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“X is for X-Ray"

Even the most adamant anti-techie, pro-paper bookworm must have a hard time arguing against some of the ways our new gadgets can teach kids the basics about their numbers and letters. From the same folks behind the Elements app for teaching the periodic table, X is for X-Ray is an app that has a different object to poke and prod for every letter of the alphabet, but with the obvious difference from all other books and apps like this, you also get to see inside and through the object as well. They're photographs by Hugh Turvey of the British Institute of Radiology, culminating with this cool one, allowing you to see inside the iPad or iPhone you're using. X is for X-Ray is for iOs devices only, the iPhone version is $2.99, $7.99 for the iPad app.

“Numberlys”

Or if your children learn better via stories, Numberlys spins a great tale about how the alphabet was created. This one is also has some impressive app making lineage, it's by the same team that created another popular children's book for the iPad, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Not only is the story rich but the mini-games that are part of the app require the child to make some of the letters themselves, but not by just simply drawing them, users get to actually craft the letters, like by taking a piece of metal and using machinery to bend it into the letter "U". Numberlys is right now an iOS only for $5.99.