Science booklets for bright or gifted children

Submitted: 17-Aug-2005

Crathespress is a small publishing company in New Zealand that has developed a series of science booklets to extend bright and curious children between 10 and 12. They are a fascinating read and most people find them interesting, particularly if y . . . [click for more]

Mathematical Tale WInds

Submitted: 17-Jun-2005

Fabulously creative math stories shared by a passionate math professor who wants to encourage "non-routine" thinking in children. Our family made paper manipulatives for all of the Land of Pome stories in the 2nd through 3rd grades. . . . [click for more]

Books and free curriculum guides to teach character education and nurture children

Submitted: 10-Jun-2005

Watering Can Press has a series of wonderfully unique, interactive and educational books and resources to use in homeschooling. Not only do the books (for 6-12 year olds) provide inspiring lessons and experiences, but there are free Teacher's Guides . . . [click for more]

Animated web site helps kids learn to read

Submitted: 29-Jan-2004

Literactive is a great site to help kids learn to read. It includes animated books and nursury rhymes, an animated phonics program called The Road to Reading, and downloadable activities and worksheets. . . . [click for more]

Action-filled picture book discourages bullying.

Submitted: 29-Jan-2004

An action-filled picture book that discourages bullying, and encourages tolerance and kindness toward those among us who are "different," is available at no cost online at www.whalebook.com as a public service for teachers. The book is ti . . . [click for more]

Children's Book on Terrorism

Submitted: 14-Sep-2003

Hi, I discovered a great book to gently explain the complexities of terrorism to the young ones. It's called Ame the Elephant, Terrorized by Evil Mice by J. A. Louthain. It's a story about an elephant (Ame) who's asleep on his side when he's attack . . . [click for more]

bibliomania Literature Site

Submitted: 20-Aug-2003

If you're looking for a good resource for literature, bibliomania has a lot to offer. It has more than 2000 classic texts readable online, as well as study guides, Literature Book Notes, Author Biographies, Book Summaries and Reference Books . . . [click for more]

World & I homeschooling site

Submitted: 20-Aug-2003

This web site, associated with the World & I magazine, contains a wealth of information about topics such as Peoples of the World, World Folktales, Profiles in Character, In the Footsteps of Lincoln, and more. A subscription to the site includes . . . [click for more]

Backyard Jungle Great Science and Creativity Site

Submitted: 15-Aug-2003

Backyard Jungle encourages both an interest in nature and creativity. Kids create a "backyard", either real or imaginary, and then add their "discoveries" to it. Discoveries are photographs or drawings of plants, animals, or other aspects of nature. . . . [click for more]

Multiplication Without Memorizing

Submitted: 15-Aug-2003

I think that too much emphasis is placed on memorizing multiplication tables. Memorization has nothing to do with an ability to do math; it is far more important to understand the concepts of how and why math works. Gifted children especially have . . . [click for more]

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