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Parenting
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Make your own
puppet show
This is place where your kids
(and even you) can create your very own puppet show - with
movement, music, your own story - the works. The framework
given is a great help in doing the whole show. Surprisingly
the site is quite fast and requires only Java enabled browser:
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/puppetshow.html
How Stuff Works
A really comprehensive site -
literally 'how' of anything you or your children might want
to know, except for how children and parents work :-). Try
it to satiate curiosity, check beliefs and simply for fun.
- By the way - do you know how zippers work?
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Mysteries on
Net
Kids love being detectives - Everybody
loves a good mystery. They're engaging, entertaining, and
they give that satisfying 'Aha!' Mysteries are great for
teaching critical thinking, creative thinking, reading,
and writing skills, and utilize a higher order level of
learning. Here are some resources:
- Mysteries in the Millions http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4590/
- Perhaps the best site on Mysteries
for kids http://www.mysterynet.com/
Money site (11yrs
& above)
This site is developed
by management consultants Ernst & Young. They recognized
the need for youngsters to practice their mathematical skills
and know the real world of money and finance. While navigating
through Moneyopolis your child is encouraged to start thinking
about getting an after-school job, saving for college and
setting long-term goals, while at the same time learning
about the importance of community volunteer work. (Kids
may need your assistance).
www.moneyopolis.com
Knowledge Website by children
ThinkQuest is a non profit global network of students, teachers,
parents and technologists dedicated to exploring youth-centered
learning on the Net. It is an online community where young
people learn, teach, mentor, discover, research and grow
through ThinkQuest programs. Over time it has become a great
source of information and knowledge of direct relevance
to children, since it is made by children.
www.thinkquest.org
For any kind of school related work/
project/ knowledge go to their search directory and you
will mostly be rewarded.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/search.html |
