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Don't Discount Second Hand Stores

September 18th 2009 17:35
Investigating a new area to live, I started checking out all the stores - second hand stores included and noticed what bargains they had to offer particularly in the way of kids educational computer games and books. We managed to make some great savings and many of the books and cds were priced at $2 or less!


The Little Bear Preschool Thinking Adventure normally sells for between $10 and $15 and we picked it up for $1. A definite bargain!

We found a lot of Scholastic and Disney titles and there were purchases that kept both my daughter and I very happy.

Stores like Value Village (Canada) also have a 50% off day so it is worth popping in just to see what they may have in stock. Cheap is good but cheaper is better!

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Speakaboos

June 2nd 2009 02:38
The Speakaboo website served a great purpose this week as it gave us an online version of The Ugly Duckling to read and view as well as a follow on activity, but the site itself holds an interesting premise.

Coming soon, as the site announces, is a record your own story section which will allow kids and parents to record their own voices reading (or singing!) their favorite story, song, or nursery rhyme. Anything that aids in the improvement and creation of kids wanting to read or listen to stories is a great idea.
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Free Online Children's Books

April 13th 2009 02:26
As an expat abroad, I am always searching for new stories to share with my daughter.

The Children's Library is a non-profit organisation offering a wide variety of free paper books to be read online including stories such as Axle The Freeway Cat, Blinky Bill, Cinderella and Mother Goose.

The International Children's Digital Library Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.

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Five In A Row

April 1st 2009 01:49
Five In A Row is a unique program which is ideal for home schooling or extra learning and combines children's literature with creative lesson plans involving social studies, language, art, applied maths and science.

The main program is designed for young children from 4-8 although the Before Five In A Row, Beyond Five In A Row and Above and Beyond Five In A Row caters from 2 up until the ages of 12 onwards.

Jane Lambert the creator says, "Every child needs to develop a strong sense of family identity and intimacy. This vital foundation springs naturally from time spent together. Your family may read aloud together, play or listen to music, visit art galleries and museums, play games, sports or any of a thousand other activities. When families do activities together, children experience a closeness, and a sense of belonging-identity."

Intended for it's ease of use, you can select one of the 55 books on the book list from the library and locate the corresponding lesson plan for the week. Using such classics as "The Story About Ping", "Madeline" and "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", the program is something that we are keen to utilise in our education.

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