Tuesday, January 20, 2009

What works inside me

This content is age level of 6 to 8 age group.
Here are some videos on how our different body system works.





Monday, January 19, 2009

Count Your Chickens


Count Your Chickens

Can your preschooler count? Find out with this child-friendly game. Your child will be given a variety of objects to count & choose the correct number for.

http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/cyc/index.asp?contentid=174

Friday, January 16, 2009

Kids Math Quiz - Helping Kids Learn Through Fun !


If you are finding it difficult to motivate your kids to learn multiplication, division, addition or subtraction, then you need to turn the process into a competition against time. Kids will learn much quicker if the clock is running and they are challenging their own abilities to perform under pressure. The Internet is a great place to gain knowledge and grow knowledge. If you are looking for a web site for kids math that is free to use, with no selling or advertising, try http://www.kidsmathquiz.com/ Kids thrive on competition so the important thing is to let them learn at the same time. In this world we live in today, too many kids are unable to add or subtract simple numbers without a calculator. Even schools re-enforce this by using outdated text books instead of using educational programs (usually free for schools). It is important when your kids want to play computer games that you influence them in the right direction towards educational based games. Just like television, the internet can be an educational tool that allows absorption in the minds of children.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Little Fun; Little Learning: Learn to Read at Starfall

Learn to Read - Play a game with words families, sight words, vowels sounds, watch a movie about the order of the alphabet, read an interactive book

I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce you to my newest favorite website, Starfall! I'm so excited about this website. It is one of the best I have found for helping students to read.
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f

Monday, January 5, 2009

Childern's Word Play activity

Identify the Objects (Preschoolers)
See the picture, speak out the name of the object aloud and then pick the word from the four options presented. Ready to play
Discover Sounds (Preschooler)
An on-line activity for preschoolers that helps them explore alphabets through sounds. As your child speaks out the name of the animal, make her click on the alphabet that goes with its sound. Ready to Play...