This is part 2 of the 3 part series on Top 10: Best Native American Children’s Books by Debbie Reese. For her Top 10 list of Picture Books, please click here.
Month: October 2011
Learning Through Gaming from a 3rd Grade Teacher!
Ananth Pai is a third-grade über teacher at Parkview/Center Point Elementary school in Maplewood, Minnesota. He uses online games to teach and it’s a rousing success as measured by test results. Pai says that in a matter of four months, the class’s reading and math scores went from below average for third grade to mid-fourth-grade level. His site is here. This would be great for home schoolers, teachers, and parents for want online educational games for home supplementation.
Best Math Games to Add to 10
Adding to 10 is probably the most important addition fact set your child needs to know because it helps to break down longer addition sums by creating easy to add groups of ten.
Halloween Fake Fingers to Get Kids Reading
Three Jewels in My Crown had such a great idea! She uses those fake finger extensions that you can buy for Halloween costumes year round as word pointers while reading with her children! Genius! Plus you can also get double use if it’s part of a costume, maybe even yours!
DIY Multiplication Math Game: Busted
Busted! is an exciting, fast paced, and inexpensive game you can make that your kids will love to play. It works best for 2-5 people to practice addition or multiplication facts.
Top 10: Strong and Capable Princess Books for Girls (ages 2-16)
Do princesses really need rescuing? Please! I don’t like this message imparted to young girls so, in a perfect world, these are the books I’d read instead to my daughters!
Best Drawing Apps for Kids (ages 2-14)
What are the best iPad and iPhone drawing apps for preschoolers as well as older kids? I checked out some free ones (Scribble Kid and Doodle Buddy) and bought a few (Kids Finger Painter and Drawing Pad) to do a compare and contrast. My favorite is Scribble Kid for its versatility and price. And it saves trees!