We have been getting requests to recommend a good video that teaches kids how to count money. Money counting is taught mainly in the 1st and 2nd grade but can also extend to other grades. For your 1st and 2nd grader here are two videos that should help them understand the concept of counting money. …
Month: July 2016
I recently saw an argument about how many vertices a cone has. First let me define what a vertex is. A vertex or vertices for plural, is the corner where two points meet. A flat 2D triangle for instance will have 3 vertices, but because a triangle is a 2 dimensional flat shape, it is …
Is your first or second grader struggling with telling time? Telling time seems easy if you are used to it but for a child that is just learning, it can be confusing. The best way to teach a child how to tell time is to incorporate it into daily life. Practice makes perfect. It is …
The Chief’s Feast The chief sent out messengers to announce that he would give a feast and asked that each guest bring one calabash of palm wine. One man wanted to attend very badly but he had no wine to bring. His wife suggested that he buy the wine, but he said, “What?! Spend money …
It is always awesome when we find a new learning tool that can help make learning even more fun. We recently purchased a magnetic numbers sentence board and it has been quiet helpful. Magnetic Numbers used to solve math problems We purchased the magnetic board with numbers to help with our math practice. It comes …
Here is another cool video from Naked Eye Astronomy. If you love science and astronomy and want to find out how stars rise and set, you will love this. This video is from PBS digital’s program called Naked Eye observations and this is Cycles in the Sky – Crash Course Astronomy video number 3 I …
Anansi the spider is a popular character in African Folktales. In this short story, Anansi once again gets greedy but ends up sharing wisdom instead. Why wisdom is everywhere – A Short Story for Kids A long time ago, Anansi the spider, had all the wisdom in the world stored in a huge pot. Nyame, …
Technology has come very far since the days we were in school. Now students can easily log on to a computer to learn new material and practice old ones. These days, schools are also adapting to giving tests online so the sooner your student familiarize themselves with navigating the world of online learning, the better. …
Here is another lesson on Astronomy from Crash Course. This lesson teaches about Observation and what the eye sees. This is the 2nd video of 5. Hope you enjoy it.
Here is another great video from Crash Course Science. I plan to use a lot of their videos for on the African Parent because I think they are informative, short and interesting. This video is an Introduction to Astronomy. Astronomy is very important to life as we know it so it is always good to …