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Wise Choices for You & Your Family EDUCATION GUIDE
www.FamilyAndKidsGA.com EDUCATION GUIDE
HOO’s learning
Websites to learn
Limiting the time kids spend on the computer can be a daunting task. But there are plenty of fun educational sites kids will love that make learning a blast and making their time spent plugged in healthier.
Animals Abound
THE Basics
Space is a Blast
funbrain.com Fun Brain offers educational games in every subject and every level. There are even parent-kid challenges and parent quizzes.
kids.nationalgeographic.com Travel to faraway states and countries to discover all kinds of critters and cool places. In addition to discovering freaky creatures and weird stuff, there are fun things you can make as well as photo tips with Hilary. starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Do fun activities, learn each planet’s orbit and match planets to their descriptions. You can even calculate your own weight and age on each planet. For teens, click on a link to NASA’s teen site and explore web pages to solve problems.
Pop, Dong, Kerplunk
brainpop.com Brain Pop is a fun site dedicated to health, science, and technology. Thrill at the awesome background sounds, and find experiments, activities, cartoons, and movies.
Coding Fun
code.org/student/elementary Kids can learn computer science by creating online projects. Pre-readers can watch videos and listen to audio recordings as they move through interactive learning segments. The courses progress according to age through the teen years.
Math, Money, & More
coolmath4kids.com Math has never been so cool as at Coolmath4Kids.com. Do brain benders, jigsaw puzzles, and play the lemon-aid stand game to improve your math and money skills.
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