60+ Educational Apps for the Kindle Fire

Most of us have purchased a Kindle Fire Tablet for our children in recent years. Reading and playing games make them perfect for kids and the price makes them affordable for parents. But, don’t forget about the opportunity to use them educationally in your home homeschool!

I know some of you may be thinking but I don’t want to use screens in my homeschool. We have all heard the stories about kids addicted to screens and the negative effects screen time can have on your homeschool and your kids. However, there are many benefits to incorporating screen time into your homeschool day too. 

Educational apps are a great option for roadschooling, long car rides, and time spent in waiting rooms. We use educational apps and screen time as an incentive to get through challenging or boring lessons. 

Don’t be affraid to use screens in your homeschool!

Feel less guilty about incorporating screens into your homeschool day with these 60+ educational Kindle Fire apps. Perfect for homeschooling on the go and those times when homeschool mom needs a break!

We love using screens as a resource in our homeschool. One of the many ways we do that is by using eductaionl apps on our Kindle Fire. I know screentime can have mixed opinions but for us we have found they can be great for long car rides, days when I am unable to teach for some reason, or as an incentive.

I love knowing that even when I hand my daughter her tablet she is still learning. There are lots of great apps out there that will ignite your childs love for learning. I’ve searched the Amazon Apps Store and put together an extensive list of educational apps.

Multiple Subjects and Concepts

 ABCmouse.com – Early Learning Academy ABCya! Games PBS KIDS Games Khan Academy Kids: Free educational games & books

Learning to Read

 Endless Reader Duck Duck Moose Reading Starfall Learn To Read Teach Your Monster to Read | Phonics and Learn to Read Sight Words Games & Flash Cards vol 1: Kids Learn to Read Super Why! ABC Adventures Super Why! Phonics Fair Super Why! Power to Read

Tracing & Writing

 ABC Kids – Tracing & Phonics LetterSchool – Learn to write the ABC Alphabet Writing Wizard – Kids Learn to Trace Letters & Words Cursive Writing Wizard Premium – Trace Letters & Words

Word Play

 ABC Spelling – Spell and Phonics Monkey Word School Adventure Squeebles Word Search Kids Puzzle Clasic Words & Spelling Words Vocabulary Game Word Cookies® Wordscapes Classic Words Free Hangman Classic Free

Numbers & Math

 Starfall Numbers Endless Numbers Moose Math – by Duck Duck Moose Monster Math – Fun Math Game For Kids Squeebles Maths Bingo DragonBox Algebra 5+ XtraMath Prodigy Math Game

Science

 Toca Lab: Elements Play and Learn Science Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab NASA

 Geography

 Geography Drive USA Stack the States Stack the States® 2 Stack the Countries

 Forgein Language

 Duolingo: Learn Languages Free Learn Languages with Rosetta Stone Little Pim My Signing Time

Coding & Building

 ScratchJr codeSpark Academy & The Foos Toca Builders Minecraft

Imaginative/Pretend Play

 Toca Life: School My City : Animal Shelter My Pretend Hospital – Kids Hospital Town Life Post Office – Neighborhood Mail Carrier

Educational Videos

 PBS KIDS Video BrainPOP Featured Movie GoNoodle – Kids Videos Kidz You Learning Videos for Tube

Reading & Audiobooks

 Audible for Fire TV hoopla Digital OverDrive: Library eBooks & Audiobooks Vooks

I hope this list of over 60 educational apps for the Kindle Fire helps you feel a little less guilty about screentime knowing your child is learning while they play. If you have other apps you love using in your homeschool, please feel free to leave them in the comments for me. I’ll check them out and maybe add them to the list!

Here’s even more ideas for educational screen time:

There are so many ways to incorporate screen time into your homeschool lessons and activities. Screens get a bad rap, but it’s been our experience that screens can be a useful tool for bringing lessons to life and diving deeper into our favorite subjects. Read more about how we use screens in our homeschool and why it works below.

I hope this list of over 60+ fun and educational Kindle Fire apps for learning helps to enrich your homeschool. If you have other apps you love using in your homeschool, please leave them in the comments for me. I’ll check them out and maybe add them to our list!