Monday, February 23, 2009

Kidspiration

Kidspiration is the visual way to explore and understand words, numbers and concepts. It is designed specifically for students in kindergarten through fifth grade curriculum. Created for K-5 learners, kidspiration develops thinking, literacy, and numeracy skills using proven visual learning principles. In reading and writing, kidspiration strengthens word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.

Kidspiration is designed to explores all areas of learning. the various categories include:
1. Picture View- which helps build graphic images and organizes and develops ideas.
2. Writing View- which organizes thoughts and develops ones writing skills.
3. Math View- which uses visual math tools to learn the skills core concept of counting, place value, and geometric thinking.

Kidspiration offers over 150 activities to help begin to create and develop projects. Kids can easily navigate on their own with icons that speak to you and inform you what each icon represents. And an easy search section using key words to help create and design a template. The writing view begins with a main idea which is the starting point, from there kids can build upon the main idea using icons and tools created especially for the writing section. which a child is doing this, kidspiration is creating a outline where children can create their work by developing their writing skills and literacy. the most powerful aspect of kidspiration is it connects kids visually through their thoughts with written expression.

Kidspiration also offers a word guide with a online dictionary and thesaurus. Children can also save their work onto a word processor. This website strengthens reading and writing skills for a children in grades K-5. It also builds a conceptual understanding in math and develops thinking skills. Kidspiration provides:
1. Examples and lesson plans
2. Video demo
3. Success stories
4. Awards
5. Standards matches
6. Resources and
7. A help center

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