The review of this book needs to begin and end with an emphasis on the fact that this is NOT your ordinary math workbook. A wonderful assortment of problems and scenarios demonstrate how math is all around us and is in fact an integral part of everyday activities. Comprehension is key here, children cannot simply […]
If you are looking for a tool to enhance your child’s reading comprehension take a long hard look at this terrific offering from The Critical Thinking Company. Using a higher-order thinking technique it develops and advances comprehension in ways that just astounded our parent testers. What makes it all work is the quality of the
A great, new game that helps children learn about the natural consequences of their actions, Let’s Choose impressed our testers with its unique concept. The directions took just a few minutes to read and process. It is a game that kids enjoyed but parents especially loved that they could use it as a method to
Microscopes are not often referred to as “cool” or at least that’s what we used to think. After spending time with kids who spent time with the TK2, our opinion has shifted. Clearly there is magic in that lens especially when you can use up to 400X power to see things like leaves, hair, fur,
This innovative set of educational activity cards really impressed our parent testers as an innovative method for sparking a child’s interest in learning, even during the summer months. The cards offer parents an easy-to-prepare set of activities that touch on language arts, math, science and social studies. The cards, which reminded some of recipe cards
Parents and kids alike were exceptionally enthusiastic about this fun and educational game for the Nintendo DS system. Over and over again parents praised the methodology whereby wrong answers are just ways to learn. The “tutor” encourages and then asks if perhaps there is a better answer. Kids responded to this wonderfully, they really wanted
One of the most popular ways kids play is acting like grown ups. Well now they are one step closer with their very own ATM (not like we have our own, but wouldn’t that be cool?!). Zillions works just like a real ATM using real money. This is a great way to help kids learn
There are numerous products and programs on the market to help your child learn and advance educationally while still at home with you. The sets range in price from very affordable to pretty astronomical. Your Child Can Discover! falls somewhere in the middle. It is a fun way for children to learn colors through descriptive
One of the most complete, comprehensive and expansive systems you will find for teaching your child to read. Parents will find numerous tools to assist them in teaching their children the various stages of beginning reading. There is a significant time and financial commitment required here, but our testers found it to be worth the
Parents were so impressed with this exceptional software from Super Duper. They believed it to be a great method for improving their child’s listening and comprehension skills. This is not designed to look or feel like an extension of school. Kids are drafted as secret agents on missions, which helps distract from the reality, that
