Education

Scouring the internet for some fun and free websites to assist you in teaching your preschool-age child their numbers, animals, letters and colors? Here are my top five favorite websites (so far!) for preschool educational activities. All of these websites are kid-friendly and safe for young eyes.

Is winter a time to sit indoors? Of course not! Get out in the snow with your kids and enjoy this nature study program that involves tracking, dressing up, and stories about hibernation. Enjoy a snowy day nature unit with homeschoolers or any snow-loving young children.

Dandi Daley Mackall's book The Tiny Baby Jesus is a good choice for a Sunday school class or a Christian family to explore the connections between the baby Jesus and his adult work.

The Historical Folk Toys’ quilt kit, with materials for three projects, is a good choice for a beginning quilter or for a homeschooling teacher doing a unit on Colonial America.

The alphabet song isn't the only way to teach a child the ABCs. Here are 5 creative ways for a whole family to have fun while helping the little ones learn their letters.

The award-winning Music Ace series of music education software by Harmonic Vision has been in use in classrooms and school music labs since 1991. The programs are used by more than 7,000 school districts in English-speaking countries around the world.

My Virtual Tutor: Reading is Nintendo DS's best new educational game this season.

While children are more than willing to watch Pixar and Disney films, they are often just as willing to watch LeapFrog and Blue's Clues.