Looking for ways to support your child’s learning at home in a fun and engaging way? Educational apps can be a great tool to reinforce classroom skills while making learning feel like play. Here are three of our favorite apps:

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IXL
*** This is the learning platform we use with all our students at GCA. When you log in, you will see skills that your child's teacher has recommended that they work on, based on what they are currently covering in the classroom.  ***

📌 ​What subjects they can practice:
K-2nd Grade: ELA & Math
3rd-5th Grade: ELA, Math & Science

📌 Logging in and using IXL with your child:
Your child's login information was sent home in their blue Communication Folders.  Click the link below to view video on how to log in and use IXL.
Reading Eggs   
Best for: Ages 2–13
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Reading Eggs makes learning to read exciting with colorful animations, games, songs, and a library of digital books. It covers everything from phonics and sight words to comprehension and spelling. The program is tailored to each child’s reading level and is perfect for beginners as well as those ready to grow their skills.

📌 Why we love it:
  • Covers all five essential components of reading
  • Includes hundreds of leveled books
  • Builds reading skills while nurturing a love for reading

📚 Companion Books: 
Reading Eggs also produces fun, engaging books for every stage of reader, as well as reading workbooks.
Mathseeds   
Best for: Ages 3–9

Mathseeds is a fantastic app for early math learners. With a playful mix of animated lessons, interactive activities, and cute characters, Mathseeds introduces key concepts like number recognition, counting, addition, subtraction, shapes, and patterns. Kids work through fun “lessons” at their own pace and earn acorns and pets along the way—which keeps them motivated and smiling!
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📌 Why we love it:
  • Aligned with national math standards
  • Step-by-step instruction builds confidence
  • Tracks progress and adjusts to your child’s level

📚 Companion Workbook: 
Mathseeds also provides a workbook option that takes the skills from the app and puts them in a paper-pencil format.
ABCya 
​Best for: PreK–Grade 6
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ABCya turns learning into a game—literally! This app offers hundreds of educational games covering math, reading, typing, logic, and more. Kids can practice skills like multiplication, sentence building, or even coding through silly, age-appropriate games that feel more like recess than homework.

📌 Why we love it:
  • Wide variety of games across subjects
  • Organized by grade level
  • Great for reinforcing classroom learning or exploring new skills
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Sumdog 
​Best for: Grades K-8

Sumdog is a game-based learning app that helps kids build math and literacy skills at their own pace. Whether they’re solving equations or spelling new words, kids earn coins and rewards for their progress—and they won’t even realize they’re learning!
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📌 Why We Love It:
  • Games are personalized to each child’s learning level
  • Makes math, spelling, and grammar genuinely fun
  • Encourages healthy competition through friendly challenges
  • Easy for teachers and parents to track progress
💡 Tip 💡 
Try setting aside 10–15 minutes a few times a week to let your child explore one of these apps—it’s amazing how much progress can happen in small, consistent bursts of learning!