Education and parenting

Top 10: Books for Kids with Science Concepts

Posted on October 10, 2011May 28, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Thank you to author Jacqueline Houtman for the Giveaway of The Reinvention of Edison Thomas. Please leave a comment with the reason why you want to win. The most compelling comment will win. The winner will be picked in one week. I will confess that I have been thinking and working on this post for MONTHS. The gist in my mind was science-y books that are NOT non-fiction, that make science fun and accessible, and excite a child’s imagination. Yep, it’s taken a while to find enough books that fit this criteria to make it to 10 but I think these are worthy of this list. What do you think? What non-fiction science-y books do you and your children like? Are there enough to actually make this a new children’s lit. genre? Now THAT would be exciting!

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Frog and Toad Science Fun for Kids

Posted on October 9, 2011May 28, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

A toad chanced upon my path and I snapped its picture and noticed how well camouflaged it was. This lead to Frog and Toad science fun including some info, a worksheet, a great iPad app, and my favorite Arnold Lobel series Frog and Toad.

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Music App for Kids on Sounds of the Orchestra

Posted on October 7, 2011May 28, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Sounds of the Orchestra makes orchestral musical instruments fun and accessible to children.

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Teach Kids Mandarin Chinese (and make it fun!)

Posted on October 7, 2011May 29, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

My kids are one quarter Chinese so I am making them learn Mandarin even though no one in my family can speak it. It’s become a very popular foreign language option at our Middle School so I thought I’d post on all the paraphenalia that I’ve found to expose my kids to Chinese.

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Virtual Frog Dissection Science App for Kids

Posted on October 1, 2011May 29, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

I recommend this app as a way of making science an interactive and fun experience for children. I think even children as young as five-years-old would enjoy this if they show an interest in science. And I think that is the key here. This app is great for anyone who is fascinated by frogs, amphibians, nature, animals, biology, and science. It’s a great hands clean and hands on experience! To check out the app at iTunes, just click on the icon at the very top of the frog.

Skip Counting Songs for Multiplication and Division Facts

Posted on September 25, 2011July 31, 2026 by Pragmatic Mom

Simple Skip Counting Songs to Learn Multiplication and Division. Fun free multiplication games to play on the computer.

$Best Math Apps for Kids$

Best Math Apps for Kids

Posted on September 23, 2011May 29, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

I do think that math apps for the iPhone/iPad/iPod are a really fun way to learn and practice math. In some ways, very specific apps like the ones from iDevMath can serve as a private tutor for your child, teaching a concept step by step and provide problems for practice. Other math apps are meant to be really fun and are a way to use gaming to practice math facts. Still others provide an overview, like a Cliff Notes for a math subject. Algebra Boot Camp is not meant to be sexy, but it’s like reading someone’s very good notes for a refresher review. I believe in all of these concepts so I rounded up what I think are the best educational iPad and iPhone apps for kids. Now when your kids use your iPhone, you can feel good about making them math games!