Archive for the 'Educational products' Category

When You Say Thank You, Mean It book Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 26 December 2010 | 22 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews

So! Christmas. With the extended family.
Did you have any, "Say thank you to Aunt Jenny!" moments, followed by a bratty exhale and eyeroll?
How did this ungrateful brat become my offspring?
I didn’t have that exact scenario, but Jojo did actually refuse to say thank you to a lady who spent lots of time helping [...]

The Scholastic Treasure of 100 Storybook Classics #2

Yazan: CanCan | 21 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews

I love my Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (Scholastic Video Collection); I have used it many many times both at home and in my preschool class at school.
I teach a lot of EAL learners (English as Another Language…meaning English isn’t their mother tongue), and the way that The Scholastic Treasury puts visuals to the [...]

Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know About Atlanta, Charleston, Tampa, Orlando, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Houston

Yazan: CanCan | 10 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

If you are planning a family trip or just want to teach distant relatives about your city, Arcadia Publishing has launched a fun new series called Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know.
Each Cool Stuff book contains colorful photographs, dynamic graphics, and kid-friendly facts about a specific city and state.
I would have LOVED this [...]

Baby Abuelita Spanish Speaking Dolls

Yazan: CanCan | 29 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Educational products, Toys

Baby Abuelita is a series of multicultural dolls, books and dvds that can be used o teach children traditional Hispanic songs and Spanish vocabulary.
The award-winning collection is used in some school curriculums, too!
Recently, Baby Abuelita Productions launched Javier, the first toddler boy doll in the line.
Javier, wearing a red and white stripped polo shirt [...]

Kids Science Kits Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 28 November 2010 | 101 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Jojo, Reviews

Jojo is 6 now, and is growing up before my eyes.
Suddenly I have KID in my house. A kid who laughs at my jokes, can play independently, can read, write, and draw.
Also? He isn’t really into toys anymore. He loves his Lego blocks and Indiana Jones action figures, but other than that he is [...]

Anime Studio Curriculum Guide

Yazan: CanCan | 19 November 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Reviews

I got a copy of Anime Studio Curriculum Guide from Smith Micro for review.
It is a thin spiral-bound book with Anime Studio Debut DVD-rom compatible with Mac or Windows 7 that focuses on 12 basic principles of animation.
The book is really thin and my nanny, who can’t read English, kept moving it from the [...]

Coghlans Binoculars for Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 18 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Educational products, Jojo, Reviews

I have a young adventurer in my house, and he is less into toys and more into “gear”.
I mean you don’t see Indiana Jones playing with toys.
Jojo approves of his new Coghlan’s Kid’s 7-function Binoculars.
They can serve as binoculars, monocular, magnifying glass, linen counter, compass, stereoscope and signal mirror.
Jojo asked what the [...]

Rock N Learn Phonics DVD Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 06 November 2010 | 77 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews

Songs can help you to learn all kinds of useful information; I still remember how to name all 50 states in alphabetical order thanks to a song I learned when I was 9.
Rock ‘N Learn produces DVD’s to help children of all ages learn subjects like reading and writing, math, science, test preparation, foreign [...]

Scholastic Storybook Treasures Halloween Stories DVD Collection

Yazan: CanCan | 30 October 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews

On October 26, Scholastic released The Halloween Stories Collection, a 3 DVD set featuring 18 slightly scary stories.
The Halloween Stories Collection includes these DVD titles: Where the Wild Things Are…and 5 More Stories by Maurice Sendak, A Very Brave Witch…and more Halloween stories,

Where the Wild Things Are…and 5 More Stories by Maurice Sendak [...]

The Good Garden

Yazan: CanCan | 12 October 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

Children have a strong sense of justice.
At the school where I work, even the youngest students (3K) are encouraged to “take action!”
But, can a child make a difference?
The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough is a book about poverty and food scarcity, told for children children ages 7 and [...]

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