With the spread of the internet, home computers and other electronics, many companies have capitalized on the entertainment potential that has been created. Other companies have seized the opportunity to combine the entertainment aspects of computers and electronics with enhanced education for children.
Two of the most talked about companies blending fun and education, creating fun brain games, are FunBrain (FunBrain.com), founded in 1997, and Brain Pop (BrainPop.com). Both companies cover a wide range of educational topics including Science, Health, Engineering, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music. The games are interactive and promote education while also entertaining and engaging the child.
Both companies and their web sites have been a valuable resource for educators and parents. BrainPOP, conceived in 1999 by pediatrician Dr. Avraham Kadar, M.D. as a creative way to explain difficult concepts to his young patients, says that over 125,000 teachers use the free platform. The web site includes professional development tools, graphic organizers, best practices, and much more. This is very useful for creating lesson plans, video tutorials. Parents could also use the tools for one-on-one education with their children.
http://newstaar.com/fun-brain-and-brain-pop-use-the-internet-to-enhance-education-for-kids/353049/
News From The Children’s Room
Celebrate National Library Week 2011: April 10-16
Celebrate National Library Week this year by stopping by the Children’s Room! You can take out and read one our many picture books, easy readers, board books, chapter books, or nonfiction books, You can also ask about our online databases, use our computers to play children’s games, browse through our periodicals, check out our DVD collection, or borrow one of our Children’s Music CDs or Books on CD.
Children’s Online Databases
The Children’s Room offers a variety of online databases for children that can be accessed both at the Library or at home using your Library card. For children looking to do research, the Library has online encyclopedias such as World Book Online for Kids, Searchasaurus, and The New Book of Knowledge. For younger children wanting to read picture books online, there are the databases Sesame Street eBooks and TumbleBook Library, which offer eBooks, audio eBooks, interactive eBooks, and educational games. If you’re looking for a good book recommendation, check out the database NoveList K-8 Plus, which allows you to search by author, series, setting, or genre to find a book that fits your interests. Other databases include BrainPOP, which provides curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students such as activities, experiments, and Flash-based movies, and Live Homework Help, which provides online tutoring for students.
Dessert Pizza
Join us on Saturday, April 9 and make Dessert Pizza with the Baking Coach. This exciting program will be held at 1:00PM for Grades K-2 and at 2:00PM for Grades 3-5. Registration is required and began Monday, March 28 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program. Space is limited, so check on Eventkeeper for availability.
Fancy Nancy Tea Party
Are you as Fancy as Nancy? Then get dressed up and come to the Library on Saturday, April 16 from 1:00PM-3:00PM for the Fancy Nancy Tea Party! Children will listen to stories and do activities with Miss Donna and then make cookies and have tea with Lisa Basini, the Baking Coach. This fun program is for children ages 2 1/2-5 with an adult. Registration is required and began Monday, April 4 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program. Space is limited, so check on Eventkeeper for availability.
April is Poetry Month
Come by the Children’s Room and celebrate Poetry Month by reading some books about poetry and poets. We have poetry on a wide array of topics, ranging from dinosaurs and school poems to poems about nature and sports. If you’re looking for popular children’s poets, check out the work of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. You can also read poetry from around the world as well as the work of classic literary poets, including Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, and Langston Hughes. If you’re interested in learning about the life of a poet, check out one of our biographies on famous poets Walt Whitman and Phillis Wheatley, plus many more.
Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.
http://www.gcnews.com/news/2011-04-08/Community/News_From_The_Childrens_Room.html
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