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WiredKids, the ultimate online safety project for kids, tweens and teens.

Have a look at these cool Apps related to story telling and reading for kids on the iPad.

"Most people would agree that a good game could help students learn. But what, exactly, makes a game good? With their vast popularity and singular ability to engage young people, digital games have been hailed as a new paradigm for education in the 21st century. But researchers know surprisingly little about how successful games work. What are the key design elements that make certain games compelling, playable, and fun? How do game genres differ in their educational effectiveness for specific topics and for specific learners? How do kids learn when they play games? Does the setting (classroom vs. casual) matter? How can games be used to prepare future learning, introduce new material, or strengthen and expand existing knowledge? How are games designed to best facilitate the transfer of learning to the realities of students' everyday lives? And how can we use all of this knowledge to guide future game design?"

This website has simple art projects for younger kids and it breaks them down by age and media.

Some of these seem obvious though we still ignore them.

Here, kid--play this game. Ok, thanks--that's good. Next.

Free English course for foreign kids

Story telling sites.Ideal for younger learners, here you can listen to (and read) short (and longer) stories in simple English. Great fun! rec Claudia

Thousands of free presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Interactive Games for Kids, including lesson plans for teachers. Themes and topics index all on one page.

Children who love to do something productive in their free time can definitely use it to make some extra money. These jobs can play by their skills or strengths and your child is definitely free to choose whatever type of job appeals to them. If you liked our previous article about making money for kids, then here's another one for you. Read more http://www.make-lots-of-money.com/child-friendly-ways-make-money/