Childhood Education Through Gaming
Our newest generation of children are getting more savvy with the technology around them, at a faster rate than we ever did as the products were released. It’s important to steer them away from the vast array of bloodshed and gore found in most game platforms, and it’s getting harder to do so as the shelves of local stores such as Walmart and Best Buy are packing their shelves with games rated M for mature and shrinking the amount of product they carry for the younger crop. Fret not, here’s how to find education games for kids with little to no effort.
1. Google can be your best friend, but be mindful of sponsored add and search result placement. Using this and other popular search engines you can often find online sites dedicated to educational games for kids of all ages.
2. Popular parenting magazines often do product spotlights each month, including games. You will also find that they list in their magazine is often expanded on in their online content
3. Online and local stores that distribute products to teachers and school often carry PC and Mac programs geared specifically toward learning the fundamentals of math, science and reading.
4. Television programs geared toward children are all beginning to publish web-sites with enhanced content featuring the characters of the shows. Most of the sites, such as Nick Jr., containing activities that are fun, educational and also free.
5. Craft fairs and the craft sections at most major retail outlets carry a wide variety of craft projects and game kits to get kids active and keep them busy while they learn fun hobbies that can be very educational and build skills in counting (beads for necklaces, or crochet) to finger dexterity and imagination (clay design kits, embroidery).
