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Smart Apps For Kids with Free App Friday
I made a great discovery today! It’s a website called Smart Apps For Kids and each Friday they offer “Free App Friday” where they give away a select number of educational apps for free! Today, they’re giving away Montessori Letter Sounds HD, which I’ve been wanting to try for quite some time. I keep seeing […]
Why Blog?
So yesterday was the first day that I really started telling people about this new endeavor of mine, blogging. For someone who is somewhat private and reserved, opening myself up like this made for a rather overwhelming day. This is all a bit of a stretch for me, even if it is more of a […]
Using Pinterest as an Educator
What is Pinterest? Pinterest is the social networking site that has swept the nation, quickly rising in rank to stand alongside long time players Twitter and Facebook. People, particularly women, are drawn to the very visual interface. How does Pinterest work? Pinterest is a collection of ideas. It can be used to store and organize […]
We’re gonna need headphones.
Update: We found headphones! Read about the ones that didn’t work out so well here, and the ones we loved here! So here’s the thing about working with young children: you can’t depend on them being able to read directions to complete a task, even with a fancy schmancy device like an ipad. The majority […]
Review of Math is Fun 4/5
Math is Fun for Ages 4 & 5 has a lot going for it. After trying the “free” version, I upgraded to the full version to use it with the kids. There are a variety of games to choose from, and all of them require just a bit more skill than number identification. It required […]
Using the ipad at Centers for the First Time
Today we officially used our ipads as a part of our Learning Centers. I chose two math apps that I thought would be challenging, but not too hard. I picked Hungry Fish and Math Is Fun 4-5. I had noticed that a lot of the apps were full of ads or opportunities to upgrade. These […]
