Our last two columns reviewed some of the learning websites for younger children. This week we look at homework helper sites for older children.
Fact Monster includes homework help for a variety of subjects, from geography to writing to math to science. → full article
Hello Jennifer,
I was wondering if you could help me out with the meaning of the name “Loie.” A little girl in my family died in the 1920’s and that was the name on her tombstone. → full article
Hi, I’m a big fan of your website, I’ve been using it to help name characters for years!
I’m starting to brainstorm names for future kids and was wondering what you think about using the word “Providence” as a name. → full article
This is the second in our series on learning websites for children. Read Part 1 here.
A few more websites to acclimate the kids to the Season of School:
PBSkids.org is a favorite learning site among teachers and parents, but I found the navigation and sign-up process clunky (password authentication is a series of pictures, e.g.). → full article
Hi Jennifer,
I wanted to let you know what a bog fan of your site I am! I absolutely love looking up the meanings of different names and reading through the Ask BabyNames blog (even though I’m nowhere close to being a parent), and it has proved incredibly helpful for my writing. → full article
Now’s the time of year when the kidlets are either back to school or getting ready to go back to school. If their brains have turned to mush over the long, hot summer, here are some websites to pique kids’ interests and teach them at the same time:
ABCya.com was developed by a grade-school teacher and features hundreds of games and apps for children from pre-K to 5th grade. → full article
New moms are on the search for natural and baby-safe body care products more than ever. But with the sea of choices, it can be daunting to hunt down something that you and the little one will love. → full article
With the highest ratings on Amazon and raves from new moms, the Spectra Baby series of breast pumps are getting a lot of attention. Many even seem to prefer them to their comparable Medela counterparts. → full article
Hi Jennifer,
My name is Melisha, pronounced muh-lish-uh. I have looked for years and can’t find a meaning for my name. I know my mom wasn’t sure what my name would be if I was a girl until she was watching TV one day and a shampoo commercial came on. → full article
