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How Video Games Can Help Kids With Special Needs

Video games are more than just “time wasters” or an inexpensive way to have some fun. They can be used as a tool to help children who have a variety of special needs. There are adapted controllers, games designed for kids with specific special needs, and even classroom applications for video games. There are plenty of parents who would describe themselves as “gamers”. These are the people who have been playing video games since they were children, and who are still playing video games today. There are also quite a few parents who feel that all video games are a … Continue reading →

What Really Happens in the Classroom?

My 7-year-old and I play a little game on the ride home from school each day called “High Low.” After we clear the madness that is the school’s parking lot we take turns telling each other one high point and one low point of our respective days. A couple of weeks before Christmas my daughter shared a “high” of crafting Christmas cards for her teacher’s 20-something-year-old unmarried daughter who couldn’t make it home to Wisconsin for the holidays. I didn’t get all the details, but I from what I gathered, the teacher’s daughter had to remain in Texas for some … Continue reading →

Educational Summer Fun

Here’s a fun way to put your kid’s high tech skills to good use: Computer Summer Camp. If you have a hard time prying your son or daughter away from the computer at breakfast time, bedtime and every hour in between, then you might consider sending him or her to Digital Media Academy. The award-winning camp accredited by Stanford University is one of the most popular media programs in North America and is ideal for teens looking to get their hands on the most relevant software used in the entertainment industry. The summer camp sessions run from mid-June through August … Continue reading →

Fun Ways to Make Learning Fun for Preschoolers

Learning doesn’t only have to take place in a classroom. The following simple activities are designed to help educate your preschooler in a home setting. What’s more, the projects are so much fun, your child won’t realize he’s actually leaning important lessons in the process: SHAVING CREAM PAINT Materials: Shaving cream Sponges Paintbrushes Food coloring Popsicle sticks Small bowls Directions: Spray shaving cream into several small bowls. Add food coloring and mix with Popsicle sticks. Moisten sponges and paintbrushes. Allow your preschooler to paint with the shaving cream. Then, have him mix the colors and guess what the combinations will … Continue reading →

Fun Egg Carton Learning Games

I’ve been asking my friends for creative ideas and here’s one from a Kindergarten teacher that I just love. It’s such an open ended craft with great learning potential. My friend uses this as an introduction to numbers. She takes empty egg cartons and labels each compartment with numbers 1 through 12. A permanent marker works, but you can get really fancy and do stickers or computer printouts. The children have to find one of something, two of something else and so on. She provides things like counting bears, paper clips, buttons, pennies, or small pebbles. She says it’s a … Continue reading →

Jan Brett’s Website – Over 4000 Fun Activities

Jan Brett is a well known children’s author and illustrator. Her artwork is beautiful and unique. She shares it for free on her website, www.janbrett.com, with over four thousand pages of activities, coloring pages, drawing instructions, games, and projects that are sure to educate and entertain children for hours. You can view video instructions for drawing hedgehogs, polar bears, lions, elephants, chickens, bunnies, and even gingerbread babies. You’ll even find some recipes, and craft instructions. Online games include a concentration game, a scrambler, and interactive coloring pages. My favorites though are the chance to decorate a Christmas tree and gingerbread … Continue reading →

Classroom Game Fun

In some of my last articles I offered some ideas for games that can be used in the classroom. Children learn more when they are engaged in learning. If children are bored and inattentive they learn less. Therefore it is important that teachers make their lessons as fun and as engaging as possible. Games are a great way to review material and get students involved. The first game that I discussed was a quickness game and works best with quick or memorization facts. The second game discussed is played much like baseball. It can be used with facts and with … Continue reading →

More Fun Classroom Games

In a previous article I discussed how a child’s education can be fun and exciting. All it takes is a little creativity and planning by the teacher. Because not all teachers possess creativity, I will share some ideas that work for me in the classroom. The games that I am listing have worked for both lower grade levels and upper grade levels. Simply adjust the material to meet your needs. The first game that I described was a quickness games. Students compete to see who can name or answer a card first. The next couple of games listed are also … Continue reading →

Fun Games for Classrooms

Good teaching, effective teaching, is actually an art. An effective teacher has a creative way of relaying information to the students so that it is fun and interesting. While not all school work can be fun, much of learning can be exciting if it is presented in a proper manner. Some teachers are natural creators. They are creative and make-up fun and educational games with ease. Other teachers are not so fortunate to have this gift. However, that does not mean that their classes must be boring and games cannot be used. There are many resource books and websites that … Continue reading →

The Fun and Lessons of Co-Ed Sports

Two of my teenagers are playing together on a co-ed soccer team for their small high school. It has been several years since they both played together on a co-ed sports team and they love it. While I was sitting on the sidelines in the sun at Saturday’s game, I was pondering all the cool things that come from co-educational activities for kids… I know that my son and daughter are actually enjoying being able to play together on a soccer team like they did when they were quite young. They’ve had fun discussing strategy and re-living plays and experiences … Continue reading →