One of favorite free, online Halloween games is simply called Haunted House. It is a game K-mart used to promote on their website a few years ago. It is still available online and is a fun Halloween game. Great sound effects (we like the nasty cat), fun graphics, and spooky music make this game a winner. [...]
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Fun, Free, Online Haunted House Halloween Game
Posted by ginac on October 28th, 2011
Posted in Activities, Games, Halloween, Just for Fun 
Tags: Halloween, haunted house game, online games 
Comments OffGreat Collection of Literacy Resources for Young Children
Posted by ginac on October 14th, 2011
The Book Chook’s Susan Stephenson has compiled terrific literacy resources in an easy-to-browse format using Scoop.it. Susan is passionate about literacy, and the resources she has curated in this collection reflect her goals of making learning and reading enjoyable for children. Through Susan’s collection, I learned about Youngzine, an online news magazine for school aged children — [...]
Posted in Books, Games, Literacy, Literature, Reading, Writing Tags: Book Chook, Books, childrens literacy, literacy, play, reading, Writing Comments OffTen Lesson Ideas From a Walk in the Yard
Posted by ginac on August 30th, 2011
Learning opportunities are everywhere. One of the best places to start is in your own backyard. Here are ten lesson ideas that don’t need lots of materials, specific curriculum, or special ability. These lessons focus on learning together, encourage a project-based approach, and are fun for kids of all ages. We’d love to hear some [...]
Posted in Activities, Art, Biology, Environmental Conservation, Games Tags: Art, ecology, Fibonnaci, golden ratio, insects, microscope, observation, photography, play, weather Comments OffSummer Citizen Science Ideas
Posted by ginac on May 18th, 2011
Just because school’s out doesn’t mean kids should sit around watching TV or playing video games all day! There are some really fun citizen science participation opportunities that are not only fun for the participant, but useful for real scientists who analyze the data to further their research. How cool is that? Here are a [...]
Posted in Activities, Biology, Crowdsource, Environmental Conservation, Games, Online Tools Tags: Christmas Bird Count, citizenscience, Educational Resources, Environment, NASA Comments OffRiddle Game with QR Codes
Posted by ginac on March 11th, 2011
The iPod touch and the iPad (among other smart mobile devices with built-in cameras) are very powerful little computers. What’s more, many kids (some as young as 5) own such devices. We’ve created a fun game that encourages kids to think, to use their devices to retrieve information, and to learn a bit about QR [...]
Posted in Activities, Eclectic Homeschooling, Games Tags: Games, iPad, IPod Touch, QR code games, QR Code scanning, QR codes, Riddles, Technology Literacy 3 Comments »Kids Learning Blender: Super3Boy’s Online Tutorials
Posted by ginac on October 2nd, 2010
We love to watch the Pixar movie shorts that usually precede a Pixar movie. Well, with Blender, a free, open source 3D animation tool, kids can learn to create their own 3D animated short films. Although Blender definitely isn’t kiddie software, Super3boy’s online tutorials really help. Our young homeschooler isn’t the least bit intimidated by [...]
Posted in Art, Computer Programming, Games, technology Tags: 3D, Blender, Blender Foundation, Open source, Rendering and Modelling, YouTube 1 Comment »GeekDad Book Projects are Really Fun!
Posted by ginac on September 20th, 2010
We just completed our first project from our new GeekDad book (Thanks MAKE! Magazine), and we can’t wait to start on the next one! We chose the Make Your Own Cartoons project because we already had everything we needed to get started. Our young homeschooler loved animating his favorite riddle, and chose LEGO knights as [...]
Posted in Computer Programming, Electronics, Games, Just for Fun, LEGOs, Make, technology Tags: Children, Comic strip, GeekDad, Ken Denmead, LEGO, Wired News, Wired.com Comments OffTurn That Nintendo DS into an E-Book Reader!
Posted by ginac on June 10th, 2010
If your homeschooler already owns a Nintendo DS, he or she already has an e-book reader. According to the Nintendo website, a tiny Nintendo DS game card containing 100 classic books is all you need. You hold the DS just as you would a traditional book and can turn the ‘page’ with the touch of [...]
Eragon Book Series Unit Study Helpers
Posted by ginac on February 4th, 2010
Eragon is the first in a series of epic fantasy books about a teenage boy and his dragon. Homeschoolers who enjoy reading about dragons, or who enjoyed the Lord of the Rings trilogy, may enjoy a unit study built around this series. We gathered a few resources we found helpful for developing your own unit [...]
Posted in Activities, Games, Language Arts, Unit Study Tags: Eragon, homeschool, Unit Study 1 Comment »10 Reasons Why Your Homeschooler Needs an iPod Touch
Posted by ginac on December 20th, 2009
10. Get Comfortable with the Future. The Device uses natural finger gestures and a virtual keyboard — future devices are sure to adapt and refine this interface. Everything from e-book readers to the desktop and laptop computers may soon be touch screen and keyboard-less. 9. Experiment with Voice Applications. Record voice memos, poetry reading, interviews, [...]
