Bag It

Bag It:  Fun Challenge / Puzzle app where you are the bagger who needs to place all the items in the bag without breaking it.  To add challenge, you will also want to make sure you don't break the eggs or crush the bread.

Multi-Tasking and Prioritizing Challenges

Multi-tasking apps, as I call them, are those that require you to control a variety of items or events at the same time.  For students, each app helps them understand that they need to prioritize tasks in order to successfully complete each challenge.  My daughter who is 6 also learned a valuable lesson as she said, "Mom, now I know what you mean.  It's just like diner dash.  I can't help all of the people at the same time."  This lesson for her has been very helpful for me.  "Remember when you play the waitress game?  I can only help one of you at a time."  :)   I will say that younger kids don't always do well in this game because they so they don't care if the cars crash or if the people get mad.  This is a good time to talk to kids about how they react when their mom or dad isn't able to help them right away.  It is a test in patience and the life skill of serving others.

Airport Madness Challenge (AMC):  As the person who has to direct planes in and out of the airport, things can get stressful making sure planes don't crash.

Traffic Rush:  When the app first came out, it ranked high in the app store.  Today it is still a favorite as 2,190 people have ranked the game for an average rating of 4.5 stars.  Your challenge is to direct the traffic by changing the speed of the cars traveling through the intersection so they don't crash into one another.  An addition to the original game is Railway.  Same concept except that you get to direct trains.  Railway also allows you to get extra points by tapping on the bushes and catching the gophers.

Dinner Dash is one of many games require you to "dash" in order to get all tasks done in time.  As mentioned above, I like these apps because it gives kids some idea of what the real work world is like.  In this game, you are a waitress trying to sit your customers, take their orders, bring out the food, and clean the tables all while working to keep the customers happy.  Other apps like this one include: wedding dash, spongebob diner dash, cooking dash, and hotel dash.  A younger version of this is Dr. Panda as you need to serve animals that come into the hospital

App Fav: Spy Mouse

Spy Mouse:  Since introducing this app 3 years ago, students have always found this to be fun and challenging.  In fact, it is one of the first apps played during Free Choice and top download by students on their own devices.  The concept of being a mouse who needs to stay away from the cat is very appealing to any age.  Each level adds new challenges for the mouse, making it difficult to find the cheese without running into the cat.

Challenge Apps Kids Love

One Touch Draw: Try to draw the shape without lifting your finger and by only tracing each line once.  Kids find each puzzle a fun challenge and rewarding as they continue to move up levels.  This app is always a favorite and not one many have tried before.

Book Towers: For Solitaire Lovers

Book Towers allows kids to begin the game of solitaire.  The objective of the game is to stack the books numerically and by color.  The challenge comes in as you can only move smaller numbers on top of big numbers and it must be of the same color.

Sprinkle

Sprinkle to me would be considered a challenge game as there are obstacles that need to be thought throw with each level.  With each level, there are small buildings on fire.  Your job is to use the spray hose to control the direction and amount of water used.  As you progress through levels, obstacles will be in your way, causing you to have to figure out the best way to get to the fire without running out of water, causing the buildings to burn down.  I really enjoy this game but there are only a few levels in the free version.  Typically, most students will beat all these levels and the paid version goes for  $1.99.  Luckily they do have a free version of the first Sprinkle, Sprinkle Jr. and a Sprinkle Islands.

OutWorded

Outworded is a word find game that challenges your ability to quickly find words.  You can choose easy through hard difficulty.  As you set your time, you can try to find all the words quickly.  It also allows you to challenge others in the 2 player mode.  In 2 player, you complete the puzzle and then your opponent has a turn.  Whoever has the most words found wins!  Feel free to challenge Mr. Schmidt at SchmidtMaster.

Download Outworded Here: Outworded
Have fun!