learning
-
A Good Learner Consults Many Teachers
This is my last post as a Lifehacker staff writer, so I want to leave you with some meta-advice. When you want to learn a new skill, don’t use just one book, or app, or YouTube tutorial. Try a lot of them, stick with a couple of them, and occasionally consult others.
-
Help Your Kid Learn Sight Words With This Trick
Kindergarteners have a lot on their plate. They’re getting adept at recognising letters and numbers, they’re counting in sequence, they’re learning how to sound out words and then they’re learning that many words in English can’t actually be “sounded out.” Words like “their,” “know,” “who” and “does” are among approximately 100 words they must memorise…
-
Teach Your Kids About The World With This Animated Series
If your kid has a wide range of interests—and a short attention span—they’ll probably be into Triviatopia, a series of educational animated videos on YouTube about everything from science, history and art to technology and the environment.
-
Does A ‘Holiday Slide’ Cause Kids To Forget What They Have Learned?
The idea is so engrained we hardly even question it anymore — while our kids spend their holidays sleeping in, watching TV, swimming and playing tag, all that precious knowledge they learned throughout the school year is melting away.