MetaFilter posts tagged with kids and education

How do you do! I am the little book that you have made.

anastasiav — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:17 -0800

Book of Short Stories :: Short stories written by New York State 5th graders in 1931. (Be sure to read the About page to get a sense of the setting of the times.) (via Thingamababy)

I Don't Want To Blow You Up!

gman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:02:57 -0800

Ricardo Cortés has a new book talked about here and here. Previously, he wrote It's Just a Plant, talked about on O'Reilly and previously here. He also plans to write a children's book about cocaine in the near future.

Discipline help

mediareport — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:06:30 -0800

The Blurter. The Complainer. The Know-It-All. The Spoiled Darling. You can handle them all.

Dancing robots as educational toys

mkb — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:05:08 -0800

Keepon and Roillo are two robots designed for non-verbal interaction with children. Keepon is shaped approximately like a snowman, with two cameras for eyes and a microphone for a nose. After one bar of music, he starts getting down in his robotic-type fashion. (two videos that need flash are the attraction here)

Learning can be fun.

nickyskye — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:57:05 -0800

Science sites of all kinds for kids. Archeology. Entomology. Natural Symphony. Baseball in Space. Philosophy. Process or Content. Science songs. Physics songs, relativity. String theory. Science and Art.

Çatalhöyük

thatwhichfalls — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 02:46:42 -0800

Çatalhöyük , a site for kids devoted to the archeological excavations of the remains of a Neolithic town in central Turkey. A great introduction for all ages to this important city, with activities, quicktime tours and links to more in depth resources.

Postroad — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 04:35:16 -0800

Teens, sex, and power of parents How did you "discover" sex? from mom? school? Or the pals down the block?