One of the things that I plan on posting to this blog are websites that I have checked out and found to be kid friendly. There are a lot of mediocre websites out there, but I want to find some really great educational ones to list on my blog. One of the problems that I find with many websites is that although there are fun and even educational games for free on them, there are also many links to outside advertisers. It makes it easy for children to accidentally leave the website you intended for them, and they can end up in all kinds of other websits.
One of my family's favorite websites is www.starfall.com . This is a wonderful site that teaches letter sounds and phonics. It has fun interactive activities for holidays, and it also has interactive stories ranging from beginning readers to more advanced reading. It does not have outside advertisements and is a quality website.
The Friend magazine section of www.lds.org is another one of our favorite websites. Here is a link directly to The Friend http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ae20e975d2a2b010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0 . I made this into a shortcut on my desktop so that my children can double-click on it anytime they want, and they are taken directly to the website. You can also get to The Friend by going to www.lds.org, clicking on Gospel Resources, then magazines, then select The Friend. This website has wonderful uplifting activities for children. They can color online while listening to songs from the Children's Songbook, they can work on puzzles of pictures from the scriptures, or they can read articles from The Friend online or hear scripture stories read to them. Another wonderful feature on LDS.org is the music section. You can download MP3s of hymns and children's songs as well as find the sheet music for the songs. If it has been a while since you have checked out LDS.org I highly recommend you check it out again!
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