Smarty Shortz 1st Grade1.0.6 - App Store

Finally, an awesome, interactive, learning tool designed for your grade school Smarty! This application consists of 26 lessons that review and 26 corresponding mini games for repetition and reinforcement.

Developed by a creative designer, educator, and developer who are first and foremost parents who want the best (who doesn’t?) for their children. Many of the screens are designed from a child’s artistic view and supplements what they are taught in school, now provided on the go! Their love of learning will flourish as Smarty Shortz provides immediate and encouraging feedback through fun, kid friendly scenes!

Your child may choose from a wide range of core curriculum subjects (Geography, Spelling, History, Reading, Science and Math) An array of age appropriate concepts and facts are reviewed through positive reinforcement. Once a short lesson is completed correctly your child is rewarded immediately by a mini game. The mini game reinforces what was just reviewed through an engaging and exciting format!

Children learn best when concepts are presented in a fun, visually appealing, hands-on approach with repetition. Your Smarty will love “working” with Smarty Shortz!!

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Geography- Figure out and locate the continents and oceans. Then help Smarty Shortz inflate his raft and maneuver to exciting destinations in five various vessels!

Spelling- Visually connect high frequency words to objects and then practice reading and writing them! Locate words with similar sounds and patterns. Reinforce the spelling of the word by helping Smarty through a visual and kinesthetic approach.

History- Recognize the Mona Lisa and other significant pieces of art in the Art History level. Learn important dates and view major pieces of technology in History of Technology. Continue increasing your knowledge about important events in the American History level. Does your child know when Columbus Day and other important holidays are? This and more when your child taps on the Calendar level. Then your child will have a blast twisting and turning by playing putt-putt to strengthen the recall of all these important dates.

Reading- Help reinforce and increase your young scholar’s literacy skills by following along with stories that are read aloud (if he/she chooses). Identify what all short stories should have- a beginning, middle, and end. Then, unscramble words to form a complete sentence, “shoot” complete sentences, and answer comprehension questions.

Science- Locate and learn the key components on a plant. What do plants need in order to live? Smarty Shortz will teach you! Review how an apple gets to the table, the rain cycle, and metamorphosis.

Math- Any Smarty would love to measure these objects! Has your child ever bowled with tomatoes on a ruler? They will review money and graphing, too!

Learn, Play, Shine! with Smarty Shortz

*Just one app of many to come. As we grow, lessons from K-12 will be introduced as will the depth per grade level of Smarty Shortz.

SmartyShortz LLC is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 4-7, 8-10
Categories: science, geography, educational, reading, math

Version History Update to user experience based on student, teacher and parent feedback. Also updated to support iOS 6 1.0.6 11/21/2013 Smarty 1st is now available as 1 Universal app for both the iPhone and iPad. This new version also fixes an iOS 5 related issue. Keep learning! 1.0.5.1401 10/31/2011 Check out the updated version of Smarty! We listened to your feedback and have been hard at work in the Smarty shop updating Smarty 1st. Included in this update:

1) Updated the terminology from Level to Lesson throughout the application and added contextual help text for kids and adults alike!
2) In the Reading lesson, Smarty re-recorded the audio for your listening enjoyment as well as added a new feature that allows the child to have the story read to them, or they can choose to read it themselves.
3) In the Math lesson, updated the Help text as well as size of the objects to ensure your Smarty can measure them!
4) In Geography, we’ve updated Smarty’s maps to ensure your child can successfully utilize the Panama Canal for navigation!
5) All around updates were made to graphics allowing children easer navigation and understanding of our short lessons and games 1.0.0.344 08/24/2010 1.0.0.236 07/13/2010