Showing posts with label puzzles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puzzles. Show all posts

Monday, May 4, 2009

Book of the Week: Kindergarten Sudoku by Peter and Nicola Kattan


Kidergarten Sudoku by Peter and Nicola Kattan is a great way to learn sudoku.

Kindergarten Sudoku is a fun easy way to learn sudoku. Instead of 9x9 adult sudoku square puzzles, you have 4x4 square puzzles. There are several different varieties of the game incorporated in the book as well. There’s Classic - with numbers, Alphabet – with letters, Animal – with cats, dogs and fish, Shapes – basic shapes of circles, squares, triangles and stars and Symbols – sun, smiley face, heart and the universal symbol for “no”.
The book starts with basic instructions and terminology and of course the rules of sudoku. There are also several step by step ‘show and tell’ type puzzles that walk you through how to play this game.

There are easy, medium and hard puzzles, just like in adult sudoku books. All the answers to all the puzzlesa are at the back of the book. There is also a score sheet and a page to write notes.

A very entertaining way to teach your youngster deductive reasoning, which is after all what sudoku is all about. Also, if you’ve ever tried sudoku but didn’t quite get it (like me) this book will even help you learn the art of doing sudoku too.

This book is available right here fron Amazon.



Check out Peter and Nicola’s website, Kidergarten Sudoku and have some fun!
posted by Joy Delgado
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Cool Sites for Your Young Scientists

Do you have a child who's a budding scientist? Are you looking for a science experiment to take a book your child just read beyond reading? Are you home schooling your children? Read on. Here you'll find all kinds of sites. I'm sure one will have exactly what you're looking for.

Invent Now
Here you can learn about inventions by other children, upload your own, play games and a whole lot more. If you have a child interested in inventing stuff, take them here.

Science with Me
Help your children learn science the easy, hands-on way.

Kids Science Experiments
Fun experiments to try out with your children.

Cool Science
This site has things for any age child from kindergarten through college.

ScienceNews for Kids
Find all kinds of games, puzzles, lab stuff and more.

Brain Pop
This isn’t just science for children. Here all school subjects are covered. This is a paid subscription site, but you can sign up for the free trial and see if it’s what you want before paying anything.

posted by Joy Delgado
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Laughing Zebra - Books for Children


Let's take a tour!

Hop on over to Laughing Zebra - Books for Children. Here you'll find all kinds of things that take my book, "Zooprise Party / Fiesta Zoorpresa" beyond reading.
I believe that children learn better if they get the message delivered in a variety of ways. Reading is wonderful, don't get me wrong, I just believe we can add to books to make the learning process even more fun.

What child doesn't like coloring pages? We have several to choose from. We also have an email link that children can send their pictures to us and we'll post them right there for all their friends to see.

Puzzles, puzzles and more puzzles. I love puzzles of all types, don't you? Here we have jigsaw puzzles, a maze, even a memory game you can print out and play.

Crafts are an all time favorite. We have several so far to choose from. There are two kinds puppets and a mask. I love crafts, so look for more in the coming months.

We even have recipes that can go along with "Zooprise Party / Fiesta Zoorpresa." Have you ever thought about what an okapi eats? What do they like that we humans like? Carrots! Since the story is about a birthday party, we have a few carrot cake recipes for you to bake and enjoy.

Who out there likes word games? I sure do, so we have a page dedicated just to them. Right now we have a word search and flash cards in English and Spanish. I know I'll be adding more here soon.

Of course, what would a publisher's site be with out a bookstore. Here we have our books for sale at 20% off plus free shipping. Oh, and they will be autographed by the author, illustrator and translator.

Since our books come with teacher's guides, we have a page just for teachers. I have plans for this page to include links to other sites that help teachers in all they do.

Want to see what's going on behind the sceens with Laughing Zebra - Books for Children? Check out our media page. There you'll see reviews, video clips, interviews and more.

You can also subscribe to our newsletter. You'll find a box to sign up os every page. If you find a page that doesn't have it, please let me know.
posted by Joy Delgado
We go Beyond Reading
Laughing Zebra – Books for Children
Check out what’s going on at the zoo!
Zooprise Party / Fiesta Zoorpresa blog