I received a membership to Starfall.com to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own.
Are you on the hunt for ways to make learning more fun? Even before we made the decision to home school our children, I wanted to find ways to incorporate play with learning. So when our first child was about 3 years old and someone recommending Starfall.com, so we checked it out.
Try It Out
What really made me love Starfall.com right away was that we were able to play on the site a bit before subscribing. Their large sample of free activities let us explore enough to see that this would be a great option for educational play.
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Starfall.com offers a variety of annual membership options to support different needs. Each membership is valid for 365 days from the date of subscribing and IS tax deductible. Choices include:
- Home Membership – $35: This is one account for use by the member’s immediate family only.
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- School Membership – $270: Perfect for one school campus. Media labs and classroom computers are all permitted as well as the teachers’ home computer or mobile device. NOT valid for students home use.
Diane H Wong, an essay writer and homeschooling mother, singles out the positive features of Starfall.com such as time-saving on task preparation and its efficiency.”
Time To Start Playing {& Learning!}
It’s been a couple of years since we last had a Starfall.com subscription so all of our kids were excited to get busy playing. Logging in was easy and the kids wasted no time exploring the Starfall site. NOTE: I really like how easy it is to navigate and most of the kids can manage quite nicely without aid. Just our 3 year old who is using a computer for the first time needs a little guidance as she’s masters running the arrow and clicking. However, our 5 year old and up have no issues.
So Many Skills
Honestly, I have our two oldest kids, who are in 6th and 7th grade even play around on Starfall with their siblings. I love that they are brushing up on some skills like telling time, even if they don’t know it! The bright colors are eye-catching and the program interactive. I like that they offer visual answers and then verbally tell the answer as well. Music, encouragement, and visual achievements help keep the kids engaged.
The main page will offer a variety of clickable links to games, stories, and skill building activities. It’s brightly colored, eye-catching, and each click brings fun!
I also like the fact that the First Grade material is an easy click away. This prevents our 3 year old from getting frustrated as she is really good about clicking the pictures that appeal to her. Featuring a variety of math, reading, and phonics activities, this section keeps our 5 and 7 year old boys busy.
And finally, there’s even a section for working on 2nd grade math skills. Another click away from the main screen, it’s easy to find. And the activities keep our 7 year old busy for a decent amount of time when we do “computer time”.
I am so glad that we, once again, have Strafall in our home. It’s a great tool to use when helping the kids learn or build on skills they are struggling with. There’s low pressure as Starfall truly makes learning fun!
So tell me, how do you make learning fun?
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I’m a city girl turned country by my awesome husband and we have three busy boys and two darling daughters. I love spending time with my family, reading Karen Kingsbury novels, and catching up with friends while our kiddos have play dates. I’m blessed beyond measure and can’t wait to see what God has in store.
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This post currently has 33 responses.
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Toni Caravello Feimer
My daughter would love the telling time mode since she is learning that now. Also I would love 2nd grade math skills to help in her learning in that area. She loves listening to audiobooks so she might really like the Talking Library,
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Lauryn R
I would love to have my daughter do that reading activities! I definitely think that my kids would love being able to play games while learning, this would be so exciting to them. π
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Tammie Venne
My kids would love the music learning
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Patricia
Mine would love to learn more about shapes.
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Thuy Vy Vu
I have tried their webbsite before and my son loves the activities. They make learning so much fun.
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JLin
Math song 5 Little bears
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aaron reck
The activities look great. My nephew is in kindergarten and his little sister is going into kindergarten this year. So, I’m sure it would help us.
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Molli Taylor
we actually use the free version now and my daughter loves all the songs!
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Leela
Second Grade math skills.
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Devon F
2nd Grade Math skills would be awesome for my girl!
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elizabeth miller
My granddaughter would absolutely love the Learn to Read section. She is in a preschool where they had a fabulous teacher but then she left and the teacher they have now does not seem to have taught them a thing in months. This would be a tremendous help for her.
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Jeremy McLaughlin
My nephew would like the Learn to read games.
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Lori Walker
They’d love the smiley face metric reporting.
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AJ
Math
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Donna Jacoby
Any of the songs would be a big hit. Thank you for the giveaway!
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I would love to get this for my little cousins! They are homeschooled and I think they’d absolutely love these games!
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Raquel
My daughter would love the word building machines!
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Suzanne
My kids would love the songs…
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Nidhi Chauhan
It would be fun learning for my son. He can learn how to read and follow instruction. This would be huge help. Fingers crossed!
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Yalanda Woods
I think my son would love the variety available. He’s autistic and may plateau at different stages but he can choose from such a huge variety at any level. That’s exactly what he needs
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Rose Santuci-Sofranko
The Autistic young man I home school likes the “Learn to Read” section….we just used it yesterday. I would LOVE to win this for him to have access to all their great learning games, etc…. Thanks and God Bless!
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Deanna Marissa
My kids would like the Learn to read games.
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Kerry P
I think the Learn to Read game would be best. It incorporates rhyming, which makes a child more successful because they enjoy it and feel like they are actually figuring it out.
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Amber Hensley
My Daughter would LOVE the second grade math skills π
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Danalee
The learn to read section would make my kids happy. π
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Roxann
The math would be the best since they love counting.
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Judie Farris
Would love for my grandkids!!
The graphics look quite engaging and colorful!