By megret | September 8, 2011 at 8:44 pm | 119 comments
Another stellar educational product from Educational Insights has entered the scene!
Does your child love dinosaurs? Do you have a kinesthetic child who loves messy, hands-on activities to keep them busy? GeoSafari's Dino Digs from Educational Insights may be just the...
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By megret | September 6, 2011 at 4:10 pm | 88 comments
Another wonderful educational game from Learning Resources has appeared on the market, this one to sharpen early math skills in a super fun, interactive way!
Pizza Mania is bound to help your children/students polish their arithmetic skills while...
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By megret | August 29, 2011 at 5:20 pm | No comments
The first time I ever heard about Bonhoeffer was in religion class in college.
After that time, I began to increasingly hear my dad (a pastor) talk about Bonhoeffer in an esteemed and respectful way. I began to wonder who this man was -- who he really was.
He was a martyr,...
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By megret | August 26, 2011 at 3:26 pm | 28 comments
Parents: Are your kids fascinated by the human body?
Teachers: Could your classroom use a little sprucing up in the visual aids department?
Educational Insights has a neat visual tool for demonstrating the complexity of human anatomy: The Inside Out Lenticular...
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By megret | August 24, 2011 at 1:52 pm | 42 comments
From Scholastic Storybook Treasures/NewKideo is a 3-DVD set especially for young artists!
The Scholastic Storybook Treasures Young Artists Collection contains vividly animated stories especially for ages 4-8.
Fifteen stories are spread over 3 DVDs and include notable...
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By megret | August 4, 2011 at 4:24 pm | 91 comments
Another fun-filled DVD set from Scholastic/NewKideo's Scholastic Storybook Treasures collection....this time with a sneaky gorilla!
Good Night, Gorilla...and more Wacky Animal Tales contains 3 DVDs full of stories about animals of all kinds. From cuddly cats to cunning...
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By megret | August 2, 2011 at 2:37 pm | 18 comments
Most parents want to do everything they can at home with their children to help them succeed academically. ChildUp offers tools that can help this process along.
For 6 years now, the ChildUp Team of early childhood development...
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By megret | August 1, 2011 at 10:36 pm | 97 comments
Do you have a little explorer? Exploring outdoors (and even indoors) can be quite messy and prone to accidental "uh-ohs." With Educational Insights' GeoSafari Tuff Scope, your kids can go anywhere, explore everywhere, examine everything without...
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By megret | July 20, 2011 at 9:00 am | 77 comments
Get ready to sharpen those literary skills and boost vocabulary efficiency with Word Whiz by Learning Resources!
For ages 5-8 (grades K-3), Word Whiz...
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By megret | July 13, 2011 at 7:17 pm | No comments
From the founder and director of Green Ivy Educational Consulting comes a book for parents and educators of boys who are disorganized and easily dissuaded from their tasks. That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and...
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