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When your child is at the age of beginning to learn the alphabet and math fundamentals, educational games and learning software can be a great way to supplement his education.
A series of research studies into the educational effectiveness of Educational games has determined three general benefits when compared to traditional instruction.
The use of Educational games in instruction greatly enhances the retention of content information over longer periods.
Games promote student interest in the particular topic and in related class content and assignments. Moreover, students assume a more favorable attitude toward the subject area, in general, and are more motivated to do well in the course.
Educational games prompt increased student interaction and a greater willingness of students to communicate and contribute in small group discussions.
Potential Benefits:
Social Interaction and Team Play
Problem Solving
Multigenerational Play - people of various ages can work together to achieve a particular goal. Because of the wide range of ages of players, people of different ages can and do play together in ways they might not in real life.
Educational Benefits - Some games create complex cultures, races, and stories. Other games take place in historical settings or are of futuristic or imaginary nature.
Our games will provide you with hours of fun using numbers, letters, colors, puzzles and more ...
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The WOW Factor To Your Child's Math Lessons !
Character Building Activities for Kids
Ready-to-Use Character Educational Lessons & Activities for the Elementary Grades
This straight-forward resource gives teachers, counselors, and parents over 140 common-sense lessons with reproducible activities for developing traits selected as representative of good character, such as honesty, generosity and fairness. This guide is organized into three sections focusing on respect for self, respect for others, and a positive outlook on life. Each lesson defines a specific character trait, shows children how to recognize the trait, and provides opportunities for children to apply the trait in their own daily lives.
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AMERICAN AUTHORS CARD GAME $5.99
The American Authors Card Game includes portraits of 13 selected American authors and their books. You can also play regular card games with these cards.
Authors include:
Herman Melville
Walt Whitman
Henry James
Theodore Dreiser
Robert Frost
Eugene O'Neill
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
James Baldwin
Thomas Wolfe
John Steinbeck
Willa Cather
Ernest Hemingway
CHILDRENS AUTHORS CARD GAME $5.99
The Children's Authors Card Game features 13 writers who have touched children's imaginations through their delightful books. Rule card included.
Authors include:
Dr. Seuss
A. A. Milne
Meindert Dejong
Rudyard Kipling
Hans Christian Anderson
Lewis Carroll
Charles Perrault
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Brothers Grimm
Joel Chandler Harris
Issac Bashevis Singer
Beatrix Potter
J. M. Barrie
TAKE OFF! - 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION $29.99
Knowing geography is the foundation for understanding our world. It helps us grasp the meaning of events here and abroad. For many kids, studying geography is meaningless and boring. That’s why Take Off! is such an exciting breakthrough. Take Off! is educational and entertaining - great for the classroom and family room! What’s more, it’s easy to learn and fun for all ages. Thanks to Take Off!, your feeling about geography will never be the same.
Contents of Take Off - 15th Anniversary Edition:
Laminated World Map (48" by 21")
6 Fleets of 4 Jets (24 Pieces)
Nearly 200 Country Profile cards
2 eight-sided dice
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LEWIS AND CLARK CARD GAME $9.99
The Lewis and Clark Card Game is an exciting rummy-like game of exploration! Follow the footsteps of Lewis and Clark using this 56 card deck of oversized exploration cards. Join the historical expedition and learn all about the discoveries they made on their journey west! Includes instructions for two simple card games each with their own unique challenges.
ONCE UPON A TIME CARD GAME $20.99
Players of Once Upon a Time create a story together using cards that show typical elements form fairy tales. The Storyteller creates a story using the ingredients on their cards, guiding the plot toward their own ending. The other players use their cards to interrupt the Storyteller and to become the new Storyteller. The winner is the first player to play out all their cards, ending with the "Happy Ever After" card.
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Seal Race
$18.95
Six seals throw colorful balls on the beach. It's great fun to figure out which seal threw which ball. The players who can best remember which balls were exchanged get to move forward! Help your child to develop through play. This high quality...
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Klecks: Kennst du die Farben? Motley: Who Knows the Colors?
$7.95
Zebra Motley adores coloring everything in different colors. Occasionally he gets the color mixed up. What is red? The sun, leaf or ladybug? By turning over the card you can check your answer.
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Frog Rally
List: $15.00
$11.95
(20% savings!)
It's spring and four colorful frogs are going out exploring. Use your skill and have lots of fun moving them from pond to pond. Let's get hopping! Help your child to develop through play. This high quality wooden game encourages basic skills and...
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Early Years
List: $15.00
$12.95
(14% savings!)
Early Years is a collection of four co-operative card games which encourage close observation, communication, imagination, and social and memory skills: In Animal Train, Try to connect halves of animals to form a long train pulled by Teddy Bear's...
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Hot Dots Flash Cards: Division
List: $9.95
$7.95
(20% savings!)
Add electronic light-and-sound excitement with Hot Dots! Use like regular flash cards or add the Hot Dots Power Pen, and children can drill independently. Touch the pen to a 'hot' dot (correct answer), and the Hot Dots Power Pen gives immediate...
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Hot Dots Flash Cards: Subtraction
List: $9.95
$7.95
(20% savings!)
Add electronic light-and-sound excitement with Hot Dots! Use like regular flash cards or add the Hot Dots Power Pen, and children can drill independently. Touch the pen to a 'hot' dot (correct answer), and the Hot Dots Power Pen gives immediate...
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Hot Dots Flash Cards: Money
List: $9.95
$7.95
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Add electronic light-and-sound excitement with Hot Dots! Use like regular flash cards or add the Hot Dots Power Pen, and children can drill independently. Touch the pen to a 'hot' dot (correct answer), and the Hot Dots Power Pen gives immediate...
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Trilemma
List: $20.00
$14.95
(25% savings!)
A multi-level mathematics game to support numeric strategy in an entertaining way. Trilemma tests the times tables and other mathematical functions non-sequentially. This challenging game of chance and skill can be played in a mixed age group with...
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Walking With Dinosaurs Board Game
List: $20.00
$16.95
(15% savings!)
This stunning series captured everyone's imagination -- and so will this new game! Based on the award-winning BBC production, players start life as early dinosaurs in the Triassic period, over 220 million years ago. In a race around the board, the...
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Things That Swim
List: $12.00
$9.95
(17% savings!)
Race to complete your animals by swapping cards. Each complete animal gains you points. How many? It's different every time. This wonderful family game features 45 oversized picture cards by leading nature artist John Francis. The cards form 15...
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Effective Preschool Activites and Games
Find creative, fun activites arranged by subjects with activites described in detail that are available to you to download and print at no cost.
These stimulating activites will provide the teacher and/or parent with information on developing the preschool child's perceptual skills.
Hooked On Phonics
Supercharge your kid's reading, math and school success. Try award winning Hooked On Phonics program risk free for 30 days.
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411Learn is designed to provide parents and teachers of K-12 children an organized method of finding quality educational products and services that enhance student learning.
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