Timmy's First Words in English: Good app to learn vocabulary. It costs 3 Euros.
Age. Infant-2nd Primary
Discover new words with Timmy and his friends! Developed in partnership with Aardman Animations, Learning Time with Timmy helps children aged 6 and younger learn new words in English. Children can play three exciting games and follow the instructions to place toys and classroom objects in a box, pop balloons to learn numbers, colours and shapes and sweep away leaves and snow to find food and objects hidden beneath.
Features:
- Learn over 60 English words including numbers, colours, shapes, food, animals, classroom objects and toys
- Practise listening and hear the Timmy narrator say the words aloud
- Play exciting games that get more challenging as you get smarter
- Collect stickers and videos as you progress in the app
Learn Englishkids: Playtime
Costs: Free download and free games within the app.Extra charge for some games.
Over 100 quality videos and games
Our animated songs and stories as well as games are designed by the British Council’s language learning experts. Download all the videos to watch whenever you want, even without internet connection! More videos will be added in the future, so stay tuned!
Listen then record encourages speaking
Each video comes with an engaging listen-and-record activity that encourages your child to speak out loud. Children can listen to the narrator, record themselves and compare their pronunciation with the narrator.
Games practise spelling and check understanding
Challenging word and spelling games come with each song and story to help children learn and understand the words they see in the videos.
Understand your child's progress in the parents' area
View your child’s progress in the app in a locked parents area. See how your child is doing in Videos, Speaking, Spelling and Understanding.
English First High Flyers
Costs: Free
EF High Flyers is an easy-to-use game that helps students learn new vocabulary words starting with numbers and everyday objects. After studying a set of words (with audio and picture support), they test their knowledge through spelling, vocabulary listening and reading quizzes. The emphasis on a variety of skills holds students accountable for having a comprehensive understanding of how to use each new set of words.
Flashcardlet
Cost: Free
If you're looking for a way to load your students' iPads with custom vocabulary, check out Flashcardlet by Quizlet. It allows students to access decks of flashcards you've made right from their iPads. Quizlet is a free website where you can create flashcards decks based on your own list of words. Whether they correspond to the vocabulary in a social studies unit or simply help students learn new words, you can use this app to support a variety of ELL students. I love the feature on this site that lets teachers use one of Quizlet's definitions (instead of writing their own). It even has choices of images that teachers can match to their vocabulary words. Displaying pictures next to the vocabulary word and its definition will help students working to expand their English vocabulary. The Flashcardlet app loaded on your class' iPads (or iPod Touch) will let students swipe through the cards you've created on Quizlet, identify any words where they need extra practice, and monitor their own progress.
