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.

Smash Hit

Smash Hit:  This has indeed been a hit for many of my students this year.  The objective of the game is to throw use balls with a flick of your finger in a 3D world to smash objects.  From those who have spent many hours playing the app, I hear you can run out of marbles and there are different ways to score points.  This has been a popular game this season but I don't think I would consider it to require much thought.  While there is some strategy, I find the app to be mostly a fun game in your spare time.

Two Dots

Two Dots:  Much like the favorite app "Bejeweled," in this game you need to connect dots of the same color.

Kid Story Telling

Scribble My Story is a great app for kids who love to use their imaginations for storytelling.  The app is simple to use and allows kids to type their story and create their own drawings with stamps and a wide variety of markers.  I really like the easy to use voice recording feature.  When finished, the app will read the story back to you as an ebook.  There are also some book templates to start with like "All About Me."  The only negative I saw was that there are only a few images to choose from until you have to pay for more sticker albums.  I would love to see an app like this one with the ability to take pictures.

7 Little Words

7 Little Words gives a unique twist on the basic word building game.  You are given parts of words that you can use to answer/solve 7 'crossword style' hints.  The length of each word is given, but that's about it.  This game is addictive, but better for the older crowd as a students vocabulary needs to be fairly thorough to be successful.

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!