In fact, when I visited his class this spring-in a sun-drenched room festooned with a papercraft X-wing fighter and student paintings of trees-the kids were supposed to be learning basic fractions, decimals, and percentages. "It took a while for me to get it," he admits sheepishly.Ĭarpenter, who attends Santa Rita Elementary, a public school in Los Altos, California, shouldn't be doing work anywhere near this advanced. All told, he's done an insane 642 inverse trig problems. The software then generates another problem, followed by another, and yet another, until he's nailed 10 in a row in just a few minutes. It's an inverse trigonometric function: cos -1(1) = ?Ĭarpenter, a serious-faced 10-year-old wearing a gray T-shirt and an impressive black digital watch, pauses for a second, fidgets, then clicks on "0 degrees." Presto: The computer tells him that he's correct. For more information, take a look at their recommendations for media usage, opens a new window."This," says Matthew Carpenter, "is my favorite exercise." I peer over his shoulder at his laptop screen to see the math problem the fifth grader is pondering. They also suggest that screen time be limited to one hour a day for this age group. The American Pediatrics Association recommends that children ages 2 to 5 have a trusted adult to relate what they're seeing to the world around them. *Remember, as with all media, it's best if you and your child play together. As of publication, Android's version is still in beta testing. Khan Academy Kids is found on both Android, opens a new window and Apple, opens a new window platforms for free. The only "payment" needed is a parent's email address. There's even a module about the jobs of an author and illustrator. The games are great, but I love the super cute animal books and leveled readers. Hiding inside the activities are tricks to help your child with soft skills such as empathy, flexible thinking and memory. Five colorful animals help your children explore letter knowledge and sounds, writing, reading, logic, math and science through games, books, videos and painting. Their high-quality educational app found a multitude of ways to make learning fun for children ages 2 to 5. Subjects cover calculus to art history, electrical engineering to grammar, SAT prep to computer programming. Each curriculum is developed by qualified content specialists.
Khan Academy, opens a new window is a non-profit, self-proclaimed "global classroom" providing educational resources for all ages. There's no cost to download, no in-app purchases, no commercials, no products pushed. Khan Kids just happens to be one of those diamonds in the rough, though. It's rare these days to find an app that's free, no strings attached. Were you wondering if the new app, Khan Academy Kids, lives up to the hype? I'm here to tell you it does.
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