Lisa at Lisa Reviews recommends Leap Frog Math Circus. She says that her young daughter, Madison, really enjoys the music and doesn’t realize that she’s learning. When I was teaching in the Resource Room years ago, I would use a multiplication tables song that helped the students learn their multiplication facts. Make something fun and children learn faster!
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My family enjoys going to Austin, TX, for a short vacation now and then. The last time we were there, the new Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum had opened and we decided to check it out. It’s within walking distance of the Texas State Capitol Building. You know they say everything is big in Texas, well that’s true of this museum. It’s three stories tall and even the outside of the museum is impressive. But the neat thing about the museum is all the interactive exhibits it contains as well as an IMAX Theater. We not only enjoyed going through all the exhibits and the IMAX but we also enjoyed eating in the museum’s Cafe. This is such a fun place to go as well as an exciting learning experience not only for the kids but for adults as well. We were really impressed with it and plan to go again when we’re in Austin for a family get-a-way.
I was just reading at Mom Reviews about some neat toys called “Noah’s Pals.” They have boxes that contain cards with interesting details and info about the animals, whether the animal is endangered, etc., which countries they come from, and what kind of environment they live in. And you also get info on which Animal Family they belong to and their scientific name.
When I was teaching first and second grades, I would have loved to have had these educational toys for all my students and especially for the Gifted and Talented students. We had a unit on animals and did extended research on them. “Noah’s Pals” would be absolutely great to have in the classroom.
Also, as a Bible class teacher, I would love to have these for teaching about creation. All the amazing details about each animal would help open the children’s eyes to the wonders of God’s creation.
So, whether these toys are being used for just the educational aspect at home and in the classroom or used in a Bible class setting, they would be great to have. I am impressed! I will hopefully remember to look for them next time I’m in the gift shop at the zoo or at Fossil Rim, TX. Thank you, MomReviews, for sharing!
This museum is no longer open.
It was west of Ft. Worth, an awesome place to take kids, and a fun, educational trip for the whole family.
Mr. A. M. Pate, Jr., started the musem in 1969 with a small collection. It grew through the years and acquired treasured antique cars, airplanes, a railway palace car, Army tanks, a Navy minesweeper, to name a few.
When we went, our son really liked the periscope and enjoyed looking through it to see what was outside. That was one of his and his friends’ favorite parts.
Many senior citizens could take a walk down memory lane looking at some of the vehicles. The two rarest cars were a 1917 Premier (which is probably the only model of its kind in existence with a push-button transmission), and a 1904 Schacht, which looked like a horseless carriage.
It was a fun place for the whole family, no matter what their age.
Pictures by cmt2779 on Flickr