I’ve said it here before - of all the things I learned going to public school, the two I appreciate the most now are reading music and typing. Here are all the software offerings from Sprysoft for learning typing. By the way, if you’re wondering about the “licensing” mentioned with each of the […]
Do you know what a “stereogram” is? It’s one of those neat “Magic Eye” pictures, where you have to mess with your eyes just right in order to see the hidden image. At this Online 3D Stereogram Generator, you can type in a word and it will generate one of these pictures for […]
Once again, the plastic trees, lights, and Santa’s are decorating our town before we’ve even bought our turkeys and cranberry sauce. In our town, Christmas lights go up as soon as Halloween lights go down. I really hate skipping Thanksgiving!
The stores try to turn Thanksgiving into a spending thing like the others, but […]
Story It is a website that features help for kids learning to write. You’ll find free worksheets you can use with your children, along with other goodies. In the seasonal section are some nice things you might like to use for Thanksgiving. For instance, at this page, you’ll find a Thanksgiving border […]
Found this page of links to music lesson plans. You have to scroll down past a bunch of advertisement links first. There’s something for everyone here, and they all have to do with music. Didn’t the ancient Greeks consider music part of the basic requirements for an educated person, along with math […]
I know my timing stinks. Just in time for the holidays, here’s a FreeDietTracker.PDF . It’s a printable form for keeping track of diet and exercise. If you’d rather have more help tracking what you eat and how many calories you burn, check out SparkPeople, a huge online community centered on […]
Here’s a Yahoo! - Press Release that looks at how modern tech-savvy families attempt to stay connected. Yes, we have lots to do, and none of us wants to give up our time on the computer or Playstation. Still, technology can help us stay in touch. It also helps us multi-task and […]
Was perusing the science website of Steve Spangler, and just had to click on the link called YUCK! Priced from $19.95. Well, he’s got lots of neat experiments listed on his site, so you can have your yuck for a lot less, if you scrounge around the house for materials. (Which, of […]
World AIDS Day 2006
is December 1st. This link will take you to the website of World Vision where you can learn about the impact of AIDS on children around the world and what you can do to help.
I got this nice comment from David Millar, and wanted to repeat it here where you all can see it. Thanks, Dave.
I use spreadsheet applications to design a lot of the puzzles on my website, www.thegriddle.net. I actually found this site while doing homework for my MS Excel class and had an idea. If […]
Do you have kids who write better when there is some competition involved? Click on International Online Christmas Essay Contest for Students, Including Homeschoolers, to Gain Chance to Win Nintendo Wii to learn the details about this exciting essay contest.