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The Internet can be a key element in your child’s development—if you know the right places to go. “It is important that parents monitor what their children are doing and make sure their children are visiting reputable Internet sources,” says Richard E. Bavaria, Ph.D., vice president of education for Sylvan Learning Center. If you are unsure of a website’s credibility, consult your child’s school guidance counselor or the local librarian, Bavaria says. “You want to check out a website as carefully as you check out your child’s friends,” he advises. Here are 10 educational, reliable and fun websites guaranteed to knock your child’s socks off. Between the Lions, http://pbskids.org/lions Funded in part by a “Ready To Learn” grant from the U.S. Department of Education, this early literacy site is a tie-in to the award-winning PBS television program, “Between the Lions.” The site includes everything from printable coloring sheets to songs and games. Interactive Coloring Book, www.coloring.com/pictures/choose.cdc Children can choose the coloring tools they want to use and go to work coloring. KidsHealth, www.kidshealth.org A fun site that includes everything to do with the human body—how it works, growing up, staying healthy and much more. Download-a-Dinosaur, www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html Includes designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can download and print out on your printer. You just need scissors and glue. Sesame Workshop, www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet As the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, this website has everything from games to music. It even has the ability to let your child tickle Elmo. Tiny Planets, www.tinyplanets.com Bing and Bong, aliens from tiny planets, offer games related to technology, nature, light and color. Pauly’s Playhouse, www.paulysplayhouse.com With a game page that features tomato throwing, coloring, puzzles and farm animals, it will keep a child busy for hours. Nick Jr., www.nickjr.com Your child can play games, read stories and listen to music with his favorite characters including Dora the Explorer and Blue. Kids’ Planet, www.kidsplanet.org This site educates children on the importance of endangered species. Includes games, activities and coloring pages. Math Baseball, www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems are presented. Correct answers are rewarded with doubles, triples or home runs. By Lauren Strandquist |
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