The family went to vote today. Eva has been very interested in the election. I think it was seeing all of the political ads. She was quoting them, too. One day she asked if we could do our own vote so Allison printed out some blank ballots so that we could do our own family vote. Then we went to vote after Eva’s school was out and when we got home we did another mock vote. I love that she is so interested in the political process. I don;t know how it is possible because neither Allison nor I talk politics at all. Ever.
We received a copy of the Dinosaur Train Mesozoic Math Adventures to try out and review. I think that this was a strong showing from PBS kids for math skills for pre-schoolers. The app is rated 4+ and was perfect for Eva who is five. She took to the app naturally. First she tried out the game, Don’s Collection. This game has three levels and shows kids a bar graph where Don asks kids questions about his collection. Kids can compare the columns filled with items in Don’s collection to pick the correct answer. Kids learn to differentiate between greater and less than. In level one there are only two columns and the comparison is fairly easy. At level two another column is added and the difficulty increases a bit. At level three there are four columns and kids make observations and start working on simple ratios. As your child completes each level they unlock the next one. Continue reading App Review: Dinosaur Train Mesozoic Math Adventures→
