I am considering purchasing a picture dictionary and my daughter is rather into the human skeleton.  Does anyone know what parts of the skeleton are on each DVD?

Volume 1 has Human Skeleton System 1
Volume 2 has Human Skeleton System 2
Volume 7 has Human Skeleton System 3

As my budget only allows for 1 DVD right now, I am trying to pick the best one.  What are the 10 bones listed on each volume?

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

you can find Human Skeleton 1 in Pupisek file, you just need to download it!
Hope this help!

Marialuisa

Thank you Cynthia,

with regards to the ' after "papa", I apologize as I am Italian and I spelt it wrong.
Thank you for letting me know.

Marialuisa.

Hi Akkuka

I must say that your post saddened me a little. Labelling your son naughty seems to me that you've already put him in a box. Early education is all about holding the highest image of your child. I am not discounting the fact that possibly he has other motives or intentions than what you would like for him. But most often, a "naughty" child, is a misunderstood child. So, for example, if you ask him not to touch something and he goes ahead and touches it, he may just be needing to learn about his environment and desperate to touch something to learn about it. If he breaks something, he may be trying to take it apart so that he understands how it's done. I am not saying that children don't need boundaries and discipline, but maybe some of his "naughtiness" can be attributed to his fervent desire to learn.

There are MANY acitivites that you can do with a very active toddler that can keep their active little bodies stimulated, and help you to understand them better.

Take Math for example. Instead of sitting him at the computer, forcing him to look at Math software, you could make a soft dice, and throw it on the floor and shout out the number with him. Then the next dice, and add them up together. You could make doman Dot cards, and throw them on the floor and he could jump on them while you both shout out the number. you could use beads to add up numbers and count. you could paint dots or use trucks etc to count. keeping him active is how they learn best. Children need to move to learn.

I do not doubt that you have those three goals for your son. We all have desires / needs. But if you start out with a timeline, and a specific goal he MUST reach by then, your teaching is going to be strained, and you're going to get upset and frustrated with him if he does not achieve those.

I really cannot recommend the book enough: right brain education: changing the world one heart at a time - by Pamela Heickin (www.rightbrainkids.com) - her children MORE than achieved the goals that you have set for your son, but they were done without initially setting out those targets, and in a gentle, loving manner. The important thing about Right Brain education, is that you do not test the right brain. Which means you never put them under stress to perform in front of others. And when you're teaching him, you shout out the numbers, for example, until he feels safe and confident enough to shout them out with you. It will come, that I promise.

I am the HUGEST control freak, and this method of learning has been both an eye opener, as well as taught me that I can't control everything in my life - let alone my daughter's. But I am happy to say that she is 23 months, reads, does basic Math, has an EXTENSIVEe vocab, loves music and amazes me every day.

Be gentle on yourself and your child and...

Good luck!

Thank you Sarah108 for this post, it has been really inspiring for me!
Thanks and karma to you.

Marialuisa.

Thank you Kezia for your prompt, corteous and always really useful help. 
Karma to you.

Marialuisa

Hi Tms and Kezia,
thank you both for your help!
Thank you so so much Kezia, you made my life easier..........karma to you and your wonderful assistance!!!   
I have downloades Audacity and my problems are now sorted.
I have to say though that McAfee pointed the fact that www.findsounds.com has been reported as an untrusted website. NOt sure if I will use it then, what do you reckon? 


Marialuisa

Hi,
I have just finished another bird with sound category in both Italian/English language, it should be published soon.
I didn't manage though to find the Rockhopper Penguin sound in mp3, which is such a shame. 
Any advice?

Hi joni2009,
I've  followed your advice for the translation in English. Have a look in Francese 5 when it gets approved.

Marialuisa

Hi Hypatia and joni2009,
Alicia and I are very glad your children and you enjoyed it.
Just to let you know Hypatia, I made Alicia reading your message and she is really happy about your comment     .....we will record some more....... shame Francese 3 has not been approved yet!      

Marialuisa

Hi Mum,
forgot to tell you......just imagine how much you can teach!
My daughter mother tongue is Italian, we live in England and we do not speak French at home except when we do some French, occasionally.
Not too bad at all the pronunciation!     

Marialuisa   

Hello Mum, I' m glad you enjoied it!  I've just finished the pronunciation for Francese 3, the translation is below.

Francese 3:

I watch television
I play with toys
I read a book
I have a bath
I go out with my mum
I play with my sister
I watch cartoons
I help my mum cleaning
I tidy my room
I go to the park
I speak French

Marialuisa

Hello Marialuisa,

When you edit your files to add the pronunciations could you also add the english translations in the file name.

That way I will be able to answer my children's questions as we play your "games". 

Great pictures and beautiful people in them! 

Thank you,

Mum.

Hi Mum,

I've just added the sound/pronunciation to Francese 1 and 2 but it will become too much by adding the English translation as this is meant to be French only.
I can translate it here for you though.   
Francese 1 :

Goodmorning
My name is Alicia
This is my mum
This is my sister
This is my dad
I am four years old
My birthday is the 12 of January


FRANCESE 2 :

I wake up
I eat my breakfast
I wash myself
I brush my teeth
I comb my hair
I dress myself
I put my shoes on
I wear my uniform
I go to school
I play with my school friends
I go home 


Hope your children and you will enjoy it!

Marialuisa

Hi joni2009,
sorry for not thinking about the pronunciation.
I will add the pronunciation soon, in a few days time, as I happen to be voiceless due to a bad cold I caught!

Marialuisa.

Hi,
I didn't know about the symtalk/qtalk method and I tried the free games sample online and it seems to be another useful tool to practice a foreign language. It is quite expensive that is why I am thinking of buying only the 70 online games, shame that the subscription is going to be for a year only and it costs 95 us dollars per language! Won't buy it straight away!!!
I already used in the past the M. Hazan books for French and Spanish so thank you for letting us know.     

Does anybody know any good maths games website for children?

From what I recall from the Doman method, you need to show the material quickly in order to stimulate his capacity of retaining information, but even moree important, in order not to get your child bored. It seems in fact that they do not really need to much time to retain the information and if you don't show your material fast enough they will get bored and loose attention. You also need to shaffle your material so that it doesn't became something predictible to your child still in order not to make him bored.