The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their picks for Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2019. “Apps recognized foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration and are user friendly to encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. “

The interactive app Khan Academy Kids “allows kids to manipulate shapes, letters and numbers throughout. Kids can learn reading, language, writing, math, social-emotional development, problem-solving skills, and motor development. Open-ended activities like drawing, storytelling, and coloring encourage creativity and self-expression.”

Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: FREE 
Grades: PreK-2

Khan Academy has a Teacher Guide on their site with ideas for incorporating the app into classroom activities. Common Sense Education has this review of the app and Arapahoe Libraries shares this positive review. The education blog Maneuvering the Middle has this post with seven ideas for using the app in the classroom.

Watch this 2 min video to see how the app works (bloopers at the end)