Teaching children sometimes seems like a thankless job. Parents and teachers
spend hours working with the children and hear the moans of exasperation or see
the child rolling their eyes. Using some fun tips can help with teaching because
it makes the learning experience a fun one for all parties involved. There are a
few educational websites that encourage kids to play games to learn and take
interactive quizzes to test their knowledge.
One of the better websites is Fun Brain. The website includes games geared towards teaching
students a specific type of activity and all the games were created by the
website. They have Math Car Racing, Grammar Gorillas, and The Plural Girls just
to name a few. They also have comic books to encourage kids to read and a
resource area for teachers.
For those who really want to make learning fun, Learning Games is an invaluable resource. The website has over
100 online games listed and each game has a different theme or lesson attached.
Kids can learn about math, science, reading, and other topics. Some of their
games are even geared towards those not yet in school.
Parents and teachers occasionally need some encouragement of their own and
they often do this by finding tips on teaching. A great source of information is
the Scholastic Parents website, created and run by the Scholastic
book company. They offer help in the world of reading, but also a few other tips
for teaching kids in real life setting, such as using the menu at a restaurant
to teach kids about math.
Room
108 was created specifically for kids and everything on the website is safe
so that kids can spend time there without parental supervision. The website is
divided into different categories like Music, Math, and Writing. They offer
different lessons and games that help students learn.
There’s also the Family Education website, which lists online games and activity
ideas. They have separate categories for younger children and school age
children. They also list ideas for teaching children facts and ideas relating to
different holidays. The Louisiana Kids Fun and Education Page is another good resource.
The focus on this page is teaching kids the history of the state and facts
relating to different governmental ideas. They have free downloadable coloring
book pages and quizzes for kids to take after finishing their lessons.
Other tips for parents and teachers can be found at Kids Bib Learning
Tips, The Child Development Network, and Pearson‘s Family Education Network.
The SuperKids
section of the Dole website offers kids the chance to learn more about nutrition
and healthy eating habits. Kids will also like using Crayloa because in addition to
learning fun activities, they can download coloring book pages that teach math,
shapes, and colors. There’s also CyberKids that focuses on teaching kids about math and safety,
as well as Brain Pop. Brain
Pop uses an interactive system to teach children in different areas including
social studies, English and technology.
Tutor Hunt provides a completely free service to help both tutors and students locate each other. They are used by thousands of parents/students and is a useful resource.