I have a small kid (presently 8 months old) and a niece (3 years old). they both are too fond of my
laptop and keep it in their custody whenever they find it!!
Till now, I was just showing them videos of cartoon or dinosaurs on YouTube.com and the thought of
online pre-school learning never hit my mind. But, someone just asked me to let them learn something
new while they are playing with the laptop an hence I found these useful sites.
It is pretty obvious that unless you have the need for something, you won;t find the relevant
information for the subject. This is true in my case too.
Current generation of children does not like the conventional methods of learning too. Have you ever
given a thought to what your child does to those age old toys? At least in my case, my son does not
even gives them a look. He straightaway heads to my laptop or the mobile for his play.
Here are some of the sites which i found useful for online pre-school learnings:
- Kindersay online pre-
school learning: This is one of the best and FREE website for pre-
school learning. It offers videos for learning alphabets, words, signs etc. along with photographs. The
photographs shown in videos are quite large for easy identification by your child.
- UptoTen.com: This is a
partial FREE content site and offers almost the same facilities as Kindersay. They also offer child
games based on certain themes like doing some 'creative activity' or 'dressing up'. they promote the
concept of learning while playing.
They also have content for children who are not pre-scholl candidates upto 10 years of age.
- BBC list
of Pre-School Learning Sites: I found the above two sites useful for my modest needs. If you
feel that they are not enough and you need more options, then you can have a look at the pre-school online
learning schools collated by BBC UK here.
Benefits of Online Pre-School Learning
- Tution Cost: You definitely save on tution cost wehn your child learns those alphabets and
nursery rhymes online. You can certainly make them listen to the videos available online which helps
them grasp the concept much faster.
- Learn while play: All children are fond of playing with electronic gadgets. Why not use them
to imaprt them knowledge too? This is something like hitting two targets with one arrow. Let them play
with your laptop and learn at the same time.
Keep them busy!!