Why did the chicken cross the road? Well… that’s an easy one: to get the worm, of course!! Help the chicken get to the worms while avoiding the dangers of the road and water.
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Learning Games and Activities for Kids – A Guide for Parents
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Kids’ learning games and educational activities are the best teaching complimentary tools. Play is work to children. It is part of learning for kids. It is through play that kids learn and enjoy themselves.
Play = Work to Children = Learning is Fun
When kids learn though games and activities, they develop the continuous passion to acquire more knowledge. To them, learning is fun. This helps to form positive attitude towards learning in years to come.
Not all children games and activities are the same and appropriate for a child.
As parents, we have to be selective in what type of children games and activities are the right one. There are games and toys that may promote violent behavior. Fighting video or online games and weapon toys such as guns
Posted by admin on Thursday Jun 30, 2011 Under Kids websites
Organization: KidsCom (commercial site with advertisements)
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This site has promise. An easy-to-understand graphical interface leads children from one area to the next. The games are fairly simple but fun for younger children (one even teaches Internet safety). Every week the site holds a writing contest in which children write stories about things like a “a bear who lives in Canada and wears a hat.” While advertisements are sprinkled through the sites, they are clearly marked with a cute little bug so that children know it is a commercial. On the negative side, advertisements pop up that take over the entire screen and some questionnaires can ask detailed questions (remind your children of Net Rule #1). Also, the languages options, Spanish, Dutch, and French, were just vaporware – software that does not exist or work as advertised – at the time this site was reviewed.
Online educational resources and activities to support children’s learning
Kids Ed Websites – Kids Educational Websites
Kids experiment with solutions, mixtures, physical changes, and chemical changes on the educational website Reversible and Irreversible Changes. What substances dissolve in water? Which changes can be undone? Find out with this virtual lab. This interactive website is recommended for kids 7 and up.
Magnetic Tables
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Practise your tables using this fun drag and drop magnetic board
Top Ten Educational Websites for the Homeschool Family
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Many families are starting to elect the educational choice of homeschooling for their children. There are a number of reasons why this educational choice is becoming a trend. The most popular reasons include religious beliefs, dissatisfaction with the school system, and personal family values. Regardless of the reason a family chooses to homeschool, it is important for these individuals to have a host of educational resources available to them. The internet is loaded with excellent educational material. Here is our first annual, More4kids, list of Top 10 Educational websites. While numbered from 1 to 10, they are in no particular order and each one is worthy of being a number 1 in our opinion. Enjoy, and feel free to leave comments at the bottom of this page with your favorites.
Posted by admin on Thursday May 5, 2011 Under Kids websites
Up until 2008, it was hard for some parents to keep their children safe while surfing the internet. With all the forms of harassment towards our kids, pornographic pop ups, children signing up to social networks for cyber bullying, online predators and spam emails with sexual content flooding all adult and children e-mail accounts alike, it has become almost a miracle to keep our children safe.
This finally called the attention of the house of congress, where the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, established the Online Safety Technology Working Group (OSTWG). A panel consisting of 29 representatives from Internet companies, academia, non-profits and government to study and report on how to best protect kids online. In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the appointments.
Sites like MyKidsBrowser.com and ConnectSafely.org, are non-profit Internet safety places where Children and Parents will obtain valuable tips for online surfing and the latest terms for the most recent forms of electronic harassment. One great feature of these services available is that they don’t only limit themselves to talk about internet surfing/browsing. It also informs of other types of harassment that doesn’t necessarily take place online.
Realistically speaking though, is almost impossible for us the parents to shadow our children in everything they do. To walk them through every single page in the internet they visit and even some of the parental controls software available do the complete opposite of protecting our children. Some are very generic reports that keep us informed of the sites our children visit and very few warn us about harmful e-mail contents.
KidsEmail is the best solution currently available to monitor the type of information your kids are exchanging and whom with! This service prevents spam, vulgarities, obscenities, and even viruses from ever coming close to your child. One of the best features I’ve found is the ability to edit whether a child receives images, or whether he/she is only receiving e-mail from people he/she is in contact with, and also allows you to unauthorize emails with links.
KidsEmail is great for all ages from toddlers to teens. It introduces the younger audience to a completely safe online environment while they are introduced to technology. Equally great for the slightly oldest children, who are already experienced in the IT world and know the basics of internet browsing. They will be able to enjoy their internet time more without feeling at risk. Parents are able to intercept the emails and choose to approve or disapprove the content of such while teaching their children how to protect themselves from the internet attacks for their range.
Children will enjoy KidsEmail because the freedom that it offers and the sense of in dependability is simply priceless. Compared with today’s e-mail companies the amount of e-mails children receive through this site are considerably less and easier to browse through. Best of all, this is a free 30-day trial service! It doesn’t require credit card information until the 30 days are up.
Posted by admin on Tuesday Apr 5, 2011 Under Kids websites
Computers are the perfect tool for science experiments. You can simulate things that may be too dangerous or expensive to do in real life. These sites include a lot of fun science information and experiments you can do both on and offline.
Kids websites for learning science
1. Try Science
Try Science is a great first stop on your science journey. There are dozens of experiments in areas such as chemistry, biology, math and engineering, many of which can be done on and offline. You can take a virtual field trip to another museum or even view some animals via live webcam. Adults will appreciate the resources for parents and teachers, too. And, of course, there are some very cool games. Try your hand at saving a planet, or live out your Star Trek dreams at Starfleet Academy.
2. How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works covers all sorts of interesting topics, but the science section includes space, earth science, life science and even paranormal science. Explore tornados, hair coloring, UFOs, radar and lunar landings. The site is geared more towards older audiences – the explanations may be too complex for younger kids – but it is a great resource for families. However, since it isn’t intended for the youngest family members, parental guidance is definitely suggested on this one.
3. Math Playground
Action packed math site for elementary and middle school students featuring math games, math word problems, math worksheets, logic puzzles, and math videos.
4. Kids Astronomy
Powerful and fun resource for kids, exploring astronomy and other space related topics. Play games, learn through interactive applications, and much more.
5. Science Toys
When I was little, I always loved those kits that allowed you to build a radio or a potato clock. This site has instructions for crafting all manner of amazing gadgets from a solar-powered marshmallow roaster to the “World’s Simplest Steam Boat.” Most of them seem best for high-school and above, although middle school students might enjoy them with some adult supervision. The activities typically use inexpensive materials, but you may not always have them lying around your house (i.e. copper tubing, simple electrical components, etc.). Plan ahead when using this site and you’ll certainly have a lot of fun!
Posted by admin on Thursday Mar 31, 2011 Under Kids websites
Google is the word that comes into mind when we turn our focus to Internet or Search Engines, its not only Google, other popular Search Engines like Bing, Yahoo Search etc comes. But, these are not the suggestible Search Engines in the case of kids, because they may contain inappropriate content that which may lead to miserable consequences.
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1.Implement the use of Google Kids by bookmarking it for your kids to use whenever they search online. Bookmarking and using this site for all internet searches guarantees that Google safe search is always turned “on” to the most “strict filtering”.
2. Customize and save the safe search preferences in your browser at http://www.google.com/preferences for times that your child is not using this website. You can read more about safe search here.
3. Do not replace parental supervision with this safe search site or any other available kids search engines.
4. Learn how to turn safe search on for when your children are not using this website to conduct their searches
5. A good rule of thumb is to not allow internet use when a child is home alone without proper supervision.
6. Keep your computer in an open area, or if it is in an office – make a rule that doors are always left open when online to ensure internet safety for kids.
SafeSearch for Kids is the child friendly search engine where safe search is always ‘on’, powered by Google. The safe browsing feature allows your kids to safely surf the web with a much lower risk of accidentally seeing illicit material.
The KidRex search service is powered by Google Custom Search (“Google”). You should read Google’s privacy policy at:
http://www.google.com/privacy.html
KidRex’s goal is to provide you with a satisfying experience while allowing you to control your privacy and to give you a means to voice any questions or concerns you may have.
Posted by admin on Thursday Mar 31, 2011 Under Kids websites
Social Studies for Kids is a site with articles, subjects, and tons of links for all subjects of social studies, with a focus on what kids and their teachers/parents are learning.
Created and maintained by an education professional and expert in social studies, SOCIALSTUDIESFORKIDS.COM offers original articles and games on geography, maps, economics, the alphabet, and more to challenge your brain cells. Some offer tutorials, and there’s a handy glossary, too, arranged by historical event. You’ll also find information about current events such as Black History Month and the Olympics. Some topics are missing overview articles, relying instead on a carefully chosen selection of links to other resources around the Web. Don’t miss the book review section, where you’ll find lively commentary on all kinds of titles for kids.
Social Studies for Kids website
Who is the Author?
His name is David White. He is the former About.com Guide for Social Studies for Kids. He is an expert in the field. Click here to read his bio.
What subjects are covered on this site?
This site covers history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and much more!
How should I navigate this site?
Start at the home page.
Just underneath the title are links to various parts of the site.
* Articles gives you a list of articles written by the Expert. Every one of these articles is on a hot topic and is written so kids of all ages can understand.
* Glossaries refers to Who/What/When/Where, a massive history glossary, for U.S. and World History. People, places, and things are included.
* Newsletter gives you a chance to sign up for a weekly newsletter, which keeps you up-to-date with what’s going on on this site.
* Forum invites you to visit a message board of topics on all aspects of social studies.
In the left column are Subjects. These are links to pages of links on a certain subject. These links include articles written by the Author.
Along the right column are these boxes:
* Who/What/When/Where, a massive history glossary, for U.S. and World History. People, places, and things are included.
* Fun Facts, a list of pages describing things you might not know, such as how the Days of the Week were named or how the chocolate chip cookie was an accident.
* Forum invites you to visit a message board of topics on all aspects of social studies.
Posted by admin on Wednesday Mar 30, 2011 Under Kids websites
PBS KIDS GO! is an educational television brand used by PBS for programs intended for older children, rather than the original PBS KIDS. It is primarily broadcast on PBS stations during the afternoons. It debuted on October 11, 2004.
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Families Can Talk About
1. Families can talk about why this site is good practice for younger kids who are new to online normalcies like creating profiles, quests, and virtual worlds. Discuss the Webonauts Internet Academy’s online motto “Observe, Respect, Contribute.” What does that mean for your child’s time online?
2. Even though PBS Kids shows and websites are often top-quality educational fare, when you add up time in front of the tube and the monitor, it can become too much screen time.
3. Discuss the difference between PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go, and which one is more appropriate for your child’s age, reading level, and Internet awareness. There’s a definite step up in complexity, responsibility, and skill level (including ability to read) from the Kids to the Kids Go site.
Posted by admin on Monday Nov 8, 2010 Under Kids websites
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Decorating your kids bedroom? Looking for that perfect baby nursery? Spent hours researching kids bedrooms, playrooms and bathrooms? While searching for kids interior design ideas I created this site to share my discoveries. Share your favorite baby nursery, kids rooms, teen rooms, bedding, decor, bathroom and playroom designs
