Samantha Longfellow

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

The cost for this website subscription is $15/1 year. The content includes geographics, different cultures, nature, and animals. It is for ages 6 and up. Some possible concerns include subject content from different cultures where possible nudity or animal slaughter is of the norm. Parents may want to screen the magazine first before allowing their children to explore it. However, this magazine can greatly broaden young children’s knowledge of different cultures and how they live or survive.

http://discoverykids.com/

The price for this website is free. The age group is geared towards the elementary student group. Subject matter includes dinosaurs, science, animals, sharks, space, earth, holidays, sports, food, health, and history. Possible concerns include that parents may need to help young children navigate through the website, as it is a little complex. However, a bonus is that it includes apps, games, and videos. It’s not restricted to just school subjects, but incorporates health material which is a growing need in children’s lives today.

http://www.highlightskids.com/

The price for subscription is 12 issues for $34.44 or 36 issues for $78.84. The age group is 1-12 years old. Content includes games, puzzles, stories, and poems. A possible concern is the price, as that is on the expensive side. However, it has a lot of variety of learning for children to use which hopefully prevents boredom.

www.seussville.com

This website is free to use. The age group is 3-12. The website includes puzzles, games, videos, stories, poems, and a reward system. The more you complete on the website, the more you earn to unlock special content. This will definitely serve as a benefit to children as a reward system. The website is very animated with constant attention grabbers, however; this could be distracting and hard to navigate through for some young children. The website looks really fun and entertaining.

www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/

This website is free to use. The age group is 3-12 years old or K-8 grades. It includes games, books, and videos. Subject matter includes many different subjects such as animals, dinosaurs, earth, science, force/motion, 5 senses, insects, space, plants, and water/ocean. There is a ton of variety included on this website and children can explore it all.