Reading Eggs impressed and surprised parents this testing period. Impressed because of the marvelous way it teaches children to read through an ingenious online site and surprised that they had not heard of it earlier. No matter the age this site can and will teach your child to read, support what they are learning in […]
What a terrific and powerful tool Math Whizz is. Testers told us that when they see sites like these they marvel at the amazing things their children have access to today. The lessons here are age and grade appropriate and truly make learning and studying math fun. When you first sign in your child will
Clearly, with a nearly $1,000 price tag this is not for everyone; in fact it is designed to bring a new level of excitement to the way music is taught to children. This is a program for educators, though it doesn’t preclude individuals or home-schoolers. The curriculum is easy to implement and follow. There are
One of the most impressive “toy” microscopes we have ever seen. We really hesitate calling it a toy, so did our testers. There are so many slides and specimens included but what made it even more amazing was hearing facts about what you were viewing. This made the entire experience come alive. The slides are
Adaptive Learning is the engine that drives this subscription website and according to our testers the system connects with kids. When it comes to math, many students can benefit from reinforcement of lessons learned in school. Dreambox has designed a system that offers individualized instruction that continually assesses progress, problem areas and more. The lessons
Felt boards have been around for years and have been a staple in early education classrooms just as long. Betty Lukens has created a series of beautiful, educational and colorful felt boards for you to use at home with your children. These can be used either for creative, imagination play or to teach lessons about
Did anyone know what Amber was all about before Jurassic Park? Well we do now and when kids saw the opportunity to explore the mysteries of ancient amber they could not wait to get started. Each kit contains five pieces of amber that need to be sanded and polished to bring out the mysteries hidden
If you have a science lover in your home then get ready to watch them go nuts over this wonderful DVD set. The two disc package is chock-full of science experiments presented in a thoroughly fun and entertaining manner. There are step by step instructions to conduct experiments ranging from magnets and electricity to physics
So many chain restaurants offer children play mats to help keep them busy and occupied until the food comes but they are almost always just time fillers with no educational value. Patch Products now gives parents the chance to substitute the standard fare for a more lesson oriented experience. Each mat features simple activities that
Testers found this letter learning activity kit to be ingeniously designed. Using magnets to teach children how to recognize and write lower case letters. Included are a magnetic dry erase board, a dry erase pen, a set of 17 magnastix and a writing tablet. The various shapes of the magnastix, nicely sized for small hands,
