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Book Builder is a nice free iOS app for Reading. This app acts like a Choose Your Own Adventure style book where a picture book is read and then the user gets to decide between two different paths to take. There are two story books to choose from w/ over 30 different endings and each story can be narrated as well. As the narration is read it also highlights the words to help students w/ their Reading skills.
Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful free site for finding educational resources such as Smart Board files. These interactive lessons cover a wide range of topics from Math, to Science, and Social Studies. Right now this is a fairly new site and the majority of their resources are for 
Star Walk Kids is a fantastic iOS app for teaching kids about Astronomy. This is a super-fun interactive experience that lets users point their iOS device to the night's sky and then watch as stars/constellations get filled in. These animations are done in an engaging cartoon style and narrated in an easy to understand explanation. This is a great way for student's wanting to learn different facts about Outer Space and our solar system.
Bear & Bull is a fun online game that Alex P. Keeton would of loved. It's a game based on the stock market and uses the same principals as Fantasy Football. It allows a person to enter a "league" and play against their friends using real stocks but "fake" money. It is a weekly contest (i.e. fantasy football) and pits a player's portfolio up against their friends. Basically, it's a fun way to learn how to invest money, trade/sell stocks, and get the best return.
The Adjective Detective is a fun online game I just found out about from Technology & Learning. This game explains what an adjective is and provides a lot of interactive exercises siting examples. Also, it has students being a detective and finding the adjectives (i.e. superlative and comparative) by highlighting them in a sentence w/ a magnifying glass. Finally, there is a short quiz to help reinforce learning.