School's out for the summer but our children's' minds are still active. This website contains some useful information to help grow a child's mind, whether doing arts and crafts, encouraging imagination or satisfying some other curiosity.
Here we have a good selection of quality educational websites for kids.
For Pre-school and Kindergarten we have Arthur, Clifford, Coloring, Concentration and Snowman Games, early math at K Math Games, early reading preparation at Learn to Read, Little Animals Activity Centre, and Talking ABC Book. Even the Earth sciences are represented by Trees are Terrific.
If your child is the independent type learning to tell time might be a great source of pride whenever someone asks What Time Is It?. See Teaching Time for help with teaching your child this life altering skill.
First graders are anxious to read so why not help them get started with Learning to Read and find out about some favorite children's authors such as Eric Carle or Dr. Seuss through online games and activities.
They can enjoy learning about far away countries such as Australia by playing Australian Online Games or by exploring Unique Australian Animals and Australian Wildlife.
Maybe they'd like to help out in the community; for some great resources try Community Club, Community Helpers Goods and Services, Community Helpers WebQuest, Goods and Services, Kids Next Door and Needs and Wants to get some ideas.
Learning about nature is always a favorite with this age group. What child can resist Butterflies & Bugs? Introduce them to the marvels of the Cycles of Life with Life Cycles Interactive Resource. Young children love learning about Ladybugs and seeing Zoom Butterflies and Frogland. They can even learn through games such as Something Froggy and Froggy Games. While they're on the topic of nature, have them check out Trees are Terrific and Pressed Flowers to learn a little more about the plant world, and don't forget to swing by Dottie's Garden for some online fun and games. If their curiosity is still piqued you might want to touch on the topic of rainforests by taking and Online Rainforest Tour and seeing the amazing Animals of the Rainforest.
Of course the weather plays an important role in nature, so don't forget this vital topic! Experiment with the dynamics of weather with the Interactive Weather Maker and Let's Make Weather and then follow up with some fun Weather Games. While discussing this topic you may want to point out the diversity in the Earth's climate and how it affects animals by exploring Polar Bear Pictures and Sea World Research.
Learn how light and shadows behave at Beach Shadows then let your child experiment with his/her newfound understanding by playing Help Eeyore Find his Shadow. Good companion activities can be found at Mixing Colors and Bending Light as the child progresses to a basic understanding of matter through the exploration of Solid, Liquid and Gas and checking out this Mini-Movie and Quiz.
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