Today, we live in such a competitive world, we are always looking
for the best job, the best program, the best holidays .... and when it
comes to our kids, we are looking for the best school, the best
learning system, in fact the best of everything. We are so focused on
their achievement and success that sometimes we forget that the key
element of their learning journey is having FUN.
Fun Learning: when kids are having fun, learning becomes more effective and long lasting
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Fun Educational Games should not always be school related. It is not because a game does not bear the label Math, Reading, Learning that you have to turn your back. Video or computer games can be educational in many different ways.
Take for example adventure games . These games are educational in the sense that they give your kids a story with beginning and ending points. In order to go from the beginning to the end children need to solve puzzles, uncover clues and mysteries. They need to use their imagination, logic and thinking in order to move on in the game. Adventure does not always mean action, fights and battles.
Here is a very good series called the Virtual Villagers. Virtual Villagers is composed of 3 sequences.
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I am a Mum of 3 boys. Watching them grow up, learn and discover the world has been exciting, fascinating and at times a real challenge. Introducing fun educational games in their life has helped them to go one step further and motivated them toward learning.
Today, our kids are learning in a different way than we did. Educational tools are really poles apart from what we used to have. Going to Primary school 20 years ago, we had black board and coloured chalks if we were lucky! Schools were not equipped with computers, interactive white boards, videos. The concept of home computer and internet was just not there.
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