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Learning Languages: Little PIM 23 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
There are many benefits for children learning a second language and the consensus seems to be pretty clear – the younger your child starts, the easier it will be – especially if it is before they reac...
Children’s Books by Graeme Base 16 Aug 2013 | 12:10 am
When I was a child, I really loved two books by Australia Author and Illustrator Graeme Base: Animalia Animalia is picture book which devotes a page to each letter of the alphabet where you will fin...
Apps: Pop-up Storybooks by StoryToys 15 Aug 2013 | 07:24 am
I recently discovered a really lovely series of pop-up story book apps by Story Toys and downloaded a few of them to keep Hercules occupied on the plane trip to Brisbane. They are $4.99 each except fo...
e-Book Readers – Sony PRS-T2 versus Kobo Touch versus iPad 14 Aug 2013 | 10:55 pm
So we finally bought an e-book reader for Aristotle. In a previous post, I was contemplating between which e-reader to get. We got one of each – a Sony PRS-T2 and a Kobo Touch (I figured I needed one ...
Books and Reading: e-Book Readers 27 Jul 2013 | 09:23 am
Aristotle loves to read. Although it is hard to get him interested in new books, once he gets into a story he likes, he devours the entire series. Now that he gets through his books so quickly, it’s h...
Article: Preschool Curriculum Options 25 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
We have another article published in 2013-14 Edition of the Education Destination Malaysia: Guide to International & Private Schools: Copies of the guide are available throughout Malaysia and onli...
Engineering for Girls: Goldie Blox and the Spinning Machine 20 Jul 2013 | 09:26 pm
If I had a daughter, I would make this a mandatory toy for her toy box… GoldieBlox and The Spinning Machine GoldieBlox is a toy designed for girls age 5-9 with the aim to nurture a generation of gir...
Activities: Inspiring the Budding Scientist 9 Jul 2013 | 10:20 pm
The boys fancy themselves as little scientists… With a bit of food dye, some water, a couple of plastic beakers, an eye dropper and some test tubes and you can play “mad scientist” pretty easily and s...
Sleep Talk: The Goulding Process 6 Jul 2013 | 07:35 am
In Right Brain Education, the 5 Minutes Suggestion is mentioned quite a bit. If you have read Shichida’s books, there are several examples on how this is done. Now you can understand more about the co...
Apps: Financial Education – Green Streets 1 Jul 2013 | 11:09 am
Our society programs us to be spendthrift. We are encourage to squander our money on frivolous items on a whim or fancy. Never has financial education for our children been more important than today w...
