Geography Apps

So in our quest to make good use of the iPads this year, I've finally gotten around to investigating apps and will be doing that for a while.  My hope is to give the girls a little down time from the nitty gritty of school work and entice them to keep learning with fun tools.

My 1st/2nd (she's between years) has done next to no Geography - though she can identify all the continents, oceans and maybe a couple rivers in Egypt.  Since we live in the US, I figured we should probably get started with US Geography soon!  So to that end I'm hoping to use the Which Way USA by Highlights magazine along with Roadtrip USA to get us moving in the right direction.

Today we picked up a couple useful Geography apps for the iPad - namely "Stack the States" which is a fun game that asks questions about various states from Capitals to what borders it to things they are known for like the Lincoln Memorial or Mt Rushmore, etc.  Once you reach a certain number of states dropped on to your 'plate' you earn a new state for your map, kinda like a sticker!  I didn't describe it well but my oldest and I played the light version a few times before we ended up buying the full version for $0.99.

Because my oldest (6th grade) has had a fascination for the states since she was really little, I figured a better challenge for her would be Stack the Countries.  By the same creator as the Stack the States it was equally fun but way more challenging for both the oldest and I!  We spent at least another 30 minutes testing out the Lite version of this before we ended up buying the full version for $1.99.

I'm still hoping to find a bunch more apps that will tie in with Math, Language, and Science, so if you are reading here and have some favs, I'm all ears!