Toy Theater is a great website for preschool and primary school students, free to anyone with internet access. Sadly, the site is only in English but many of the games and activities require few spoken directions. A peace corps volunteer teaching this age group who has computer/internet access, would be able to offer directions in the local language and the student would be able to perform most of the activities without knowing English. There are Math activities, memory games, Music, Art and puzzles. One of the matching games is matching butterfly wings. When a correct match is made, the butterfly flies away. Another activity teaches directions (North, South, East, West) by directing a ship to a treasure chest, without running into other ships.
This collection of early learning activities has many applications and many classroom or library uses. Toy Theater is a “theater of learning toys” limited only by the teacher or child’s imagination. Have fun with it–I did!
Learning Can Be Child’s Play
Posted by smpdonald on Thursday, August 13th 2009
About PCVs: How to Find What You Need
Peace Corps Volunteers in the field need relevant information for their projects and often have a difficult time finding what they need. The purpose of this blog is to use my experience working in a Peace Corps Information and Resource Center, my experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer and my library/computer skills to help Volunteers in the field find information that they need to do their work. I will draw on the experiences and writings of former Peace Corps Volunteers to facilitate the flow of information. PCVs – let me hear from you. — Susan Donald (Honduras 85-87)
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