GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 38
cyber-savvy grand
Hottest Web sites for g’kids
They’ll love ’em—and learn lots, too!
By SHAynE PACKER
Are your grandkids techno-crazy? Do you want some fun, safe, exciting Web sites to share with them? Here are five of the very best sites for kids. Each site meets our GRAND criteria: a safe environment, security and privacy, nonviolent, inoffensive content, easy to use for the age group, educational value, all free or a free option, and few advertisements that don’t interrupt the current activity. PBS Kids. Features activities and games from children’s favorite PBS TV shows, from Curious George to Mister Rogers. Educational games, interactive stories, jokes, videos and music. PBS Kids also has a valuable section for parents. National Geographic Kids. The People and Places section, Animals, Activities, and Stories are where the good stuff is. This site
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offers visitors original games, puzzles, creative activities, true stories of adventure and discovery, and pictures and videos of wildlife and cool places from around the world. Starfall. One of the best sites for teaching children how to read. It features four reading levels ranging from learning ABCs to activities for advanced beginning readers. There are plenty of interactive books, games and videos. Starfall provides families and teachers with a wealth of sequential reading activities that reflect the newest research on how to teach reading, including phonics. It uses highinterest animations and clear sound. Poptropica. An online game and virtual world where players can travel, play games, compete in headto-head competition with other players in real time and communicate safely with each other. There is a role-playing component as players
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.pbskids.org/
http://www.pbskids.org/
http://www.poptropica.com/
http://www.poptropica.com/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010
Grand Magazine - July/Aug 2010
Contents
Grand Treasure Hunt
Grand View
Grandmother to Grandmother
Grand Central
Brain Facts/Fun Brain Tricks
Grand Books
Grand Products
Cover Story: Stephen & Sandra Covey
Funny kid-vids from grands like you
Caregiving starts now
Trapped!
Not for a long, long time
Books about loss, to comfort grandchildren
Cyber-Savvy Grand
Grand Ride
Banned forever!
Kinship Care
Grand Finale
Grand Marketplace
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - intro
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Magazine - July/Aug 2010
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 2
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Contents
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Treasure Hunt
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 5
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand View
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grandmother to Grandmother
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Central
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 9
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 10
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 11
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Brain Facts/Fun Brain Tricks
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 13
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Books
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 15
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Products
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 17
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 18
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 19
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Cover Story: Stephen & Sandra Covey
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 21
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 22
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 23
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 24
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 25
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Funny kid-vids from grands like you
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 27
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Caregiving starts now
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 29
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 30
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 31
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Trapped!
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 33
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Not for a long, long time
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 35
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Books about loss, to comfort grandchildren
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 37
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Cyber-Savvy Grand
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 39
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Ride
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 41
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Banned forever!
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 43
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 44
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Kinship Care
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Finale
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 47
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - Grand Marketplace
GRAND Magazine - July/August 2010 - 49
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