Children - Learning and Playing
Children playing and learning resources. Articles on kids learning and playing. Learning is defined in psychology as a permanent change in behavior, motivated by experience. Evolution suggests that mind and consciousness are not confined to humans, and it seems obvious, if one observes the play of young animals, that it is part of their learning experience. Human play is a voluntary, fun-filled activity, a primitive kind of communication in which the players engage in behaviors that mimic reality. Children, who have few other ways of communicating, use play as their major technique for self-expression and social behavior. Find out more about learning and playing, and how they shape our lives, with the links below.
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| Einstein Never Used Flash Cards How Our Children Really Learn -- And Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less. Reassuring to parents and educators,... |
Helping Children with Autism Learn A Guide to Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals. Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they... |
| Educating Kids I am a firm believer of the fact that we are all born as learned people, education only allows us to unlearn principles... |
How Our Children Really Learn And Why They Need To Play More And Memorize Less Now that we know the scientific data about how children’s brains develop, several lessons emerge. One is a cautionary note,... |
| Don’t Let Your Kids Take a Vacation From Learning Over Summer Break As soon as the bell rang on the last day of school, all most kids could think of was their freedom, but nine-year-old Erica... |
How Children’s Play Develops from Birth to Age 5 An overview of the development of way in which a child plays and ultimately learns about the world around him from birth to... |
| Learning Toys Give Kids a Head Start It's the first day of school. You watch as your child walks to the bus stop, wearing a brand-new backpack filled with a big... |
Educational and Learning Toys Make Back-to-School Learning Fun While parents' back-to-school shopping lists almost always include the latest fashions, new sneakers and various school... |
| Little Children Learning Latin Books Teach Pre-Schoolers this Classic Language. If you want to cause some excitement at your favorite fast food restaurant... |
Food supplements 'improve' learning ability Food supplements may prompt enormous improvement in the educational abilities of children with learning difficulties, a... |
| Mature Dogs, Cats Help Children Learn Empathy, Responsibility If you could choose a best friend for your children, you'd probably look for someone who plays... |
Children’s Museums: The Greatest Children’s Learning Institutions in the World While most children are unable to visit the numerous children’s museums around the world, accessing them online can be just... |
4 Kids Online: Virtual Tree House and Information Guide
Find games and activities, kids' home pages, children's literature sites, science and social studies, and an Internet safety page for parents.
4to40.com: Kids Portal for Parents
4to40.com, an Indian Web portal is a fun, entertaining and educational free mega site for children worldwide, with lots of interesting activities, games and cool links for kids and teenagers, teachers and educators.
American Library Association: Online Parents Information and Resources Guide
Directory of sites, selected by the American Library Association, on art, entertainment, history, literature, science, language, and technology.
Appaloosa Interactive: Bonus Online
Mutant Monsters! Alien Brain Games! Plus stuff about favorite pets, wildlife in danger, snakes ... separate entryways for different age groups.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Jeeves was the know-it-all manservant in the P.G. Wodehouse books about English toff Bertie Wooster. Do you have a question? Just ask Jeeves!
b EQUAL - makers of Time Troopers, an interactive DVD game for the whole family
Makers of Time Troopers DVD Game, Smart Games For Family Fun (tm). Time Troopers is an interactive TV/DVD game designed for adults and kids to play together. Take your family on a fun-filled ride through the people, places and events that shaped our world.
Billy Bear 4 Kids
Online games and activities, printable cards, screen savers and clip art, and several interactive reading features, like shareware storybooks.
Billy Bear 4 Kids: Children's Holidays Information and Resources Guide
For birthdays, Mother's Day and Father's Day, the New Year, Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, the Fourth of July, and several religious holidays.
British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom: Children's Web Wise Guide
The Web Wise Guide is a beginners' guide to the web from the BBC Education Unit, with "everything you need to know [about] the Internet".
British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom: ID: Learning To Be You
BBC Education site on friendship, rules and medicines (age 5-9), smoking, drinking and volatile substances (age 9-12) and drugs (age 12-16).
British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom: Modern World History
The BBC offers this history site, which provides superb interactive history lessons on Europe 1919-1945, for students of GCSE level and above.
British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom: Twentieth Century Vox
Listen to the past 100 years of British history, as told to BBC Radio 5 in "Snapshots of Life Experience", by the people who lived through it.
Children's Books and Movies that Build Character
Discovery Journey evaluates children’s books and movies for 17 character traits and moral virtues. Each review has related fun and educational activities resulting in kids who love to learn, learning good things.
Churchill Society of London, United Kingdom
A society which honors the memory of Sir Winston Churchill and his leadership during the Second World War. Includes a sound clip, and more.
Circle One Network: Kidscom Activities and Information Guide
Kids can voice their opinions on anything from politics to pizza toppings, with separate areas for young children and for parents and teachers.
Department of Education, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The DENI is responsible for developing primary, secondary and further education in the Province. This site has plans, circulars, links and more.
Department of Health, United Kingdom: Wired for Health
The "National Grid for Learning" offers youngsters from four to 19 information about their health with links to "clear and credible" Web sites.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, United Kingdom
D.A.R.E. is a project based at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, created to teach U.K. schoolchildren why they should resist drugs and violence.
Education 4 Kids
Play educational games at this site for kids. Practice drills for math, language, history and science help you study in fun and exciting ways.
Enchanted Learning: Little Explorers Information Guide
A children's picture dictionary with links to sites on each topic and translations into four languages. Explore this online book for hours.
Enchanted Learning: Zoom School
Zoom School is an online elementary school classroom which features monthly themes and makes learning fun with great new games and stories.
Eureka.org: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom: Children's Museum and Information Guide
Colorful guide to the items at this museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, for kids from three to 12 years. Special events plus info for schools.
Flags Network: World Flags Information and Resources Guide
Illustrations of the world's flags from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Great for kids, vexillologists (people who study flags) and TV quiz shows.
Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Children's Educational Information Guide
A great launch pad as a study guide, or just explore. See what your fellow students are doing by reading their reports and class newspapers.
Fun Brain: Children's Activities and Resources Guide
Play math and science games, take quizzes, read stories, and more. Click on your age group: 6 & under, 7-10, 11-14, 15 and up -- and go!
Health Education Board for Scotland, United Kingdom
Information on topics from heart disease and cancer to physical activity at this health "Cyberschool" aimed at kids, teachers and parents.
Kid Source
Dozens of articles on education, parenting, and health of children, with discussion forums, links and "Guide to the Best Software for Kids."
Kids Vista: Online Children's Information and Resources Guide
A directory of the web for kids, with links to sites of K-12 interest on social studies, science, the arts, reference materials, and games.
Learning Alive
Superb on-line education service for teachers and pupils. Facilities include the Living Library, a huge reference source for subscribers only.
Living Library, United Kingdom
Huge collection of information for primary and secondary school kids, including a picture library. Subscribe as a school or individual user.
MaMa Media: Online Children's Information and Resources Guide
A safe environment for kids to explore high-quality web sites, and participate in a web-based community. Intelligent multimedia for kids.
Microsoft.com: Encarta Online: Schoolhouse Activities and Learning Guide
Articles and learning activities on a variety of subjects, easy to understand and complete with pictures. A great resource for school projects.
National Geographic Society: Xpeditions
Find nearly 1,800 atlases and maps, a resource archive of U.S. National Geography Standards and the spellbinding interactive Xpedition Hall.
National Museum of Science and Industry, South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom: STEM Project and Information Guide
A cooperative venture by Britain's Science Museum, teachers and students to "extend the educational potential" of this museum on the net.
Ohio Public Library Information Network: Children's Information and Resources Guide
This kid-friendly collection of sites contains four age-group divisions that have links to some appropriate academic and entertainment sites.
Public Broadcasting Service: Mysteries of the Nile
Tour of the wondrous sights of ancient Egypt courtesy of PBS. A QTVR tour of the Great Pyramid or Sphinx is just a part of the treasures here.
Scholastic.com: Magic School Bus
Based on the books about Ms. Frizzle and her magic bus, this site guides you through the season's TV episodes and offers a fun activity lab.
Syracuse University, New York: School Children's Digital Library and Information Guide
A rather selective but rewarding source guide to subjects including the arts, sciences, social studies and miscellaneous reference material.
Time Magazine For Kids
Online edition for the Time readers of tomorrow. This kids' edition has regular features and articles, for use at home or in the classroom.
United States Central Intelligence Agency: CIA World Fact Book
CIA database of facts and figures, political, economic and social data, geography, world facts and an on-line disguise kit for little spies.
United States Environmental Protection Agency: Explorer's Club
Learn how to clean up the environment through interactive stories, exciting games, colorful art and fun fact sheets, all presented by the EPA.
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Planets Information Guide
NASA's guide to the planets and other stuff in our solar system. Superb pictures, graphics and data makes this an authoritative "quick" guide.
University of Central Florida, Orlando: MidLink Magazine and Information Guide
Aimed at kids in the middle grades, you'll find an honor role of heroes and heroines, schoolwork help, a virtual quilt, fun projects and more.
Viking Heritage Centre, Largs, Ayrshire, England, United Kingdom: Viking Heritage Center
The Viking Heritage Centre in Largs, Ayrshire offers a multimedia journey from the earliest Viking raids to their defeat, the Battle of Largs.
Vroma.org: A Virtual Community for Teaching and Learning Classics
A "virtual community for teaching and learning classics", continually growing, with ancient Latin and Greek texts and images of Roman art.
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri: Net Vet Information Guide
Plenty of pictures and sounds at this wonderful animal site. It covers all the animals you'd expect to find in someone's home - or in a zoo.
Web Tech Consulting: Kidland.com
Directory of the web for youngsters, which features annotated links to sites of interest, including games, activities, cartoons, and toys.