Technology in your Homeschool? Educational apps reviews

Jun18

Technology is a wonderful tool to use in your classroom, but it can be overwhelming too! Today I thought I’d give you some websites that can help you make informed decisions about what games you’d like to let your children use for school and free time. There are so many fun and innovative apps for your children to use that can enhance and reinforce learning.

Common Sense Media The link I have given you is for the educational apps reviews, but the website has reviews for more a variety of media. Common Sense Media is a non-partisan organization that gives information about media so that you can make good choices for your family.

Here is a review site for educational apps for children 0-12 for your iPad and iPhone. Best Kids Apps ** As a side note** Bookworm is recommended as a game for all ages and I concur. I have it on my iPod and iPad and play it when I can. I really enjoy it. Keeps the ol’ gray matter challenged. 🙂

OHMommy has written reviews of some of her favorite educational apps for preschoolers. I have seen a few of her recommendations on different websites as well and since she has some of her own testers. I am sure her recommendations would be worth looking into.

Do you have a child with Special needs? I found a website that will be helpful to you. I tutor several autistic students and this has given me ideas to use with them. Apps for Children with Special Needs

Have you found any websites or apps that your children enjoy? Please share!

~Lisa~

Columbus Day

Oct10

Today is the day we commemorate Christopher Clumbus’ voyage to the Americas. Here are some fun worksheets and activities to do.

Christopher Columbus Character for a play or story telling.

Christopher Columbus mini book to print along with a quiz!

Write a story about Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus.

Math worksheet using a graph

Read and color sheets

Have you tried to do copywork with your children? This is a terrific passage to introduce to your students. It would also make a fun refrigerator piece or a letter to send to grandparents if you had your scholar copy and illustrate it. This poem is short and easy to remember for little ones if you’d like to have them memorize it and recite to Dad at the dinner table tonight.

In fouteen hundred and ninety-two

Columbus sailed the ocean blue (author unknown)

The poem Columbus would be ideal for choral reading, read aloud, memorization. or copywork.

Here are some book selections for Columbus Day. Click here to see the list.

The First Landing of Columbus in the New World, Washington Irving This is a short passage that can be read aloud and discussed with your older students. Questions: How does this vary from the stories you have heard? Summarize Columbus’ prayer when arriving on shore.

The True Story of Christopher Columbus,Elbridge S. Brooks This is an 14 chapter online book that can be downloaded if you so choose. First published in 1892.

Art Picture Study Here is a smaller picture of First landing of Columbus on the shores of the New World, at San Salvador Questions to ask:What is taking place? who is the man kneeling in front? What does the flag represent? Who do you think the man with the cross is and why is he in the painting?