Review of gnu chess::How Do I Make a MOD for Mw2 on PS3
Review of gnu chess::How Do I Make a MOD for Mw2 on PS3
One fun aspect of homeschooling your children is that you can have a lot of fun with it, having educational materials around the house for the enjoyment of the parents as much as for the kids. These materials are for the children first, but if you are a parent who loves to learn and hasn't forgotten how to be a kid, you will benefit from these gift ideas as much as your children will. Just remember to share! 1. A microscope. One of the more expensive gift ideas, but one with possibly the most potential, is the microscope. I have heard other homeschooling parents say that they have never regretted spending their money on a microscope for their children. It has so many uses, and you can look at a variety of things. There is the customary paramecium, of course, but you can also look at hair, skin cells, blood, fly wings, leaves, paper, food, and anything you can imagine seeing magnified. 2. A world map. A world map, and maps in general, can open up the world for your child. Children see that they are part of a much larger community: their city, their state, their country, their continent, and the world. You can plan pretend journeys with your children, and maps help children put history and current events in context. Learn about other cultures and find where they live on the map. Put pins in the places you've been to. Learn geography for the sake of geography. Historical maps can help teach history, too, showing how the borders of states or countries have changed over time. Maps are good for just contemplative study, as well. 3. A class at a local community college. For an older homeschooled student, give them the gift of a class at a local community college or, for all ages, a class at some kind of learning academy. Kids can take a special music class, art, dancing, acting, wood working, stained glass, or whatever you can find that they are truly interested in. It also helps your children learn how to learn from a teacher other than you. 4. Science kits. There are so many science kits available these days that I have to hold off buying them all. There are kits that teach about electricity, magnetism, dissection (some with synthetic frogs!), chemistry, weather, and many others. Hands-on learning in science is so important, and without access to big science labs, homeschooling families can do it on a smaller scale. 5. A magazine subscription. Some great magazines for kids exist these days. Some date back to my childhood. Remember Ranger Rick? Other wonderful magazines available are Cricket, Muse, Cobblestone, Ladybug, Popular Science, Time Magazine for Kids, Smithsonian (one of my personal favorites), and many others. There are magazines available that cover science, history, literature, travel, and other topics, and they are geared toward different age groups. You should be able to find several that your child will like. Magazine subscriptions are always great gift ideas for grandparents to give, year after year. 6. A camera. See the world through the eyes of your child. See what they deem important enough to capture. This can be an expensive or inexpensive gift, depending on your kids and how much money to want to spend. If money is an issue, get the child a disposable camera. Some of their prices even include processing and a CD containing the child's photos in digital format. I've seen these as low as $8 per camera. There are fun cameras out there, that take four pictures per negative, either in a square or in a line. These are fun to experiment with. A little more expensive are film cameras that are designed for children (if your recipient is young), or regular film cameras (if your recipient is a bit older). They range from about $25 up as high as you want to go. Next would be digital cameras. I've seen very inexpensive digital cameras out there, but they usually don't have a flash or removable media. So expect to spend at least $100 on a decent one. If your gift recipient is more interested in video, get a digital video camera. They seem to start at about $280 these days. Use your gift recipient's interest level in capturing moments as your guide. Don't spend a lot of money on someone who is only interested in taking photos occasionally. 7. Cuisenaire rods and attribute blocks. Especially if you need a gift idea for a younger child (under 10), cuisenaire rods are a perfect choice. They are wooden or plastic rods of different lengths and colors, each symbolizing a number from 1 to 10. They help teach children math, and teach them to have fun manipulating numbers. They can be used to add, subtract, multiply, divide, do fractions, inequalities, and other things, in addition to being used for building towers, fortresses, trains, and anything else your heart desires. Attribute blocks are plastic tiles of different shapes, sizes, colors, and thicknesses. You can use these to sort, make patterns, create a line of blocks where you change one (or two or three) attributes at a time, and many other uses. Books are also available suggesting activities for using both the rods and blocks. 8. Games. Educational games like What's Gnu, Quiddler, Boggle, Shut the Box, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego can teach spelling, math, geography, and other subjects. Seek out games that actually teach something to children. Games like checkers and chess teach strategy while helping children learn critical thinking. Plus, playing games as a family fosters family bonding, communication, and gives instant quality time. Try to make it a habit to have an official game night once a week or every other week. Schedule it, and put it on the calendar. Fix a quick meal, eat, and then clean off the table and have fun! Take turns choosing the game so everyone has a chance to play at their ability. 9. Erector sets. If you've got a child who loves to build things and figure out how things work, an erector set might be the perfect gift idea. Your child can design vehicles, buildings, towers, bridges, and even build abstract sculptures. Give them an erector set and see where their imagination takes them. 10. A naturalist notebook, magnifying glass, and leaf/flower press. If your gift recipient loves nature, a naturalist notebook and accompanying tools will be a hit. Little naturalists can draw what they see in nature, take notes, look at little creatures, and press leaves and flowers to include in their notebook. Kids take notice of the little things, and this gift idea will give them a place to organize it all. |
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