EPIC! is a great app for kids to use at home or school. We have just started using it in all curricular areas. What is even better is that EPIC! is free for educators.
Students have access to thousands of free eBooks. Many of the books are bestsellers, classics, and from some of the best publishers. Some of the publishers include Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, and National Geographic Kids. Also, there is an amazing collection of nonfiction books. The books stream immediately, and they do not need to be downloaded. There is also the option of reading the book offline. Students also have the opportunity to rate the book after reading.
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| Books Stream Immediately |
You can browse for books and there is also a search option. Another feature that I really like is the ability to add books to favorites.
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| Learning about Electricity in Science |
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| All Formats and Ages |
EPIC has a bookshelf that sorts books according to genres, recent reads, recommended for you, read to me, recently added, and popular on EPIC! The genres include Fiction, Nonfiction, Living Things, Humorous, Daily Life, Science and Nature, World, Mysteries, History, Fantasy, Sports, and Assorted Topics. Selections can also be filtered by age-related recommendations too.
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| Books are added Daily |
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| Most Popular Books |
Teachers are encouraged to share the App with parents so it continues to be free for educators. Parents have a free trial period of a month, and then it is just $9.99 a month. The books available are at reading and interest levels of up to 12 years old.
Recently we were learning about verbs during language. All students had the book To Root, to Toot, Parachute opened on their iPad while I airplayed the book and we read it together. Definitely an App we are using during Daily 5 and language arts. I have found a lot of books that tie in with our science and social studies curriculum. There are so many possibilities for using EPIC!
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