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Outdoor Family Fun with Plum

PBS Kids

Reviewed on 6/17/20

Free on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

Outdoor photo, counting and scavenger hunt challenges to spark exploration! This app (inspired by the PBS Kids show, Plum Landing) gives players a "mission of the day" to complete. Missions include photo challenges (e.g. "take a picture of light coming through leaves") or a counting challenge (e...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2

Topics: Amazon, Diversity, Google Play, Nature, NBC15, Science, STEM, Technology

All the World: Better Learning

George Media

Reviewed on 6/18/20

Freemium on iOS | Google Play

High quality educational videos for kids, with new shows added weekly! Unlike other kid video apps that usually curate videos that were made for YouTube or another site, the videos for All the World are all made by their own team. They are all on sorts of topics from DIY instructional videos to...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5

Topics: Animals, Diversity, Google Play, Growing Up, Nature, Science, STEM

Toca Life World: Build Stories

Toca Boca

Reviewed on 6/17/20

Freemium on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

All of the Toca Life apps gathered into one big world, plus way more elements that don't exist in stand-alone apps. If you already own some of the Toca Life apps (like Toca Life: School or Toca Life: Farm), those sets will show up in this app. You can play with any of the characters from any...

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Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5

Topics: Amazon, Animals, Characters, Creativity, Diversity, Google Play, Growing Up, Nature, Stories