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Subject Area: ELA (Reading)

App Title: Jungle Journey Grades 4-5
App Price: $2.99
Languages: English
Rationale: This app is another great gamified educational app that helps students of Grades 4 and 5 to
improve their sequencing, and cause-and-effect skills. It is formatted as a board game where they gain
points by answering to reading comprehension questions. This app serves as both a great individual
learning tool as well as a collaborative and competitive one. Students can go against a computer
individually or collaboratively; or up to 6 students can compete against each other.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Reading Standards for Informational Text K5 [RI]
Grade: 4
Topic: Key Ideas and Details
Item number and statement:
o 3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in
the text.
Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language
Grade: 4
Overall Expectation:
o 1. Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and
informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
Specific Expectation:
o 1.1 Read a variety of texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts, graphic
texts and informational texts.
o 1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety fo texts by summarizing important ideas
and citing supporting details
o 1.7 Analyze texts and explain how specific elements in them contribute to meaning







Subject Area: ELA (Writing)
App Title: Sentence Builder App
App Price: $2.99
Languages: English, Arabic, Armenian, Norwegian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, and etc.
Rationale: A blank page can intimidate many early writers. This app allows early writers to explore their
creativity by combining visual manipulation options with risk-less writing and journaling tools. The app
can help students kickstart their writing by suggesting the initial words. Students can choose words from
more than 4500 word choices organized into 7 categories of words. It is especially create for journals
and poetry writing as students can easily swap words without having to constantly erase or crumple
paper. Lastly, it makes the entire process fun as they can add so many visual flairs like stickers and real
photos from your iPad.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Writing Standards K5 [W]
Grade: 3
Topic: Production and Distribution of Writing
Item number and statement:
o 4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development
and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
o 6. With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish
writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language
Grade: 3
Overall Expectation:
o 2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and
graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
Specific Expectation:
o 2.1 Write short tests using a variety of forms
o 2.2 draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and
graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
o 2.3 use words and phrases that will help convey their meaning as specifically as
possible





Subject Area: ELA (For ELL Language Learners)
App Title: Phonics: Fun on Farm
App Price: $1.99
Languages: English

Rationale: One of the most difficult challenges ELL students face is perfecting the accent and
understanding the relationships between English sounds and word patterns. The interface and activity
directions and intuitive which helps ELL young students utilize the app effectively despite the language
barrier. This app also gamifies the learning process making it fun for the users. Lastly, the phonics and
practices are based on American English; the app plans to add British and Australian as well in the near
future.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Reading Standards for Foundational Skills K5 [RF]
Grade: 2
Topic: Phonics and Word Recognition
Item number and statement:
o 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
A. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-
syllable words.
B. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel
teams.

Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language
Grade: 2
Overall Expectation:
o 3. Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently
Specific Expectation:
o 3.2 Predict the meaning of and quickly solve unfamiliar words using different types
of cues including semantic , syntactic and graphophonic cues.






Subject Area: ELA Writing (for Students with Disabilities)
App Title: Popplet
App Price: $4.99
Languages: English
Rationale: Students with learning disabilities often struggle with organizational skills which is an
executive functional skill. Therefore, idea-organizing and brainstorming apps like Popplet really help
them in general life as well as in many ELA skills such as writing. Popplet is also helpful for students with
limited vocabulary and students with dyslexia as you can organize ideas by using images.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Writing Standards K5 [W]
Grade: 3
Topic: Text Types and Purposes
Item number and statement:
o 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
A. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize
an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language
Grade: 3
Overall Expectation:
o 1. generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended
purpose and audience;
Specific Expectation:
o 1.4 Sort ideas and information for their writing in a variety of ways
o 1.5 Identify and order main ideas and supporting details into units that could be
used to develop a short, simple paragraph, using graphic organizers.









Subject Area: Earth Science (Content Area)
App Title: Britannica Kids: Volcanoes
App Price: $4.99
Languages: English
Rationale: This app serves as a visual and interactive tool to help students learn many things about
volcanoes including worlds famous volcanoes, their eruptions, lava, plate tectonics, and etc. The makers
of this app also included many games that students can play to test their knowledge. They also managed
to curate contents that are curriculum based for ages 8-12.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Reading Standards for Informational Text K5 [RI]
Grade: 5
Topic: Key Ideas and Details & Craft and Structure
Item number and statement: 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
4. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.
New York State Learning Standards for Earth Science
Standard 4: Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories
pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical
development of ideas in science.
Key Idea 2: Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among
components of air, water, and land.
Performance Indicator:
2.1: Use the concepts of density and heat energy to explain observations of weather
patterns, seasonal changes, and the movements of Earths plates.
2.1n: Many of Earths surface features such as mid-ocean ridges/rifts,
trenches/subduction zones/island arcs, mountain ranges (folded, faulted, and
volcanic), hot spots, and the magnetic and age patterns in surface bedrock are a
consequence of forces associated with plate motion and interaction.
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and
Mechanisms
Grade: 5
Overall Expectation:
1. Analyse social and environmental impacts of forces acting on structures and
mechanisms;
Specific Expectation:
1.1 Analyse social and environmental impacts of forces acting on structures and
mechanisms;
Subject Area: Social Studies (Content Area)
App Title: Virtual History - ROMA
App Price: $8.99
Languages: English
Rationale: This app offers a full-immersive learning experience about the Ancient Roman Civilization by
reconstructing the Roman world in rich 3D visuals aided by other contents such as real life pictures,
maps, and factual informational texts. Students will be able to go on virtual tours of important Roman
cities and explore famous monuments in 3D such as the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, Hadrians
Mausoleum, and many others. This is a great tool to engage students when teaching about ancient
civilizations.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Reading Standards for Informational Text 612 [RI]
Grade: 6
Topic: Key Ideas and Details & Craft and Structure
Item number and statement: 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figuratives, connotative, and technical meaning.

New York State K-8 Social Studies Framework
6.5 COMPARATIVE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS IN THE EASTERN
HEMISPHERE (ca. 600 B.C.E. ca. 500 C.E.): As complex societies and civilizations
change over time, their political and economic structures evolve. A golden age may be
indicated when there is an extended period of time that is peaceful, prosperous, and
demonstrates great cultural achievements
6.5a Geographic factors influence the development of classical civilizations and their
political structures.
6.5c A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievements may be indicative of a
golden age.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations
Strand A: Heritage and Identity: Early Societies, 3000 BCE-1500 CE
Grade: 4

Overall Expectation:
A3. Understanding Context: demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of a few
early societies (3000 BCE1500 CE), each from a different region and era and
representing a different culture, with reference to their political and social
organization, daily life, and relationships with the environment and with each other

Specific Expectation:
A3.1 Identify the location of some different early societies on a globe or on print,
digital, and/or interactive maps, and demonstrate the ability to extract information on
early societies relationship with the environment from thematic maps
A3.2 Demonstrate the ability to extract information on daily life in early socieities
from visual experience.








Subject Area: Math (Free Choice)
App Title: Questimate!
App Price: Free
Languages: English
Rationale: Estimation is one of the most important real-life skills as well as math skill covered in schools.
This app is another great gamified learning tool helping students to improve their estimation skills in a
fun way. It is also a great collaborative learning tool that can be played at home with family or with a
group of friends. There are several estimation quests that are based on estimating length, speed, height,
and more. It is especially engaging because students decide on a question in a given topic. Subsequently,
they are expected to estimate, then check for the answer all in the same app. Lastly, students are given
further positive and negative reinformcements based on their in-app estimation game performance.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Measurement and Data [2.MD]
Grade: 2
Topic: Measure and estimate lengths in standard units
Item number and statement:
o 3. Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.
Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Mathematics
Grade: 2
Overall Expectation:
o Estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time, and
temperature, using non-standard units and standard units;
Specific Expectation:
o Estimate and measure length, height, and distance, using standard units (i.e.,
centimetre, metre) and non-standard units.
Subject Area: ELA Language Standards(Free Choice)
App Title: Sentence Builder App
App Price: $4.99
Languages: English
Rationale: Learning about basic grammar, such as sentence structures and patterns can be intimidating
and boring for many young students. This application eases this learning process by providing two-tier
levelled learning programs that engages students through multiple intelligences. For example, using
colorful visuals students can kinesthetically move around different subjects, verbs, and adverbs or
objects to form sentences. The application also reads out the sentences for students to check their work
by listening to the sentences.
Standards:
New York State P-12 Common Core Standards
Standard Strand: Language Standards K5 [L]
Grade: 3
Topic: Conventions of Standard English
Item number and statement:
o 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking
F. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement
G. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and
choose between them depending on what is to be modified
H. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
I. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language
Grade: 3
Overall Expectation:
o 3. Use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of
language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work
effectively.
Specific Expectation:
o 3.5 Use parts of speech appropriately to communicate their meaning clearly, with a
focus on the use of: proper nouns for title (e.g., of businesses, teams); the
possessive pronouns my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its; action verbs in the
present and simple past tenses; adjectives and adverbs; qustion words.