USA for Kids provides a fun and engaging opportunity for students to learn about presidents, flags, states, cities, animals and flags. Fast moving games and puzzles help students expand content knowledge in a variety of interesting topics.

How I Use It

USA for Kids was used as a center for 5th graders in social studies using iPads. Students were able to select their area of interest and were encouraged to try the easy as well as the more difficult challenges. We had just finished a research project on presidents and students were able to reinforce their knowledge by playing the presidents game and complete the puzzle of their presidents face. Many students were disappointed that there was not more information offered about the presidents and would have liked a more extensive biography. The paid version of USA for Kids provided many more opportunities for students to learn about states, cities, flags, history, and animals. Students particularly liked the History challenge and enjoying working with the timelines and learning about events in history. The fast paced games quickly engaged the students and they wanted to try all the parts of the app. The animal section was particularly engaging because it offered information as well as videos about the animals. Students were able to read and listen to the information being read to them and this feature supported all levels of learners and readers.