We loved Super Why before PBS invited us to their great event that explained the educational philosophy behind the show and certainly before we received an offer to try out their new line of toys. If you are a Super Why fan then you are sure to love their new products that will make your…
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Website of the Week: Learning with SuperWhy on PBSKIDS.org and PBS Parents & Teachers Sites
Teachers often tell parents to practice what is being learned in school at home. Providing multiple opportunities to practice new learning helps children grasp key concepts more quickly. For example, a child reads a book that contains rhyming words using the –at pattern during their in class reading group and then goes to another part…
MobiStories Celebrates Children’s Book Week with Free Downloads
In honor of Children’s Book Week, MobiStories is giving away a free download of one of its popular virtual books each day. To get the code, follow @MobiMom on Twitter where she will post a link to the book of the day along with the download code. MobiStories are available in a variety of formats….
PBS’ SuperWhy! Helps Super Kids Become Super Readers!
Who’s got the power, the power to read? Who answers the call for friends in need? Super Why! We are SuperWhy! super fans! Being an almost exclusive PBS household when it comes to children’s television, SuperWhy is a show that Little Miss Techie has been watching for the last couple of years. PBS has fabulous…
Free Virtual Train Book from MobiStories
MobiStories makes wonderful virtual books. Rick Toone, MobiStories’ creator, doesn’t think that their books “should replace a parent hugging a child and reading a book together” and designed their site to give kids another way to read. I think MobiStories is a great way to help motivate reluctant readers and provides kids with another way…
Old School vs New School Technology
Since I was out too late partying it up with Top Chef’s Spike and my fellow DC Metro Mom bloggin’ mamas on a school night (more on that later!), I bring to you my new post over on LeapFrog Teacher Tagvocates where I’m thinking ahead to Little Miss Techie’s kindergarten experience and wishing that those…
Celebrate National Reading Month and Win a LeapFrog TAG Prize Pack!
While Read Across America Week is winding down, National Reading Month is just getting started! To celebrate reading, I’ve teamed up with LeapFrog and the National Education Association (NEA) to spread the word about the TAG Reading System’s 1 Million Reading Hours Pledge to celebrate National Reading Month. Throughout the month of March, LeapFrog wants…
Reinforcing Reading Skills with Interactive Websites
Today I’m on the PBS Media Infusion site talking about reinforcing reading skills with interactive websites. Learning to read can be a difficult challenge for children when the traditional methods of teaching with books, paper, and pencil don’t fit their learning style. When I was teaching, I always varied my methods to make sure that…
Website of the Week: PBS KIDS Island
PBS is synonymous with high quality educational content. They pioneered educational programming with the introduction of Sesame Street in the 70s and are now teaching a whole new generation of tech savvy kids through the new PBS KIDS Island. PBS KIDS Island provides free reading games and activities for children ages 2-5 years, with additional…
Reading Week: LeapFrog Tag
There were just too many reading and technology related things to talk about so Reading Week has been extended! We love LeapFrog. Their products are probably the most fun educational products on the market. I have always said that if we move back to California I want to go work for them as an educational…
