ALL REVIEWS FOR LEARNING
We now have an unbiased, research-based tool to help you find engaging and fun apps, games, and websites that have learning potential. We review each product for skills and subjects your child can learn, overall quality, and evaluate it with one of these ratings: Best, Very Good, Good, Fair for Learning, or Not for Learning.
Best
Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good
Engaging, very good learning approach.
Good
Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
Fair
Somewhat engaging, okay learning approach.
Not for Learning
Not recommended for learning.
Not age-appropriate for kids; not recommended for learning.
Browse our products with Learning Ratings. You can sort by media type, title, age rating, or learning rating by clicking the column headers.
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Kinect Sesame Street TV Excellent example of educational interactive television. |
5 | ||
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LittleBigPlanet - PS Vita Wildly creative game lets kids stretch their imagination. |
5 | ||
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Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone Outstanding painting software can make anyone an artist. |
5 | ||
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LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Jake and the Never Land Pirates Games, treasure, and free exploration = swashbuckling fun. |
5 | ||
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SAT Word Slam Poems and audio a tad snarky and mature but memorable. |
5 | ||
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Kiva Micro-loan site gives everyone the chance to help. |
4 | ||
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Lawrence Hall of Science: 24/7 Science Fun, smart science games and activities. |
5 | ||
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AlphaTots "E" is for an excellent educational app. |
5 | ||
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Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Superb puzzler is a smart treat for kids and their parents. |
5 | ||
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BrainPOP Videos and activities are fun, accurate, and valuable. |
4 | ||
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Big Kid Life Fairy Princess Cute, engaging app sneaks in reading comprehension lessons. |
5 | ||
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GCFLearnFree - Math Basics Goodwill turns charitable donations into free math lessons. |
4 | ||
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CAST UDL Book Builder Read, write, share -- there's no wrong way to enjoy a book. |
4 | ||
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Design Squad Nation Fun PBS site introduces kids to engineering. |
5 | ||
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Toontastic Jr. Pirates Kids learn storytelling basics as they create cartoons. |
4 | ||
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Monkey Tales: The Princess of Sundara Edutainment game makes doing 2nd grade math fun. |
5 | ||
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Monkey Tales: The Museum of Anything Fun action adventure game requires logic and 3rd grade math. |
5 | ||
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Monkey Tales: The Abbey of Aviath Adventure game uses 4th grade math in fun mini-games. |
5 | ||
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Monkey Tales: The Castle of Draconian Fun adventure game uses 5th grade math in gameplay. |
5 | ||
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Monkey Tales: The Valley of the Jackal Exciting adventure that incorporates 6th grade math. |
5 |
