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Seussville

4/28/2017

Seussville

When it comes to teaching kids morals, nobody has has ever done it with such subtlety and imagination as Dr. Seuss. Ever since the 1950’s, his books have been teaching kids valuable lessons, such as the importance of environmental awareness in industrialized society (The Lorax), why racism is stupid (The Sneetches), and the psychological implications of holiday-motivated materialism (How the Grinch Stole Christmas). Lucky for us, Random House publishing has taken Seuss’s teachings to the web, and developed a wonderfully interactive site for kids to explore. With links to videos, games, and Seuss’ classic books, this site ranks among the best we’ve encountered for younger children.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/how-to/ten-best-websites-for-kids/#ixzz4fOAGSxHu
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Funology

4/27/2017

Funology
"Jokes (“Why did the cow cross the road? To get to the udder side.”); boredom busters like arts and crafts projects; games; magic tricks; wacky facts; and more make up this universe of pure childish fun. While the site is largely entertainment-based, it does have some interesting educational stuff thrown in for good measure. Check out the Weird Science section to find fun experiments to do with your kids that teach them about physics, chemistry, biology, weather and more. There are also several kid-friendly recipes to get them involved in the kitchen. You can even search Funology’s content by age and type of activity to find content tailored to your child’s interests."

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/how-to/ten-best-websites-for-kids/#ixzz4fO8PrZV6
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106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

4/25/2017

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve
Between birth and age 18, children spend just 9 percent of their time in school. That's why your home environment is so important. Here are some ways you can help your children learn at home.

National Association of Gifted Children

4/24/2017

National Association of Gifted Children

"As you get to know your sensitive, energetic toddler, watch your 10 year struggle to fit in at school, or agonize with your high schooler about multiple college choices, you may wonder why your child seems different from other children. Is your child gifted? If yes, what next? NAGC works to provide you the tools you need to help your child succeed."

Lil-Fingers

4/14/2017

Lil-Fingers

"Continually developed since 1998, Lil' Fingers is a computer storybook, game, activity and coloring site. Lil' Fingers was developed to offer the littlest consumers a free website without the needing to own the latest and greatest computers.
Our pages are developed to provide a good experience even with a modem and small monitor. Most of our storybooks, games and activities will work on low end machines."
Our content is designed with young children in mind using...

Large buttons for little fingers
Animation
Bright Colors
Quick Loading Pages
Short stories

Inventive Kids

4/13/2017

Inventive Kids

Inventive Kids is a place where children and adults can learn about inventors and inventions, and their own creative potential!

Personal Note: All teachers and parents should quickly take a look through this website to determine the possibilities.

Ziggity-Zoom

4/12/2017

Ziggity-Zoom

"Our goal in designing ZiggityZoom.com was to create a fun, Kid-friendly environment online that was super easy for even a preschooler to navigate. Simple Icons and Directional Graphics make it easy to get around.

We provide stories, online games, pretend play environments, like the Pirate and Princess World, and many varied activities to encourage creativity and independent thinking. Parental interaction is important to us as well as offering fun educational content."

Personal Note: Parents, this could be a great summer vacation resource for you.

Random House Kids

4/11/2017

Random House Kids

Featuring Books, Activities, Games and more all surrounding your favorite Characters from Random House Books! This is a great way to make books come alive for little ones!

My Story Maker

4/11/2017

My Story Maker

Students can create their own digital stories. They can choose their characters, setting, and topic. Children have many opportunities for creativity, as they can change the setting and add details to their stories. Students can preview before they print and share their stories.

Applications: Children can be given a broad writing prompt, and they can use My Story Maker to make the topic their own. They have the opportunity to share their creations with family and peers. Can be used to create a whole class story with all students contributing.

How to Balance Tech Time and Tree Time - Tim Elmore Post

4/8/2017

How to Balance Tech Time and Tree Time - Tim Elmore Post

Personal Note: I am a big fan of Tim Elmore's blog. Here is a recent post of his which I believe all parent should read.

"For the last few years, Americans have experienced an epiphany. Parents and educators realized our young adults have remained indoors in front of a screen for far too many hours. So now—we’ve begun to do something about it."