids and Teens Starter Kits for iPad, iPhone, Android, and Kindle Fire

"Smories are free original stories for kids, read by kids. 50 added every month."

Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. There are student-created, teacher-created, and captioned videos.

This should be a "must read" for kids. Prospective employers may use something like this to check the refs, kudos, etc of possible employees. Another "Why kids need to be circumspect about the stuff they post on the internet" and maintain personal security while posting.

Free k12 school resources on math, history, social studies, science, living things, space, reading, writing, art and music for k12 students and teachers. Math Basic arithmetic, measurement, shapes, counting number, money, and word problems. Science & Technology Computers, technology, physics, chemistry and engineering for Kindergarten Kids, K-1, and K-2 students. Living Things Free educational resources on living things includes animals, the human body, plants and safety. Art & Music Arts and Music includes art history, music, painting, drawing, theatre and dance. Social Studies social studies includes geography, famous people, holidays and world cultures. Earth Science Geology, oceanography, weather, nature and the environment for kindergarten kids, K-1, and K-2 students. Reading & Writing Language arts includes reading, writing, grammar, poetry, alphabet, and online stories. History America history, world history, and ancient history. U.S. History & Culture Education resources on America includes United States history, government, geography and culture. Space The universe, solar system, stars and space exploration.

Magnetic poetry for kids. Hard to see the collection of word magnets for choosing, but a lot of options are there. Students do need an email address to save.

Youtube for Kids App now available for iOS and android devices.

Committed to catalog the best free online educational videos from across the Internet in one place. They watch and review each and every video to ensure safety and appropriateness for K-12 kids. They also check the accuracy and content and catalog it under relevant categories and topics.

Kids' Stories, Songs, Games, Educational Activities for Children, Free!

"Here is our collection of interactive whiteboard games for educators on PBS KIDS. Students will enjoy participating in these collaborative, fun and engaging experiences, while exploring curriculum from trusted programs such as Curious George, Super Why and Arthur. Like our programs, all of our games are age-appropriate and vetted by educators. "

Online Multimedia Educational Games for Kids in Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary Grades