World Explorer Books - Children's Books About Exploration

Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbuswritten and illustrated by Peter Sis; ages 5 and upOver 500 years ago a little boy was born in the city of Genoa, Italy. His father was a weaver, but Christopher Columbus dreamed of faraway places, adventure, and discovery. He observed the ships that sailed into the harbor and listened to the sailors and merchants as they told tales of their

Exploration Kids Books - American Exploer Books

Who Was First? Discovering the AmericasRussell Freedman; ages 11 and upHistorian Russell Freeman explores the various claims to the "discovery" of the American continents. Every U.S. school child knows the story of Columbus, but what about the Chinese explorer, Zheng He? This lavishly illustrated volume traces explorers' journeys with archival maps, charts, and timelines. Freeman discusses the

Reading Readiness Books: ages 3-4

Get your 3 to 4 year old ready to read and learn with these age-appropriate story recommendations.How can we help our children as they are learning to read?  One of the building blocks of reading competency is phonetic awareness. What are the sounds that make up a written word? Phonemic awareness refers to the ability to hear and tell the difference between words, sounds, and syllables in

Best Music Books For Children

Teach your child all about instruments, melody, and more with these recommended music books for preschoolersKids Go!by They Might Be Giants; illustrated by Pascal CampionHipster rock group They Might Be Giants return after their Grammy-winning CD for kids, Here Come the 123s, with a book and song combination to get kids off the couch and get moving. The song was originally created in 2008 for a

Top 10 Kids Math Web Sites

FunbrainA math arcade and interactive math games are only two of the many features of this site, which offers games in a wide variety of topics. Classic games on this site include math car racing. Check out the teacher's resource page and the curriculum guide. Time4LearningComplete online curriculum for preschool through the eighth grade. 

Middle School Educational Software

QuickStudy English VocabularyTake the quick path to writing success! Quickstudy English Vocabulary provides a solid educational foundation that will raise grades and test scores and improve vocabulary and writing skills in the classroom and beyond. The curriculum-based lessons are designed by educators to help students expand their vocabulary in an engaging, interactive learning

Software For Kids

Millie's Math HouseDevelop a love for math with Millie! In seven fun-filled activities, kids explore fundamental math concepts as they learn about numbers, shapes, sizes, quantities, patterns, sequencing, addition, and subtraction. They count critters, build mouse houses, create crazy-looking bugs, make jellybean cookies for Harley the horse, and find just the right shoes for Little,