Free Apps for World Autism Awareness Day

On most holidays or World ____ Days you will find a collection of paid apps that will be free in honor of the day.  So is true with today!  Make sure when you go to download it that it is still listed as free!

A $50 App for free.... today only.  Autism Track

This may not be an app for every educational professional but for those that do behavioral data tracking of children, this may be one to download while it's free and check it out!

Toca Store 

Another App that is free today is one of the Toca Boca apps that allows for children to play store on the ipad!  This would definitely be a pre-k to kinder level game, as the items only cost between 1 to 5.  This is for two players.

Memory Game: Addition 

Practice as a one player game, play against a friend in two player, or play against the computer!  Three levels of difficulty and NO ads!  

Normally a $.99 game - free today! 

and to finish up.... a estory book.

Hide Run Growl     

This is a storybook for pre-k to 1st grade level readers.  It has a "Read to Me" and a "Read it Myself" as well as games and activities to go along with the story.  Very cute storybook! 

Another Money App for the Classroom

Lil' Kitten Shopping Cart Game 

This app requires students be able to read on their own to some extent.  Student must help Lil- Kitten choose items from a shopping list that Mama Cat gives to Lil' Kitten.  Of course there is a budget and Lil' Kitten's goal is to stay as far below the budget as possible in order to have the most possible money left over.  With saved money the Lil' Kitten then gets to choose a toy from the toy store.

This app could be made into a center, as the game is set up already for good money practice.  This could extend into using it to write their own story problems for others to solve using scenarios in the game.
Here is a youtube demo of the game:



Notice that there are more than one brand and price for the items on the list!  This requires the students to do some thinking and looking before choosing what to put in their cart.  This could extend into upper elementary and middle school levels by sparking a discussion on brands, pricing, and finding the best deals in stores!