Two CDs to teach young children Spanish through songs.
Category: 2) Preschool
Parenting, education and children’s book resources for parents of preschool age children.
Best Easy Readers for New Readers
Favorite books for brand new readers who have just discovered the magic of reading independently!
Best Science Apps for Kids (ages 4-21)
I am starting to buy into this idea of teaching and really connecting material through games and apps. I was sort of on board with this concept, but since playing around with The Elements (a Harry Potter version of the Periodic Table) that my brother-in-law turned me on to, I am now a believer as I saw, with my own eyes, how captivated my kids were with the Periodic Table, an otherwise dull chart.
Best Educational Toys: Golden Apple Toy Awards
My brother-in-law turned me on to the Golden Apple Toy Awards, from GreatSchools, which are really great educational but fun toys vetted by kids, parents and teachers. I added a few more time-tested toys that we’ve used over and over for the last decade at my house.
SAT Vocabulary Words for Kindergarteners in Stellaluna
The words for Week 13 are from the picture book, Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, a beloved classic!
Apps for Autistic Children
Thank you to Dad developer Kyle Tomson of Mobile Education Store, for letting me repost his great article on apps for high functioning autistic children who benefit from the language aspects of these apps. Kyle has a daughter, Caitlin, who is very high functioning on the autism spectrum so this topic is very near and dear to his heart, so much so that he just went and developed them himself!
iPad apps for Autistic Kids
The iPad is turning out to be a great communication tool for autistic children. At West Prairie South Elementary School, the iPad was introduced to help non verbal children communicate at the suggestion of their superintendent. The full article by Lainie Steelman is here. Here are some key paragraphs:
Best Dinosaur Books for Kids (ages 2-8)
Here’s our favorite dinosaur books both stories and non-fiction.
Halloween Picture Books and Chapter Books
I’m not one to buy Halloween presents for my kids, but if I did, I’d buy each of them a book from this list. I would, however, pick a Halloween themed books for my children’s book clubs if I were hosting in October. The great thing is that kids, mine at least, like these books year around. Halloween is probably a kids’ favorite holiday!
What are your favorite Halloween themed books? Please share and I’ll add to the list. Thank you!