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Despite its name, not all the content on CoolMath.com is directly related to Math. In fact, their tag line is 'Math and Thinking games'. The Cool Math games site, (www.coolmath-games.com), has many great online games for gifted children. Take, for example, the ever popular Bloxorz, the Lemonade Stand Game, or Bloons Tower Defense. Each are maddeningly fun and addictive, but each are also designed to engage the thinking skills of gifted learners. Many teachers quickly turn to Cool Math when they are looking for extension activities for their fast finishers, and now you can too. Everything on the site is free to use. Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/family/articles/70813.aspx#ixzz0nVoYSMoo

"What technology skills do our youngest learners really need to know in order to be successful when moving to Kindergarten? Read on to find out."

What technology skills do our youngest learners really need to know in order to be successful when moving to Kindergarten? Read on to find out. Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/71852.aspx#ixzz0oznTuPNG

Some interesting poetry here, can be downloaded as poem posters.

This is a list of books which I hope will be a useful resource for teachers and librarians for the Primary Years Programme of Inquiry of the International Baccalaureate. I have tried to choose books which do not have a narrow focus but which are trans-disciplinary in concept. Please contact me if you would like recommendations for books on specific subject areas, and at a particular age level. The list will gradually be added to and improved as I have time to add to it and as I get more feedback from teachers and librarians. I have divided the list into the six organizing themes (though I realise that there can be considerable overlap between various themes) and have made up separate lists for fiction and non-fiction titles. I have given an indication of reading levels to each of the titles. Titles newly included in this updated list are marked *

A wiki that breaks apps into age/grade use, could be good for a "suggested"apps for families with ipads for their kids?

"safe"videos on a range of subjects. Age graded (if that helps)