I have a very active 4 year old.
I have tried a million different methods and programs to give my little man a head start. He’s about as interested in my various methods as he is in watching a documentary on the current weather patterns of the Earth (aka NOT interested). 😉 He’d much rather be outside, chasing cows and playing in the dirt. As he should -he’s a farm kid!
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Enter into my life, ABC Mouse.
ABC Mouse is a learning website for preschool-kindergarten kids but even I had fun! It has won tons of awesome awards like the Children’s Technology Editor award!
Normally, I rarely allow him on the computer so this was a “gamble” for me.
I was so pleased to see his response.
He was engaged, excited, and learning! Today, for example, we caught “fly letters” with frog tongues which corresponded with a particular letter sound. He giggled the whole time! The activities were appropriate for his age, and easy to run. ABC Mouse has over 3k individual learning activities so I don’t foresee my kiddos being “bored” ANY time soon! From reading to art and math, it’s all there in a lot of different and creative formats.
We live in a really small town without many formal opportunities for preschool; and let’s be honest here, I want to keep him home as much as I possibly can before I ship him off to Kindergarten. <tear> I’m so grateful I discovered this program so I can work with him AT HOME!
The best part?
ABC Mouse is offering YOU, our amazing readers, and exclusive deal.
2 months unlimited access for only $5!!!!
uh…CHEAP.
JUST GO
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For learning the ABC’s and 123’s…we are loving ABC Mouse.
Try it, you’ll love it too. Did I mention it’s only $5!?!
***This is Missy breaking in here…I just signed up for ABC mouse for my preschooler and I am SO impressed. I did preschool at home with my other kids and I wish I had known about this program…it would’ve added so much to what I taught. With ABC mouse, my little 3 year old has his own virtual teacher and classroom which makes him feel like one of the big kids. I love how excited he gets when he completes his “assignments”. I usually sit down with him while he plays, but I have to say it has also been a great little distraction when I need to fix dinner or something. After a couple days learning the program, he is fully capable of doing it on his own.
Even though I did sign my little guy up for preschool in the fall (for various reasons including a new baby on the way) we will still be using this because it is convenient, he is learning, and he LOVES it!!
Anastacia Hauldridge says
I love this computer at home school training, in fact this is the exact ABC.com programs I paid for my little one to learn from since he was 3 years old. He advanced so fast that his grades and IQ was up there when he started Kindergarten. Great Review!
Mary says
My daughter loves ABC Mouse. Before I actually signed up , I sign up for just emails. I received an email not long after offering a whole year for $59. So worth it. I love that there is a iPad app too.
Kathy Costello says
ABC Mouse was a great site when my kids were younger (my youngest is now 7). I’ve since learned of another great site that I’ve been sharing with friends with preschool age kids… http://www.LottyLearns.com which features a series of adorable little videos designed to teach little ones to read. There’s also a related app (of the same name) and even a bunch of printable resources that would be handy for parents to print at home for writing practice (even great for teachers). Best of all, everything is free. Everything is super cute!! 🙂