With that in mind, I read with delight the news that PBS KIDS now boasts more than 40 new math games on its PBS KIDS Lab site (/lab). The boys don’t typically play a lot of computer games, but I’m a huge fan of Starfall. I swear Starfall is how Cooper taught himself to read. Her key TV and game usage advice is that parents must be aware of the content (what you let them watch/play), context (how and how much you use media) and your child. I’ve been reading Lisa Guernsey’s book, Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five(Basic Books, 2007). Oh, and I need to get together a submission for Query Tracker’s logline contest. I plan to go through and “Like” or “Follow” all my 12 x 12 in 2012 pals. I’m hoping to finish a critique of another member’s draft today. Since there’s been a marked downturn in wrestling and fighting, I’m revising my January manuscript so I can share it with my newly formed critique group. And there’s always our mountains of LEGOs to build and board games to play.Īs for me, I will try to take advantage of this “slow” day to get some extra writing in. When they are healthy, these things don’t keep them occupied for long. Sometimes being sick slows the boys down just enough that they are game for coloring, activity books or craft activities. We stacked them in a test tube and are awaiting the “sunset” it should produce. Yesterday we grew red and blue polyacrylamide crystals. (Note: We also love Highlights High Five, Big Backyard, LEGO Club Jr., and National Geographic Little Kids, which have lots of activities and puzzles.)Īfter a couple of PBS Kids shows, we have a science experiment to finish up. We’ve snuggled up with several favorite picture books and magazines, like Wild Animal Baby. Normally, I’m pretty strict about how much “screen time” they get, but these are extenuating circumstances. Right now the kids are playing Starfall on the computer. So now I’m contemplating how best to keep two housebound, curious kids entertained until nap time. We had a sleepless night marked by raging fevers and barking coughs. Nobody’s going to school or “Mommy and Me” today. ![]() Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.Well, we’re all still in our pajamas. Our systematic approach, in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall has been teaching children to read with phonics for well over a decade. On July 1, 2015, the Polis-Schutz family donated their full interest in Starfall to the Starfall Education Foundation. The website opened in September of 2002 as a free public service and social enterprise supported by the Polis-Schutz family. The Starfall Website is a program service of Starfall Education Foundation, a publicly supported nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3). Your child will have fun learning essential reading and math skills through exploration! Your membership fee ensures that we can continue to provide Classic Starfall free of charge and offer low-cost, high-quality, educational resources to classrooms. Our low-cost membership program expands the free content you already enjoy to include delightfully animated songs, mathematics, and reading activities spanning pre-k to 2nd grade. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children. Our systematic approach, in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development ( ELD, ELL, ESL). The Starfall curriculum has been teaching children to read with phonics for well over a decade. ![]() The Starfall Website is a program service of Starfall Education Foundation, a publicly supported nonprofit organization, 501©(3).
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