Up for UpToTen?
By Lisa Love | August 23, 2010
The Bing Note team has been thoroughly entertained by the interactive learning tools found on the site UpToTen, (www.uptoten.com). UpToTen offers a warm and welcoming play-area for the early learner. Children will love the animated coloring sheets, and will gain a wealth of knowledge as they color the well designed pages.
The young learner will be amused by the high-spirited and provocative dialogue expressed by the many different characters. The catchy songs will stick with them and will make learning even more fun.
Some of UpToTen’s prize-winning learning activities are:
- artistic activities
- creativity
- decision making
- parts and wholes
- computer skills
- memory skills
- fine motor skills
Try this special website (www.uptoten.com) and I think you’ll be pretty impressed. The best critic will be your child of course, and my bet is that it will be an immediate hit with him or her.
So enjoy this Tuesday treat, every day of the week!
Yours Truly,
The Bing Note Team
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Educational DVD’s That Produce Results!
By Arlene Richards | August 16, 2010
It’s a wonderful experience to watch the expressions that cross a baby or toddlers face when he or she sees the many colorful shapes and objects we dangle in front of them. Yes, babies and toddlers are fascinated with shapes and color. Why not take advantage of their curiosity and turn it into a learning experience.
I checked out www.preschoolprepco.com and found absolutely terrific educational DVDs for babies and toddlers. Their educational DVDs teach toddlers shapes, colors, letters and even word recognition. The results are tangible and verifiable. The Preschool Prep Series received high marks from to name just a few:
. Entertainment Weekly
. Baby Couture
. Times Record News
. Film Advisory Board
Meet the Letters teaches the alphabet through repetition of letters and sounds while entertaining the little ones. “A study of over 50 babies and toddlers, who watched Meet the Letters, resulted in over 90% of these children having complete upper and lowercase letter recognition.”
Meet the Shapes: The lessons are delightful as well as educational. Shapes are taught in a manner that will not be forgotten.
Meet the Colors: Well, you will just have to check it out! When you meet the vibrant colors you will definitely be impressed. No doubt about it your toddler will soon be able to identify 10 basic colors.
Meet the Sight Words: Sight words are the words that kids can’t sound out through the use of phonics. But, this DVD will have kids learning the sight words as easily as they learned letters, colors, and shapes.
To gain more information about these exciting and educational DVDs, go to www.preschoolprepco.com.
The Bing Note Team!
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10 Tips for Keeping Cooking Safe and Fun For Kids
By The Schoolmarm | August 12, 2010
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- Stay involved – supervise the kids and cooking at all times.
- Clean hands – make sure everyone washes their hands before and after touching raw eggs and meat.
- Watch that sampling – cookie dough may be tempting, but don’t sample it until cooked, because of the raw eggs.
- Hot is hot – teach kids to stay at least three feet from cooking food.
- Use safe tools – gauge the tools by the age of the child.
- Be careful around open flames – don’t allow paper or dish towels near the stove top.
- Pot handles – turn them toward the rear of the stove.
- Avoid steam burns – remove pan lids slowly and away from you, allow food to cool before eating.
- Wipe up spills – avoid stove top or oven fires by cleaning up spills right away.
- Practice fire safety – grease fires should be smothered with pan lid or baking soda. (or leave the house and call 911.)
Oh yes, and have fun!
Thanks to Liberty Mutual for the sensible safety tips.
Mary Taylor, www.theschoolmarm.com
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