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It is always good to develop reading habits among kids. This not only improves their vocabulary but enhances its knowledge database.

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Finding time for reading can be quite tricky in between all study time and play time.

How about reading at least a story during bedtime? It would be good if parents invoke interest for story reading in kids from early days itself so that it becomes a habit over time.

In the younger days, parents can start off by telling them good stories while they listen to it and fall asleep.

Slowly change it by giving them interesting story books and ask them to read a story a day before sleep.

Choose them the right set of books suitable for their age. Here we are sharing a few among the many awesome short bedtime stories for kids:

1. Peace At Last

This is a funny bedtime story of Mr. Bear, Mrs. Bear, and Baby Bear. One day night they all felt sleepy and decided to go to bed.

However, Mr. Bear was not able to find a peaceful place to sleep. As his wife was snoring, he couldn’t sleep in the room and go to the baby’s room.

The baby was pretending to be an airplane and making noise. He then moved to live room, then to the kitchen, to garden and car. When he finally found a place, it was morning!

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2. The Paper Bag Princes

This is the story of Princess Elizabeth who is rich with beautiful clothes and shoes. She got engaged to Prince Ronald and one day a dragon attacked the castle and burns everything including her clothes and took away the prince.

The Princess found a paper bag and wore it and got out of the castle to rescue the prince.

She used all her intelligence to outsmart the animal and rescued the prince. Ronald was disgusted to see her in a paper bag and asked her to get well dressed.

Elizabeth was shocked by his attitude and calls off the marriage.

3. Foolish Lion and Clever Rabbit

This is a famous Panchatantra story which tells us how being clever can save you despite your strength.

The merciless lion who claimed to be king of the forest killed all animals of the jungle for no reason.

All animals approached him and promised him that one animal will be sent to him every day as his meal and he agreed.

The story revolves around the day when a clever rabbit was sent to the lion as a meal and how he used the trick to save himself and the entire forest from this merciless lion.

4. Interrupting Chicken

This is a funny bedtime story about a chicken that interrupts every time his father tells him a story.

One day his papa took him to bed for sleep and chicken asks to tell a story. His father agreed to tell a story asking him not to interrupt for which he agreed.

He started the story of Hansel and Gretel which chicken interrupted and then he told another story which he interrupted and so on.

At last his father went out of stories and asked chicken to read out a story himself. As soon as chicken started reading a story, Papa fell asleep in the bed.

5. The Going To Bed Book

This is a simple narrative book that teaches kids about what to do after nightfall in a story way. The evening has come and the sun has set and all the animals were ready to sleep.

The animals went one by one downstairs to boat’s deck and took bath and changed into pajamas. They brushed the teeth, stretched their body and did light exercises.

Finally, they got into bed and fell asleep as the boat moved with the gentle waves of the sea.

6. Princess Jasmine’s Story

This is a bedtime story about a princess, Jasmine who wants to marry her true love and not the prince chosen by her father. She ran away from home and met Aladdin and she was impressed and became friends.

But the king’s minister put him in jail where he found a magic lamp and carpet.

Even when the minister tried to take it away from him, he got it with the help of the monkey and escaped.

The genie in the lamp made him a prince and he met Jasmine and fall in love. At last, Jasmine married her true love.

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7. The Lion kin

Lion King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi had a baby cub Simba. The king’s brother wants the kingdom and killed the king and scares Simba away. Thereafter he lived in a vast jungle and made friends there and grows up protecting each other.

Once he meets his childhood sweetheart Nala who told him about the sad state of the kingdom now. When wise baboon Rafiki persuades him, he goes back to fight his uncle and regain the kingdom. He then succeeds as a good king with the help of his friends.

8. The Dragon and The Princess

This is a funny bedtime story of a princess who hates to be one and never liked to dress up, comb her hair to be presentable.

She often played mean tricks to trouble the old knight and grew up as a bad example. A dragon once came near kingdom and lived in a cave.

In order to trouble the old knight, the princess went to the dragon and asked to capture her.

She was astonished to see that she is gentle, calm and plays the piano.

They soon realized that they are opposite in nature and decide to exchange the places and they lived happily thereafter.

9. The Kettle Who Gave Birth

Nasreddin Hodja is an intelligent and shrewd man. Once he admired a neighbor’s kettle a lot and thought to take it himself with a plan.

He asked his neighbor to give the kettle for one day as he had guests. He didn’t return it after many days and the neighbor came home angry at him.

Hodja said that the Kettle gave birth to a small kettle and gave him both kettles and the neighbor was happy.

Hodja again went to ask for kettle saying the reason of guests at home. Neighbour was more than happy to give it.

He didn’t return it for many days and neighbor came home asking for it. Hodja funnily replied that the kettle passes away and he buried it.

The case was taken to court and Hodja said “If a kettle can give birth, it can die too” and the whole court laughed out loud.

10. A Color Of His Own

The author tries to convey the message that you won’t feel alone when you meet a person of your kind through the story of the chameleon.

Once a chameleon was sitting on the back of the tiger when he got the tiger’s color. He was sad that every animal got their own color but he doesn’t have. He then tried to get the color of his own.

He jumped on to a leaf when he became green and he turned brown when autumn came.

He then fell on the grass and became green. At last, he met another chameleon with the same fate and decided to stay together so that he won’t be alone.

11. The Mouse That Roared

Once there was an old man who lived in a hut with magical powers and used to meditate all day long. One day a mouse came running to ask for help as a fox was chasing him.

The old man used his magical powers to turn him into a tiger. Thus the mouse was saved from the fox but he used his new appearance to torture other animals and killed them unnecessarily.

At the same time he was also worried that if the old man finds about his deeds, he might change him into a mouse again.

So he decided to kill the old man who was meditating but he managed to turn him into a mouse again before that.

The old man said that he deserves to stay his life as a mouse again as he was not thankful to the person who helped him.

12. The Mice That Ate Iron

This funny tale tells the story of two friends, Naduk and Bondu. Naduk was a rich businessman but all of a sudden his business collapsed.

He sold all his possessions to pay off debt and went to another place. Before going, he gave an iron beam to his best friend Bondu to keep till he returns.

Naduk came back rich one day and asked for the ion beam. Bondu lied that mice ate the iron.

He didn’t question his friend and asked his son to come along with him to collect some gifts.

Naduk locked him up and said to Bondu that a hawk carried his son away. Bondu accused his friend of lying and case went to court when he realized that Naduk was proving his lie about mice eating iron in a funny way.

13. Sleepless King

It is a funny bedtime story of a king who was not able to sleep a night. The queen was working all day and got tired and fell asleep immediately.

But the king was not able to sleep for hours and came out of his bed asking for help.

The royal treasurer gave him a piece of polishing cloth telling that he usually dozes off while cleaning the treasure. The king tried that for a while but was not sleepy.

He went to the kitchen and cook asked him to knead the dough to fall asleep.

The king tried it also but for no use. Then he went to a gardener who asked him to cut the grass to get tired and sleep but for no use.

The queen wakes up to see all this and asked the king to lie in bed. She gave him a glass of milk and read him a bedtime story when the king fell asleep.

14. Oh, The Places You’ll Go

This is an awesome good read which shares a lot of values to kids. It comprises colorful illustrations and beautiful verses which are appealing to kids.

The author beautifully discusses the different stages of life, choices to make and situations they have to handle.

He also inspires kids to move on in life and make them understand that life is not about always having fun.

The book is an amazing choice to make kids understand that life is a balance of good and bad and how to enjoy life responsibly.

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15. The Brahmin’s Dream

These interesting bedtime story for kids remind kids that it is always good to have dreams in your life.

However, to achieve it, you have to stop dreaming and act towards achieving your dreams. In this plot, a Brahmin who used to beg for a living once got a pot full of flour.

He kept it beside his bed and fell asleep dreaming about how this pot is going to bring him good luck.

He dreamt about a rich and prosperous life that he is going to make out of it and how the king would give his daughter to him seeing his success.

Finally, he dreamt of beating his kids with a stick and accidentally broke this pot flour. With this story, you can advise kids to never build castles in the air.

16. Guess How Much I Love You

It was bedtime  for two rabbits, daddy Big Nutbrown and kid Little Nutbrown.

The kid asked the daddy “Guess How Much I Love You.” When daddy was clueless, the little one said ‘this much’ by stretching his hand for which daddy also responded the same way by stretching his long hands.

Then kid reaches his hands up and said he loves him as much as he can reach and daddy also did the same. Then baby told daddy “I love you right up to the moon.” The daddy kissed him on the forehead and said: “I love you to the moon and back.” Finally, the kid rabbit fell asleep.

17. Poindexter Makes A Friend

This is an awesome bedtime story for kids who are shy of making new friends. Poindexter is a piglet who was shy but loves to read.

He spends time with stuffed animal friends and reads to them. He often goes to a library where he finds a place to sit calm and read.

One day he met a shy turtle, Shelby at the library. He helped her to find a book on making friends.

Soon they started talking and discussed what they like and don’t like and became friends. Thereafter they spent a lot of time together at Poindexter’s house.

18. The Princess and the Pea

Once there lived a young prince who wants to marry a ‘real’ princess. He went on a journey to find his mate but unfortunately came back to the kingdom disheartened.

One fine day, there came a princess to their kingdom on a rainy day with her hair and dress drenched.

The queen decided to test if she was a real princess to help his son. So she kept a pea on the bed and kept 20 feather pillows and 20 soft mattresses on top of it and welcomed her to sleep.

When she woke up the next day, she complained of something hard hitting on her back while sleeping.

Now the queen understood that she was the real princess his son was looking for because who else can be so delicate!

19. The Intelligent Merchant

This is a bedtime story about a cunning and unjust king and an intelligent and shrewd merchant.

The king used his power to tax his subjects and some sycophants always supported his deeds.

The merchant was not at all happy with this and expressed his views at many times. The king was annoyed with the merchant and was waiting for a turn to let him down.

Once the merchant told that intelligence was enough for a person to live. The king was really angry with him and asked him to prove it within a month.

Upon request, he was given only a weighing scale. The interesting story is about how the merchant survived using just a weighing scale and used his intelligence to prove that he is right.

20. Goodnight Gorilla

This is a funny bedtime story about a naughty gorilla in a zoo. The zookeeper goes for nightly rounds every day to see that all animals are sleeping in the cages.

He starts off with the cage of the naughty gorilla. One day gorilla took the keys from the zookeeper while he came to check and then freed all animals.

All of them went to zookeeper’s bedroom and settled down. His wide wake up to see all the animals in the room and guide them back to cages.

However, the gorilla and his friend mouse find their way back to the cottage where they finally fell asleep.

21. The Book With No Pictures

This is a hilarious book with no pictures that makes the kids burst into laughter. The author starts off by saying that a book can be fun even if it doesn’t have any pictures.

He also tries to make the reader feel good by saying that the reader is smart to choose this book even if there are no pictures.

The author makes it clear at a later point that the book is meant to make the kids say silly things which would sound ridiculous.

22. George And Martha

This is a simple bedtime story about the friendship of two hippos George and Martha.

From many experiences, they learned that if the friendship is real, friends should always tell the truth to each other. Regardless of how ordinary they are, they used to spend happy time together.

The story also tells the fact that even the best friends’ need privacy at some points of life. The author also tries to say that friends should always see the brighter side of one another and cheer them up.

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23. The King And The Drum

There was a king who was always attentive to his looks, dressings, ornaments, and hairstyle.

He never bothered to hear the problem of people. But he had one big secret which only the barber knows; yes, he has donkey’s ears.

He threatened the barber that he would be executed if he spills this secret. The barber spent sleepless nights not talking to anyone but told this secret to his wife one day sitting near tamarind trees.

Later, the drummers used the branches of these trees to make the drums. During the festival, the drums beat “King has donkey’s ears”.

The barber was ordered to be executed and he told about this tamarind tree incident.

The wise man of the kingdom approached him and saved the barber saying “truth cannot be changed even if the barber is killed”. Thereafter the king ruled just and kept the drum to remind him to be good.

24. The Little Engine That Could

This interesting story conveys the message that if you think ‘I can’, then you can do it. Once there was a little train carrying toys and food to kids on other parts of the mountain.

On the way, the train got stuck and couldn’t move forward. The toys came out of the train and asked for help from a passenger engine and freight engine but didn’t get any help.

There came a small blue engine which said ‘I can’. They together moved the train forward and managed to give toys and food for the kids on the mountainside on time.

25. Is It Bedtime Wibbly Pig?

The cute bedtime story revolves around the cute and funny excuses told by Wibbly when asked to go to bed. First, he asks if Wibbly was ready to sleep when Wibbly replied that he was bathing.

He called Wibbly again after some time and Wibbly replied: “No, I’m still drying my toes.” The narrator keeps on asking questions and Wibbly continuously tells some cute excuses. The story ends when Wibbly falls asleep with her cuddle buddies!

26. Bob and Otto

This is a bedtime story of two worms Otto and Bob that tells the importance of good friendships.

On a spring day, Bob expressed his desire to climb the tree to see life from a top angle but Otto preferred to dig deeper into the ground.

They fell asleep and after some days, they woke up to see that Bob has become a beautiful butterfly while Otto was the same.

When they met next time, Otto was insecure thinking his friend got a beautiful appearance.

However, Bob said that Otto was the reason for who he was today. It is just because he dug the soil, it got loosened, the roots got more water and tree grew to sprout green leaves.

27. The Musical Donkey

The donkey is always portrayed as an animal with no brain despite hard work. This story helps kids to understand the importance of intelligence in addition to hard work.

It revolves around friendship of a jackal and a donkey and how they used to steal from the field every night after tiring day time work.

Despite jackal’s advice, the donkey sang out loud one day after the feast and got beaten by farmers. Jackal teased him for his ‘no brain’ moment and gave a message “there is a time and place for everything”.

28. Harold And The Purple Crayon

This is a simple bedtime story that invokes imagination in kids during their bedtime. Harold was not sleepy one day and decided to go out to see moon but there was no moon.

He took his crayons and draws a moon and then a straight line and walked through it.

Then he cuts it to a road that went to farmland and woods where there was an apple tree. Then he draws a scary monster to guard the tree. He continues his adventure by framing a story out of it by drawing ocean, boat, mountain, hot air balloon and finally fell asleep.

29. I’m Bored

This is a funny bedtime story about a girl whining about being bored. However, the situation changed all of a sudden when the girl met a potato.

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The potato told the girl that he is bored and the girl asked the reason. The potato replied that it is because he is with kids and kids are boring.

The girl argued that kids can never be boring and they are funny. The potato ask her to prove it and she listed about the fun activities they can have like cartwheels, spin around, skip, play games, walk on hands , ninja kick and more. This story is a gentle reminder for kids who are whining about being bored.

Some of these stories not only improves their vocabulary but gives awesome messages for life.

Stories are one of the best ways to share and develop good moral values in kids in a creative way. These stories are sure to take them to a world of fantasy, inspiration, emotion, courage, and messages.

Moreover, there is no better way than interesting stories that make their bedtime more joyous and help them have a good night sleep.

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UAE government has promised jaw-dropping salary packages that are 10 times higher than the average salary of teachers in India – Dh 16000 ((₹3 lakh approx.) per month.

But the problem among potential candidates is that they are finding these packages too good to be true.

The schools, however, have made it clear that the sole motive behind offering lucrative packages is to attract highly efficient teachers with potential and zeal to re-invent existing educational standards.

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There is no doubt that Xbox 360 from Microsoft is one of the much loved and best gaming consoles offered in the world of video games.

In this digital era, there is no wonder that kids are being attracted towards this advancement in gaming technology.

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This not only carries them away to a virtual world of fun and adventure but also improves their knowledge in technology from a very younger age.

However, there are many games inappropriate for the younger age groups and so parents can help them choose the best ones for their age. Here we are sharing some of the best Xbox 360 games available for kids today.

1.  Need For Speed: Most Wanted

Kids will love this awesome classic racing game that can be mastered in no time. They can get to know about mechanics of automobiles while learning the diverse brands of cars worldwide. They are allowed to go for their favourite fleet of cars and customize to match their avatar.

2. Disney Infinity 3


This interactive game comes with pre-set storyboards and gaming environments. The playset mode lets you play as characters from your favourite movies like Inside Out, Frozen, Star Wars series and The Jungle Book. The Toy Box mode lets them boost up their imagination and create a gaming arena of their own.

3. Kinectimals

Kids can learn about different animals while playing this interactive game. It can be played in kinetic platform and mobile platforms in which the kids can adopt a virtual animal, groom and care. The kinetic sensor lets them to interact with these wild animals as if like to their pets.

4. Grid Autosport

This is an interesting racing game that is played in closed circuits. It features visually appealing graphics and the tracks are set in different country styles. Kids can choose the challenge mode or career mode to go for different race types and master different cars.

5. EA Sports FIFA 16


This easy to learn game gives kids an exposure to international soccer world and promotes healthy competition. Kids can choose from men’s or women’s national soccer team and then play against each other or with the console. They need to cover basic soccer moves and range of tackle techniques to go forward.

6. Body And Brain Connection

This interesting game demands kids to engage their gray cells while exploring areas of logic, math and analytical thinking. Kids can use motion control for answering questions as part of game. The players need to be physically and mentally active while the game tests their ‘brain age’.

7. Puss in Boots


This simply entertaining game comes with all key characters of the movie. The Kinect version demands physical movement from players. The fighting moves by Puss need amazing motion controls that make the game hilarious. Moreover, the ‘cartoonish’ feel makes the game interesting to kids and can engage in jumping, freezing, and strike dance poses.

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8. National Geographic Challenge


Kids may play alone or with friends to crack five different modes in this cool game. The quiz section comes with over 4,000 picture-based questions and Classic Puzzles, Puzzle Challenge and Explorer give a good experience. They get to know more about animal world, stories about emperors and artists like Michaelangelo.

9. Lego Harry Potter


It comes with two different versions for kids under 5 years and above. The interesting story line and visually appealing graphics makes the kids crave for more. They can engage in activities like indulging in wand fights and flying on their brooms.

10. Kinect Rush


Kids can engage in cooperative play with this action-packed motion-control game. A high level of physical activity is the key of this game like running, jumping and throwing. They can go for avatars like the rat from Ratatouille or Woody from Toy Story and they need to solve puzzles in levels.

11. Braid

This is the best among the puzzle games available for kids in Xbox 360. The puzzles need a lot of thinking and challenge the logical ability in different ways. The theme revolves around love, relationship and moral messages. It features an intense interactive experience and even needs to travel back in time.

12. Portal 2

This is an amazing educational game which encourages them to think out of the box to move up levels and challenges their cognitive abilities. Even using the gun for shooting in virtual environment needs assessment of situation beforehand. Portal 2 has won many awards including best story, best game and best design.

13. The Splatters


This interesting educational game is an amazing combination of fun with physics. Solving puzzles through throwing of blobs of paint to screen makes it a lot interesting and unique. It is easy to play by looking at instructions but needs good reflexive skills to score high.

14. Stacking

This brilliantly designed game demands common sense and logic from kids to accomplish missions. This exciting and visually appealing game comes with great graphics, intuitive controls and elegantly designed stacking dolls. Kids need to solve puzzles and use cooperative play to move up levels.

15. LegoJurassicWorld


This lego bricks game takes kids back to over 65 million years where they can experience the world of dinosaurs. The games come with over 20 dinosaur species like Stegosaurus Delta, Echo, etc and kids can go for human characters like Dr. Wu or Owen. Interestingly, kids can build their version of Jurassic Park with Lego bricks.

16. Quantum Conundrum


This super puzzle game is a unique combination of physics and fun. Kids are encouraged to use their logical ability to score points. This physics-based video game challenges and entertains kids. Applying different laws of physics and shifting between dimensions makes the game interesting.

17. Skylanders: SuperChargers


This is an awesome role-playing Xbox game for kids. This fantasy action game gives kids an opportunity to pick a character of story and place on the Portal of Power. Kids can have a good play time with friends having adventurous journeys in the sky, under the sea, and over land.

18. Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

Based on the popular television show, this Kinetic game features the Muppets from Sesame Street and kids get an opportunity to directly engage with them. The game improves problem solving skills and presents a creative approach for learning subjects like math and art.

19. Zoo Tycoon

The older kids who have a love for animals will find this game really interesting. The goal of the game is to set up and operate a zoo by forming exhibits and aquariums. The tasks include keeping the animals and guests happy, managing money, employees and zoo scenery.

20. Rayman Legends


It features a four player mode with 80+ levels of awesome gameplay. A new online challenge mode is the key in which you can connect with your friends while your skills and speed is tested with various challenges. The leader boards let you know your rank in the world.

21. Snoopy’s Grand Adventure


The objective of the game is to help Snoopy to find Charlie Brown and his friends. Kids can traverse through an adventure world full of imagination during the game. The simple pick up and play controls is the key and players get additional abilities and rewards while they go forward.

22. Minecraft Story Mode


This interesting game features a Story Mode version of the very popular Minecraft game. It revolves all around a character on adventure to look out for Minecraft legends and the storyline is captivating. This interactive game features voice-overs from actors and kids can learn different skills as they cross each level.

23. Just Dance Disney Party 2


This is a simple but interesting experience for kids where they can relax and dance their heart out as if no one is watching. They can dance to songs from Descendants like “Rotten to the Core” and hits like “Gotta Be Me”. It also features tracks from top Disney channel shows. In ‘Disney Channel Inspired Dance Moves’, kids can place them in the show with personalized choreography, costumes, and design.

24. Kinect Disneyland Adventure


Kids can experience the enchanting Disneyland park through this virtual gateway. Despite day or night, kids can have the interesting visuals of the theme park. They can meet all their favourite characters like Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Peter Pan and Cinderella with the comfort of their living room.

25. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens


This game is a humorous and fun-filled journey inspired by the blockbuster Star Wars film. The kids can relive the epic action of the movie in a way that can only be offered through LEGO. They also get to know about the new movie and insight of characters.

26. Dance Central 3


The kids can stay on their feet while enjoying this amazing game. They are challenged to score high by learning and finishing as many dance routines. It features about 650 unique moves in 90 dance routines. Kids may even play with their friends to compete in a dance routine battle.

27. Child of Eden

This is a rhythm action game played using Kinect camera controller of Xbox 360. It involves a moderate amount of physical activity. The game demands kids to direct energy beams to screen using their hands. The goal of the game is to save the personality of a girl and players go inside the computer to accomplish the task.

28. Bejeweled 3

This simple matching Xbox 360 Games for Kids that was popular for decades are now available in Xbox 360. The puzzle game features several levels that grow up in complexity. Unlike many other Xbox games, it comes with no characters but only jewels. Kids can master it easily and it improves their logical thinking.

29. Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

This is an arcade style top-down shooter Xbox 360 Games for Kids in which a ship voyages across geometric surfaces. There is no message or characters in the game but all what you want to do is shoot the shape before it collides with your ship. The adventure mode comes with 100 levels with different objectives.

30. Guitar Hero Live


Kids can take the role of a rock star through this amazing simulation game. While the crowds cheer on, kids are free to play the guitar for her much-loved band. This easy to play and fun game comes with a guitar-shaped controller to give the actual feel of playing the guitar.

31. Costume Quest 2

This is a Halloween-centred adventure game that features fantasy violence. The charm of the game lies in the pop-up dialogue boxes and humour. This is a quest based game with a total of 6 hours play time in which player should move from one quest to another.

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These are just a few among the wide range of Xbox 360 games options available for kids in the market today. These wonderful games are sure to give the kids an awesome gaming experience at the comfort of their home. However, parents can have a look at the age recommendation mentioned for the game before introducing it to your kids.

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Sex education for teenagers is a challenging topic than you think as teenage is a very critical age. Educating teenagers about sex life needs a lot of listening rather than just speaking.

It is more important to give them a confident platform where they can express freely. Moreover, it is always important to get the right information from a trusted source than misleading stuff from friends, magazines or websites which can have lasting impacts.

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It is a vast subject of discussion and here we are discussing a small thread of everything you need to know while approaching sex education for teenagers.

1. Goals of Teenage Sex Education

It is always better to know about the goals of sex education for teenagers before judging about it. A comprehensive education of sex for teens helps them to grow up as an individual who enjoys the phase responsibly.

Whether male or female, they can obtain a positive view of sexuality. The education mainly comprises the skills, knowledge, and development of thought processes to make healthy decisions on sex.

Another main objective of sex education is to minimize the chances of risk of negative outcomes owing to wrong sexual behavior like intimate relationships without protection.

2. Comprehensive Benefits:

Sex education teaches them the importance of communication and negotiation before having sex. Importantly they can have a better understanding or perspective of the repercussions.

Pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood at unexpected times can take a toll on their education, career and even lifestyle. As they learn about the significance of safe sex, it helps them to avoid and sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS.

Moreover, they can prepare mentally, physically and emotionally to approach sex in a feasible manner. In the case of teens, timely education can benefit a lot during times of peer pressure.

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3. How to Break the Ice?

This is the part where most parents find it difficult to start a discussion. However, with some wise strategies, you can easily break the ice.

It is always better to see opportunities in everyday moments such as television shows, news articles, and radio to start off a discussion rather than having a sitting specifically for sex education.

Going for a drive or having an evening coffee together are among the best ways to easily switch into the matter.

There is no need to cover up what you need to say but it is always better to talk it out directly to help them have a clear picture of the scenarios.

It is always good to use the correct names for the body parts. It is important to consider their point of view and invite more discussion.

4. Prepare yourself for the talk:

It is always good to prepare yourself before starting a topic on sex with teens. Better have a chat with your partner on what all values you need to share with your adolescent child.

Also, make sure that you are aware of the sexual issues happening in society and give them a brief about what areas to look out for.

Reading a good sexual development book together can be a good idea as you can discuss different subject areas on the go.

Also, make sure that you are very open and frank while discussing with your teen and understand the fact that their view can be different from yours.

5. Some Guidelines to Follow

Identifying the best age to discuss the topic is the most important. Understand the changes in teen behavior and know when they are sexually active.

It is never advisable to feel hesitant while talking with the teenager and always make them comfortable to discuss openly drugs and sex.

In case you are too embarrassed to talk to a teen on sex, it is best advisable to let them have a consultation with a medical practitioner.

It is quite common that teens might look up to you to get answers for all their doubts once you start discussing. So it is important that you are updated with the right set of information.

6. Preparedness of Answering Tricky Questions

When discussing sex with teens, it is quite common for them to come up with many tricky questions as they are new to this.

So educators and parents need to be well prepared to tackle such scenarios. It is never advisable to give them a wrong idea on the subject as it may have a lasting impact on their sex life.

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So if you really don’t know the answer to any of their questions, there is no problem to let them know that it can be answered later after thorough referral rather than giving wrong facts.

7. Responding Sensibly to Teens

Teenage is a volatile phase in the life of children. They are no more kids but and at a starting stage of adulthood. Taking decisions on their own all of a sudden may sometimes land them into trouble.

So elders need to be very cautious and sensible while responding to their feelings. If a teen is found to be sexually active, don’t hesitate to openly discuss your opinions rather than regret later.

Addressing their sexual behavior is important and that is why a routine medical checkup can help. Expressing their concerns in a confidential and supportive atmosphere can help them to grow up emotionally fit.

8. Distinguishing Facts vs. Beliefs

There are a lot of myths or beliefs regarding sex education which need to be busted. For instance, some believe that sex education promotes having sex and helps teens to have sex more frequently.

The truth is that sex education helps them to have better decisions about sex life.

Another such belief is that sex education for teenagers can impact on the frequency of having sexual intercourse.

But the reality is that comprehensive knowledge helps them to have better sexual behavior and in fact reduces the frequency of changing partners.

Some believe that abstinence-only education is better than comprehensive sex education. The reality is however otherwise.

9. Distinguishing Healthy and Unhealthy Relations

Make them aware of dating violence that is happening around them. This is important to help them distinguish between being in a healthy and unhealthy relationship.

It is important to have talks and have a watch on teen’s behavior to make sure that they are not a victim of dating violence.

It is ideal to have a check on the warning signs such as drug or alcohol use, loss of interest in family and school activities that were once enjoyable, fearful around a partner, and suspicious bruises or scratches.

Being on stable terms with them will help you, help them to come out of a wrong relationship and avoid long term consequences such as suicide attempts or poor academic performance.

10. Keep the conversation going

There is no need to wait for a perfect moment to talk about sexuality. Sex becomes a part of life and talking about it is nothing to be ashamed of.

If elders sense that there is something wrong with their sexual behavior, it is normal to talk about it directly. There is no need to collect all evidence and wait for the perfect moment.

Make a relationship with teens where they can come up with concerns or views about the subject anytime without any inhibition.

Make it an ongoing conversation and help teens clear their worries on the go and let them have a good sex life.

Parents’ Role

Sex education is not something that happens only at school. Just like sex educators in school, parents should take up relevant roles at home.

In fact, it is the parent’s responsibility to reinforce what they learn in school and talk from experiences.

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It may not be that easy at the beginning but parents can outsmart the awkward talk and make it an ongoing conversation that doesn’t need any introduction.

Transforming them into a sexually responsible adult is actually the role of teachers and parents as a whole.

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Bored and inactive kids lose their creativity and health. You need to amaze them with an adventurous treasure hunt.

Though it sounds overwhelming, you can create a treasure hunt for kids conveniently. The success comes down to the planning and step-by-step execution.

Why should you plan a kids’ treasure hunt?

It is easy to allow your kids to watch online or TV shows all day long. If they are busy watching stuff, they won’t feel bored. However, this impacts the health as well as the creative abilities of your kid.

Activities, which are fun to indulge in and stimulate different parts of brain, ensure strong progress. Kids learn and feel entertained.

One of such stimulating activities is treasure hunting. Kids get involved and you also get a chance to do something together with them. Even planning your treasure hunt can become a fun activity if you do it together.

Treasure hunts are usually interactive and they also tap into the creative side of kids in a fun way. This is the reason why kids of all ages love them.

Don’t know where to create a treasure hunt?!

Your home is the ultimate environment to design a great treasure hunt. If you have a backyard, use it. Choose from different styles and themes to enjoy a refreshing game of treasure hunting.

The biggest advantage of treasure hunts is that they don’t cost you a lot. All you need is a bit of creativity to use whatever items you have at home.

The Ultimate Guide to make a Treasure Hunt at Home

Here is how you can prepare a treasure hunt at home for your kids.

1. Work on a Theme

The first thing you need to do is pick a theme.

Picking a theme is not necessary to make your treasure hunt. But it definitely increases the indulgence and the element of fun in the game. So, you should work on a theme first.

Think about what your kids would like. Do they love dinosaurs?! Are they a fan of superhero characters?! Looking from the kid’s point of view, you can pick fun themes for treasure hunting.

For instance, if your kids love birds, you can buy some fake colorful eggs and plan a treasure hunt around them.

Similarly, you can choose a Disney Princess theme for your girls.

These themes are essential when you want to include kids in the game at your kid’s birthday party.

Other theme ideas include:

>>Ancient Egypt

>>Indiana Jones

>>Camping

>>Carnival

>>Jungle

>>Fairies

>>Princesses

>>Mystery

>>TV shows

>>Scavenger Hunt

>>Storylines

And others!

Don’t just stay limited to the given ideas. Let your creativity fly and discover unique themes for treasure hunts.

2. Design interesting clues

A most important part of treasure hunt making is the clues you create. The clues offer a hint to a player towards a spot of treasure. These clues have to be interesting and should require some work to decipher the meaning. Straightforward clues kill the fun and make the hunt boring.

Thanks to the online world, you can easily get your hands on hundreds of treasure hunt clues online. But make the selection as per your kids’ age. It shouldn’t become too difficult to figure out for them.

If your kids are old enough, you can increase the difficulty level of the clues. So, you can choose complicated riddles and let the kids figure out the meaning to find the treasure.

However, younger children require simpler clues in order to enjoy the game. So, instead of making riddles, you should create rhyming simple clues for them. If you think that your kid is way too young to understand rhyming clues, use pictures as visual clues for your treasure hunt.

You should ask kids to read the clues out loud. This would help improve reading during this fun activity.

3. Select your treasure

You need to do this in private away from kids. The treasure should be a surprise for everyone who’s supposed to play the game.

Pick a number of items you want as your treasure and put it in a beautiful treasure chest. When selecting, you should think about the interests of your kids. You can choose a number of toys, chocolate, candy, pencils, and other items.

Pick your treasure and then put it in a box. You can find plastic bins at home easily. Decorate it before putting all the items inside. You can also design a cardboard box and include kids in its decoration. But don’t let them see what you put inside the box.

Alternatively, it is also a great idea to create goody bags for special treasures and put them in different locations.

4. Put your clues in secret places

After preparing your treasure, it is time to put your clues in some secret places. You need to make sure that your kids aren’t able to see where you are putting them. The best idea would be to do this task when your kids are not home. When they are at school, you can select the hiding places for each clue.

You need to keep your kids’ age in mind here as well. Don’t put clues in places where your kids can’t reach. It would be good to make the locations challenging. But don’t select an impossible location. So, you need to achieve a balance of difficulty levels when selecting clue locations.

One important thing to remember is the distance between two clue locations. Don’t keep them too close to each other. For instance, if you put all the clues in a single room, kids might pick a wrong clue and the game will be ruined. Strategically choose far apart locations to put your clues.

5. Let the hunt begin

Till now, you have done everything to prepare the treasure hunt. This is when you can gather your kids and prepare them for the game.

Let them understand all the rules of the hunt and also make them aware of the boundaries under which they have to search. Give them the costumes and inform the theme as well.

If possible, invite your kid’s friends to indulge in the hunt. You can divide kids into groups of 5 or less. Then, they can work through the clues and hunt for a surprise treasure.

During this time, your job is to make kids understand the importance of working as a team. Help them figure out the team spirit. Also, cheer them when they find a clue and give a hint if they struggle to find a clue. Don’t give away the whole clue, just offer a small hint. They should feel they are finding the clues and understanding them on their own.

Final words

There is a vast scope of creativity around treasure hunt preparations. You can choose an indoor or outdoor location to design your treasure hunt. Public parks in your neighborhood are also a fun location to indulge in treasure hunting.

You have every step right in front of you now. Follow them and combine with your creative side.

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In school, we all find teachers who create a special place in our hearts as mentors, coaches and someone who we look up to.

When you wish your favorite teachers on their birthdays, it shows your respect, affection, and gratitude. But who says you can’t make it respectful and funny at the same time?! This post has many wishes that are funny and suitable to use on the birthday of your favorite teacher.

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So, here are the funny birthday wishes for teachers you were looking for!

1. I love your classes so much that I don’t want it to end! You have taught me a lot about the subject as well as life and it will definitely help me in the future. Happy birthday!

2. I am sure you know I wasn’t very fond of the subject you teach. But your approach to teaching has changed my view forever. Thanks for making that happen for me! Happy birthday.

3. I have never seen a teacher look so cool. Your charm adds to the knowledge you share with us in the classroom. And believe me, it helps in learning! Keep doing that for us, happy birthday sir!

4. Mesmerized by your knowledge of stars, we wonder if you have come here from Mars! You are the star we see with our eyes every day. You have helped in learning and we all want to wish you a very happy birthday!

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5. As soon as you enter our classroom, we all know that a fun learning train will start its journey now. And you drive that train taking us in the wonderful world of knowledge. Keep stopping by at our station, happy birthday!

6. I would like to thank you for making homework a fun activity for all of us. I used to find excuses to stay away from homework, and now, you know I do it all by myself. It is all thanks to your guidance and unique teaching methods. Happy birthday my favorite teacher!

7. You taught how adding two and two become four. Let me tell you I am not afraid of math anymore! You are the teacher I admire the most. Wishing you a happy birthday! Have a great day!

8. Just like how a Popsicle feels on a sunny hot day. Just like masterpieces are created with clay. You, our teacher, give a refreshing learning experience every day. All we can do is send our best wishes on your birthday. So, Happy Birthday!

9. It must be difficult to tolerate us as your students. But today you can relax and let us express all our admiration, affection and love for you. We are ready to make this day the best day for you. Happy birthday to our best teacher!

10. People say education is the sweetest gift a teacher gives to students. But we weren’t able to taste that sweetness before you entered our classroom. Thanks a lot for making learning fun and cool! Happy birthday!

11. Dear teacher, we have gained the gift of education and knowledge from you. There is no way to match that gift in any way. Your guidance has given us a better perspective of the world we live in. So, on this day, let us tell you how you should have fun on your birthday. This is a small gift from our side. Happy birthday!

12. You tell us to behave and we don’t listen. We act in an annoying manner and you tolerate. Well, today is the day when you don’t have to worry about our annoying behavior. We promise to make this day wonderful for you. Happy birthday, dearest teacher!

13. When I talk about fun things, it includes amazing friends, great parties and your classes. Having a great teacher is a blessing and you are that blessing in my life. Happy birthday!

14. You will be amazed to know that I have found a single word to describe enthusiasm, encouragement, inspiration, and motivation. And that word is your name. You have given me the best learning experiences, which I will cherish all my life. Thanks a ton and a very happy birthday to you!

15. You definitely deserve an award for tolerating my silly mistakes and bad behavior in the classroom. You have taught me the importance of learning from mistakes and improving my abilities. For that, I consider you the best teacher in this whole world. Happy birthday!

16. I feel amazed by your ability to merge life lessons with the concepts of physics and mathematics. Seriously, how do you do that?! It is wonderful to have a teacher like you. Happy birthday!

17. There is some flaw in everything in this world, but not in you. You are just perfect my dearest teacher! Your presence is a priceless gift in my life. Happy birthday! Have a wonderful day!

18. It is your birthday and we have a perfect wish! How about we all fail to stay in your class once more! Just joking. Enjoy this day our awesome teacher!

19. History was a mystery to us until you entered the class with your interesting storytelling and strong energy. The way you have taught us History is admirable. Thank you and we wish you have a high energy birthday teacher!

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20. Happy birthday to our favorite teacher! The whole class wishes you the best day and wishes that you take this day off. This way, we and you can enjoy this day together.

21. Dearest teacher, we wish that you magically turn into our classmate, so we can have more fun and hang out more. You look mature due to your immense knowledge and some white hair. But we never consider you an oldie! You are just great. Happy birthday!

Every student finds at least one teacher who helps to understand life’s perspective. Such teachers deserve all our praise and admiration. So, never miss a chance to wish your teacher on his or her birthday. That is the day when you can make them feel special for what they do for you.

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Education has to be about learning! Learning about professional topics. Learning about the world we live in. And learning skills to develop a career.

All these goals become a part of a child’s education, the moment he or she enters a classroom. However, there is one more aspect of learning, which is gaining more popularity day by day. And that is- learning mindfulness.

Due to the latest studies, teachers are now able to understand the importance of teaching mindfulness in schools.

To help out such great teachers, this article offers more than 31 ways to teach mindfulness in school.

1)  Watching the glitter move

You can make a glitter container or purchase one. Such containers include colorful glitter mixed in a liquid. When you shake the container, the glitter takes some tip to stop moving. Watching this movement relaxes the mind of young kids.

2) Some time for the mind

You can decide mindfulness time durations for students. For instance, you can start every class by asking students to close their eyes and relax their mind. Or, you can turn the detention period into a period when students can meditate. That is exactly what the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School conducts in the location Baltimore Maryland.

The inclusion of meditation has offered outstanding results at the school. So, you have a proven mindfulness exercise to apply.

3) Utilize finger breathing

Finger breathing offers a visual method of focusing on breathing. Students can use their fingers to breath slowly and focus on their breathing one after another.

4) Introduce books on mindfulness

Students should understand the value of mindfulness in their lives. Which is why you should include books on mindfulness in the curriculum at your school.

5) Designate a mindfulness day of every week

Every week, you can decide a day dedicated to mindfulness. On this day, teachers are supposed to talk about wellness and conduct breathing exercises and meditation to help kids improve.

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6) Improve attentive listening with chimes

Ring the soothing sound of chime and ask students to raise a hand after they stop hearing the sound. This allows kids to listen to sounds attentively, which improves concentration.

7) Conduct an exercise of body scan

Prepare a yoga-like environment and ask students to lay down, looking at the ceiling. Then, every student has to scan his or her own body with their mind. The scanning can begin from the feet and move up towards the head. Ask students to focus on each body part and relax it.

8) A mindful walk

Create a safe outdoor environment for kids to walk. Designate an area of 5-6 steps for every student. Ask them to walk without their shoes and explain how their feet feel.

9) Finding the internal rhythm

There are several body areas where we can find our pulse. These areas are the heart, the wrist, and the neck area under the jaw. You can ask students to put their hand or fingers to find their own pulse. Let them close their eyes and focus on the beats. Ask them to jump thrice and check the pulse again.

10) Breathing buddy

Give a stuffed toy to every kid in the classroom. Provide yoga-like arrangement so they can lay down, looking up at the ceiling. Ask them to put their toy on their belly. Then, give them a task to breathe slowly for 2 minutes, while focusing on the movement of their toy as they breathe.

11) Smell and tell

This exercise requires good fragrance such as lavender, orange peel or a flower. Ask students to shut their eyes and concentrate on the fragrance. This will help in releasing anxiety.

12) Touch and tell

After the “smell and tell”, you can utilize the exercise of touch and tell. Include a variety of objects such as feathers, ball, stone, and a soft toy. Students are supposed to keep their eyes closed and touch each object one by one and describe them to their partner.

13) Having a mindful snack

Encourage students to feel the touch of their food, smell the aroma and slowly chew every bite. Notice every aspect of eating a snack. Ask them to chew every bite 30 times slowly before they swallow.

14) Responsible break

Give each student a bell and allow them two rings to stop an ongoing class between 50 minutes. Every time a student pushes the ring, everyone has to stand up, stretch and sit back silently again for 20 seconds. Then, the class begins again.

15) Controlled break

If responsible breaks don’t work, you can take control over the breaks during a class. So, the teacher decides when students should stand up, stretch and sit down to stay silent for 20 seconds. Ask students what are they thinking about right at that moment and why.

16) Mindful end of a chapter

At the end of a chapter or a class, let students breathe slowly and focus silently. Ask them to go through what they have just learned in their mind.

17) Tell a story

Stories during a class help students tap into their deeper levels of concentration and imagination. Including one or two stories will improve knowledge retention and improve the ability to understand concepts in students.

18) Create active classes

Teenagers are quite good at talking, but they hide away from indulging in activities. You need to make your lectures full of activities to help them come out of their shyness.

19) Make mindfulness meaningful

Every student wants to ask why you want to teach him or her mindfulness. So, create a link between mindfulness and how they can improve their daily lives with it. This will help students engage more.

20) Shark fin

Students can make a half “Namaste” pose with one hand and put it right in the middle of their forehead. Closing the eyes, they need to say out loud “shhh”, while sliding their hand down the face. Then, stay silent for 10 seconds, and then, breathe slowly for 2 minutes.

21) Breathing with colors

Ask every student to choose a color of happiness and a color of sadness. Similarly, designate colors for anxiety, calmness, nervousness and other emotions. Now, ask students to think of the colors that make them feel happy and focus on slow breathing.

You can also tell students to inhale while thinking a happy color and exhale while thinking about a sad color.

22) The Spiderman exercise

Spiderman has his 6th sense and you can help students find their sixth sense too. Ask students to feel as if they are Spiderman. Then, ask them to use their superpowers of hearing, seeing, tasting, feeling and smelling. Do this exercise for 2 to 4 minutes.

23) Gratitude journal

Indulge every student in creating a gratitude journal. In this journal, they all need to write about their experiences of that day. You can help by asking about the activities they, the person they enjoyed talking to, and a lesson they learned.

24) Mindful safari

In a large landscape or garden, allow students to indulge in the search for natural items. Ask them to explore nature with all five senses.

25) Countdown of senses

Ask students to think about 5 items they are able to see, 4 items they are able to touch, 3 sounds they are able to hear, 2 things they are able to smell and 1 thing they are able to taste.

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26) The weather report

Take students outside and ask them all to close their eyes. Now, encourage them to focus on the weather conditions they can feel using their 4 senses. They need to make their personal weather report and show it to you.

27) Indulge in drawings

Give all the freedom to students to color as per their creativity. They can use any color they like, but the catch is that they should be able to explain why they used each and every color.

28) Write a superhero story

Ask students to create their own superhero with special superpowers. They need to write 5 to 10 lines story and explain why everyone needs their superhero.

29) Thin ice walk

This is an outdoor activity. Students need to pretend that there is nothing but a thin layer of ice beneath their feet. So, they have to take each and every step very carefully and slowly.

30) Smell the imaginary pizza

Practice this with students who get anxious or angry very easily. Ask them to breathe in as if they are smelling a pizza slice.

31) Taste and tell

Blindfolded students taste food items and keep it for 1 to 2 minutes in their mouths to explore the feel of that food item.

32) Drawing an object

Give common objects to observe for about 2 minutes. Then, take the object away and ask students to draw a picture using their mental image of that object.

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Use all the given ideas to encourage mindfulness in your students. This way, you can prepare students to grow up to become a confident person with confident self-awareness and the awareness of their own surroundings.

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School management is an important part of any educational system.

School authorities all over the world are continuously engaged in numerous activities to efficiently manage school functions and provide a better educational experience to students.

However, managing school affairs is not at all easy in this fast growing world.

To better perform the functions of school management and assure parents of their child’s safety and progress, schools are using school management software nowadays.

This software boasts a variety of features that improve the overall administration of schools. Now, let’s have a look on the top 12 characteristics of highly effective school management software.

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1. Student Information

Attendance, homework, discipline, grades, and achievements! Almost all the information regarding the students can be accessed easily using efficient school management software.

Teachers can use the student database to avail basic information of students like grades, address, information regarding parents and siblings etc.

In addition to this information, details regarding the students’ medical history, accounts, billing etc. are also added by the administration.

Smart cards for schools can be used as identity cards to access the details regarding a particular student when required. As simple as that!

2. Parent Access

Being part of your child’s school activities and stay connected with their academic progress can be a difficult thing in this busy world.

However, now it’s easy for parents to avail updates about their child’s academic activities through parent portals and school apps.

It helps parents to be with their child and teachers the whole day.

Benefits of Parent Portal

• Helps parents to actively participate in their children’s educational activities
• Provides up-to-date information regarding PTA meeting, grades, assignments etc.
• Provides great relief to teachers by providing students’ attendance report and progress cards to parents without any delay
• The feature of a direct line of communication to teachers helps students and parents to contact teachers in case of any doubts, questions, comments or suggestions

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3. Teacher Information

Effective school management software not only helps in availing information regarding students but also provides information regarding teacher activities inside the school.

It’s easy to view a particular teacher’s class schedule, file reports efficiently etc.

Also teachers can use their database to keep the details regarding class timings, student progress and classroom activities in one place.

Some of its advantages include:

• Teachers can log onto their database securely to access the records regarding school, classroom and student activities
• Classroom forms and reports can be filled quickly using the school management software where almost all information regarding the classroom and students are updated accordingly
• Teachers can easily notify parents about their student’s report once it is filed

4. Artificial Intelligence Integration

AI has slowly started to make its presence felt on our daily lives. In 2018, AI is has become part of many mainstream software. For effective school management software, one of the key areas with AI integration is School Bus Fleet Management.

With Integrated AI features such as Auto Routing, Auto Optimisation and Auto Allocation, managing school buses has become much easier than ever before. So, check out if the software of your choice offers any AI features.

AI is not a fancy term. It actually reduces your expense and makes a significant difference to safety and your ROI

5. Communication Facilities (Voice Messaging, E-mail, Chats, etc)

To a great extent, student success depends on the effectiveness of communication among parents, schools and teachers.

School management systems have Parent portal, which are capable enough to facilitate the communication process by sending text, voice messages and e-mails to a predefined set of parents and the whole school.

Thereby lessening the time invested by the school administrators in making phone calls or leaving messages to parents.
Another small but important feature of highly effective school management software is the facility to use templates that can be saved to communicate important days like teachers’ day, annual day, cultural day etc.

6. Attendance & Timetable Management

Attendance management is an important school administrative task and it requires teachers to spend a small chunk of time at the beginning of each class.

Sometimes, it is difficult for teachers to manage the whole process of taking attendance and recording them accurately.

Marking attendance in grids having small squares is very hard and errors can occur very easily.

But attendance management is no longer a burden with the Teacher App. Now, recording attendance of each student is just a click away. You can manage attendance of your students without any errors using online attendance pages and share the details with parents within a short time.

The teacher app also provides an effective way for teachers to mark their own attendance, check the timetable and apply for leaves from their smartphones.

Timetable management for schools become a much easier process with this feature.

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7. Online Assessments and Assignments

While term examinations are still relevant, it is of much help to teachers and students to test and learn the knowledge each student has acquired continuously. Online assessments and assignments are therefore very important.

Teachers can provide individual assessments to each student looking at their level of knowledge if so required. Rubric-based assessments can be used by teachers for such purposes. So, this is an important feature for school management software to have.

8. Report Cards

A Report Card represents a student’s hard work throughout the year and it is the most anticipated thing in an academic year. However, both the teachers and the school administration find it a time-consuming responsibility.

School management software can help teachers and school authorities to streamline the process of generating report cards using an interactive database. With the already available information about a student’s class performance, attendance and exam results, the database completes the report card automatically.

Teachers can review this before finalizing and approving the report card and make it accessible to parents and students immediately.

9. Fee Tracking and Online Payment

Managing receipts and incoming payments, preparing bills, tracking several types of fees before applying them to the right student etc can be time-consuming and difficult without proper software to handle the functions.

A simple way to manage and deliver payments, charge fees and prepare bills is by using Smart Cards for payment system. It is easy and convenient to use.

Online billing helps schools to allow credit card payments and parents can pay their child’s school fees at home easily. This make the whole process of fee payment hassle-free for both parents and the school.

10. Admission Management

Avoid keeping bundles of files as you can save all the data in a system. This method can help you to access the data immediately if required. You can do this with effective school management software.

Such software is capable enough to manage the registration and admission process of both old and new students smoothly. This software can remove the difficulties caused by human errors and treats the new and old students differently based on the information provided.

11. Profile Management

School management system software efficiently performs profile management. It is one module of the system which is used to manage students, parents, staff and teachers. It captures information such as name and contact information of the users. Every user has unique login credentials to access.

12. Homework

With this module, daily classroom homework assignments become easily available to students 24 hours a day. It also contains the date when it was assigned and when it should be submitted. In addition to these, teachers can also modify homework assignments and projects as per the requirements.

13. Library Management

This module is an effective solution to make school library management simple and effective. It has features such as find, search, issue and return books. It supports bar code & scanning capability to automate your library. It also includes reports of library members, daily issue register and much more.

14. Transport Management

Any effective school management software will have the facility to manage school transportation effectively.

With this, you can keep track of each student’s route change history. They also display information such as students who has opted for school transportation without routes assigned to them.

It ensures student safety by making sure whether a student is present on the bus or not and later submits the report to their parents.

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15. Use of Convenient Apps

As smartphones are daily drivers these days, it is a given that any school management software worth its salt should make use of apps. Smoothly performing apps with the right feature sets make lives easier for students, teachers, parents and support staff.

Some key apps that should be in School Management Software include Parent App, Teacher App, Fleet Management/Transport Manager App

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16. Academic calendar

Academic calendar is one of the basic needs of an effective school management software. It helps parents to stay updated about the events, meetings, assignments, lectures, exam schedules etc.

17. Cloud based technologies

Cloud based school management software’s have become the need of the hour. It is a blessing for educators.

If the school needs to update the existing system or face any technical issues, it can be resolved easily with a closed based software.

You don’t have to spend time and need manual efforts, updates or edits can be done online via internet.

Managing multiple schools under a single educational trust is also made convenient, data can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

18. HR & Payroll management

With this module, employee details can be maintained properly. All data regarding staff enrolments, staff recruitments, staff payroll, staff leaves etc can be kept systematically using HR module.

19. User -Friendly UI

For a successful execution of any software, it needs to have an easy to use and well- designed user interface. It should be designed in a way so that a person with least computer knowledge should also be able to access the system. The software must also be customizable as per school requirements.

20. Tag vendor module

Tag vendor module is a must for a school management system.  Using this, ID cards can be generated easily.

This third parties will have all student details. If a child lost his/her ID card, then parents can directly request for a new one and get it immediately.

These are some of the characteristics of highly effective school management software. So, what are your thoughts on the same? Please feel free to share them with us in the comment section.

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With technology becoming a part of our daily lives, no better time to learn how to code than during the curious and observant state of childhood.

When kids are introduced to the concepts of programming early on, a host of advantages can be derived by them in addition to staying abreast with new technologies that emerge from time to time.

This comprehensive blog sheds light on all the aspects concerning coding for kids in an attempt to prepare them for the road ahead.

Enlisting a number of free websites that help teach kids the various concepts of coding, this all-inclusive piece of information concludes with the future prospects of coding for students and kids.

 

What is coding and what is it used for?

Coding, according to how a layman understands is a set of instructions through which you will guide the computer to do what you want it to do. That means, coders will key in step-by-step commands for the computer to understand and follow.

Any computer will exactly execute all the actions that you want it to perform. But the caveat here is to give correct instructions to the computer.

What is the difference between coding and programming?

Coding in simple terms is an activity of writing codes. That means a coder is a well-informed person who codes instructions from one language to another. Coding is an initial step to computer programming.

Programmingis an activity that enables an application to run on a computer without any errors. Through programming, you will instruct your computer to perform a set of operations by developing logic so as to come up with solutions to a problem.

Why every child should learn to code?

Coding is a skill that helps you interact with computers so as to obtain the desired results. it is the the need of the hour for every kid to learn how to code. Children who are taught to code will thrive for the simple reason.

They will keep pace with dynamic technological trends. Along with math and science that are taught in schools, coding, as an academic subject delivers a host of benefits to young students.

What are the benefits of coding for students?

As mentioned earlier, a plethora of benefits can be derived by kids who are introduced to learning code at a very tender age. If you as a parent are curious to know about the different ways in which coding helps your kids, here is a rundown of all the positives of learning to code early on.

1. Feeds The Creative Instincts of Kids

Coding enhances their imagination. When kids start coding, they will be exposed to a number of innovative scenarios which need to be implemented. Such instances will improve the creative instincts of young minds and sharpen them.

2. Kids Can Take Advantage of Their Age

coding is just as learning a foreign language. The faster you introduce them to this practice, the easier they will absorb  the concepts. Young kids are blessed with a photographic memory.

Coding helps to unlock and make the most of this memory which can be used to recall the fundamental topics of coding like loops, sequencing and conditional statements.

3. Paves Way for Innovation

The present generation kids are a witness to a number of revolutionary technological advancements in the form of artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality. They are in awe of self-driven cars or about robots responding to human instructions.

Since all such innovations are already seeing the light of the day, it is important for kids to stay ahead of their times. And a smart idea to achieve this objective is to introduce kids to coding while they are getting ready to read and write.

4. A Multi-Disciplinary Learning Process

While parents and educators might feel that they are only helping kids to learn how to code software programs, they are actually prompting them to hone their learning abilities concerning other subjects like reading, science and math..

5. A Confidence Booster

Another evident benefit of helping kids to learn how to code manifests in the form of increased self-confidence. When kids are encouraged to learn coding, they will toy with different ideas and scenarios while creating impressive projects.

What is Computer Coding for Kids?

It is no longer a herculean task to teach your kids how to write computer programs. If you are a parent looking for simplified means to teach kids a real programming language, you can rely on a number of games, apps and programming kits like Lego Mindstorms.

Tagged as a Lego Robotics Kit, Lego Mindstorms can help kids as young as 6 years of age to churn out meaningful computer programs. This self-learning kit employs a graphical language that is very easy for the kids to understand coding.

Apart from this kit, there are certain programing languages that can help kids to code. They include Python, Java, ruby,scratch, C++.

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What are some Coding Exercises for Kids?

Most of the programming languages come with a syntax (the grammar of a computer program) This might be difficult for kids to follow and implement. Do not force them to learn the syntax. They will, either get bored or disinterested in coding.

So, all efforts have to be directed towards stripping off the syntax requirements. This can be done through fun-filled learning activities that are compelling but also informative.

Below are 5 exercises that encourage kids to code and make coding an interesting activity they will always look forward to.

1. Secret Superhero Codes

This is a secret code activity for kids that will help them learn math alongside practice handwriting. This exercise comes with a secret code generator that attaches a number to every letter in the English alphabet.

You can also teach your kids how to decode data as part of a slightly difficult learning exercise.

2. String Children’s Names

True to its name, String Children’s Names is a fun-filled coding exercise for kids. This exercise allows kids to write their names in the Binary Code (using 0s and 1s).

They can use 3 different colored beads to spell their names. Using these multi-colored beads, kids can make strings of their names using the ASCII code.

3. If-Then Backyard Coding Game for Kids

Programmers frequently use the “if-then” conditional statement which instructs the computer to perform a certain action if the given condition is fulfilled.

This backyard game calls for one kid to become a programmer (the instructor) and the rest of the playmates to become computers (the followers of instructions).

Imagine the programmer says, “If I hop, then you all will also hop”, “if I move to my left, then you all will also move to your left”. This can be an interesting game for kids of all ages as every kid will be excited to instruct his/her playmates while making others to listen to his/her orders.

4. Learn to Program

Tynker offers a number of fun-filled coding games for kids in different grades. Amongst them, Counter Hack and Toxic Jungle can introduce your kids to the world of programming; the fun way.

Counter Hack is an exciting exercise to learn JavaScript while you overpower the viruses. Saving the toxic jungle can teach kids the fundamentals of Python programming language.

5. Cargo-Bot

This is an iPad compatible exercise that will excite kids to take up the challenge of programming a robot and make it to move boxes.

What are some of the free websites that teach kids coding and programming?

Below is the rundown of 5 free websites that can excite your kids and make coding a fun-filled learning activity.

1. CodeAcademy

First in the list of free, kid-friendly and interactive websites. that teaches young kids the basics of coding is CodeAcademy. This is an online repository of simple and fun-filled exercises that resemble computer games. Kids can play these games while learning the fundamentals of coding.

2. Code Combat

Tagged as the most engaging game meant to teach adult kids how to code, Code Combat is a stimulating and interactive website.

Parents of older kids need to sign up for their kids to come online and make the most of the free knowledge imparted by this website.

3. Khan Academy

Recognized as an online directory of challenging math games for kids, Khan Academy does it bit to help kids learn programing.

Offering a number of programming tutorials, this free website deserves a special mention as it comes loaded with interactive illustrations, animations and graphics.

4. Code Monster

If you are looking for a perfect platform to teach your kids to code for free, you can checkout Code Monster. The home page featuring two boxes placed next to each other has one box that displays the code.

The other box shows kids the result of the code. Kids can toy with the code while learning how a particular command works.

5. Code.org

With “anybody can learn” as its tagline, Code.org can handhold kids to enjoy coding. Loaded with a plethora of free online resources including engaging apps, you can also check out the inspirational video that is uploaded on the home page.

What are the future prospects of coding?

Identified as a must-have skill for the future, coding can help the younger generation to become job-ready by the time they graduate from colleges..

If coding is made a part of the academic curriculum in schools, kids will be able to stretch their imagination towards building better websites promising enhanced user experience and user interface.

With coding as an acquired skill, the younger generation can diversify into related careers like consumer analytics, social media platforms and the management of activity logs.

These are the various avenues that will open the doors for the young talent to pick and choose the career they love and expand their skill set.

And if you are a coder, there can be a strong inclination in you to become an entrepreneur, heading a startup. So it is through foresight that you as parents should introduce your kids to the world of coding.

And once this mission is accomplished, you can help them settle in satisfactory jobs that are linked to technology and its advancements.

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Key Takeaways

Having spoken about coding at length, the one important revelation that you need to take back home is its universal presence.

Given the fact that you are enveloped in a blanket of websites and apps that are meant to simplify your life, it is time to teach the younger generation the fundamentals of coding.

This is a skill that is bound to take your kids places, permitting them to venture into many compelling and satisfying career opportunities.

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It is the role of teachers to bring up some wise strategies when it comes to handling a group of students with different thinking and aptitude.

Out of the many tested and proven educational practices, cultivating a growth mindset among students can really play the trick to help them have a better study life.

Fixed Mindset vs growth mindset

The students with a fixed mindset will have a limited space for exploring the various subjects with true spirit.

A growth mindset opens them a world of opportunities in the learning phase and they can lay the foundation for a better future.

However, fostering a growth mindset among students is not an easy process and it takes a lot of patience and determination and continuous effort from the side of both teachers and parents.

The modern educational technology is now playing a key role in helping them to accomplish the task in a pretty much easier way.

Here let us have a look at the use of educational technology in fostering growth mindset in students.

  1. Tools to support learning risks and change learning path

There is a tendency for students to focus on their success always and turns away from taking risks.

However, the modern technology tools give them options to choose their own set of activities and monitor the progress with their preferred pace.

This would help them to focus more on challenging tasks and they get better over time and explore new areas.

Such tools also help:

  • Teachers to evaluate and identify the students that need additional support on handling new challenges
  • Students to track their completed works toward goals and oversee the pending or upcoming tasks
  1. Technology programs to provide continuous feedback:

Teachers and parents are not supposed to reward them only for their final grades or achievement.

But it is really necessary to give continuous feedback for their ongoing effort which helps them to excel better and get strengthened with a growth mindset.

The use of educational technology helps to do that in a more systematic way with progress monitoring indices as well as animations.

  • Options such as screens are used to show up task completion acknowledgement
  • Counters can point out the number of activities that need to be completed

With such options, the students get a real time feedback on their effort and can see the time they contribute for specific activities.

As they get some immediate reinforcement following some really challenging tasks, it can really trigger a growth mindset.

  1. Tools to visualize denotation of progress

In the earlier days, teachers used to provide grades and ranks to rate their learning and results.

However, the advanced educational technology is now offering options to visualize their progress as they could easily track the accumulated knowledge.

  • A visual representation of one’s progress can make a good impact to the growth mindset and they can build up on their competence level.
  • Such kind of tracking also lets them to identify the significance of deep learning and continuous efforts towards achieving the target.
  • Teachers can also use these data to trigger a discussion with students to assist in progress monitoring and goal setting.
  1. Technology induced personalized materials that challenge them:

The learning materials can be personalized with the help of technology to challenge students at every level of learning.

In the early days, teachers follow a responsibility model to introduce a new subject and they work out together at first and then give chance for students to explore it.

With the influence of educational technology, students can experience variations of this model.

The students who have already mastered one level can challenge them with more complicated tasks and those who are weak with the concept can seek additional support and practice.

This kind of working on self pace at their optimal challenge level in fact triggers a growth mindset and enhances their love for learning.

Moreover, students would start thinking about learning as a fun activity and not something that stresses them.

  1. Individualized practice that enables teacher support:

Similar to other body parts, brain can be considered as a muscle that can grow only if proper exercise is performed and an idle brain remains fixed.

So it is important to challenge your brain very much frequently to keep up the pace.

The educational technologies are offering them a world of opportunities to challenge the brain with out of the box strategies and approaches.

They can also consider personalized and timely feedback from tracking tools to work out on their weak areas. Moreover, teachers can also get alerted of a continuously struggling student and work out more with them on a direct mode with targeted fashion.

  1. Tools to provide supportive classrooms and trigger home-school connections:

A supportive classroom with collaborative learning options can also do the trick to stimulate a growth mindset among students.

They can challenge each other to perform better every time and take the role of peer mentors for one another. Also the modern technology is helping to establish an after school connection with parents that enables them to know their child’s progress.

The progress charts also gives them an idea about what support they should provide with a growth perspective.

  1. Educational apps exclusive to foster growth mindset:

The ultimate foundation of developing a growth mindset is helping students to embrace their mistakes.

The right mix of blended learning and gamification along with advanced educational apps help to achieve the goal with a pretty decent pace.

There are a number of apps designed to cultivate growth mindset by triggering or challenging their learning from different perspectives.

Let us have a look at some of the most commonly used apps:

  • Mind Games: It is a fun app that encourages mistakes without a down feeling. They can play in different difficulty levels by challenging their limitations.
  • Whooo’s Reading: In this app, personalized feedback is provided to help students to improve their writing. The open-ended questions make the whole stuff interesting and the feedback is sent to help them improve their scores
  • GoSoapBox: It is a set of multiple assessment tools which can be easily accessed via their devices. This helps teachers to increase engagement and address the areas that need further understanding.
  • Kaizena: This app helps students to get an immediate and real-time feedback on the works they do. Interesting part of the app is that they are given a chance to correct their mistakes to get a better grade.
  • Instructables: This app is a repository of tutorials that help students to create something on their own. They can challenge themselves with different tasks.
  • Daily Goals: The app helps them to set and track goals. The built-in analytics helps them to learn their progress and track the areas that needed improvement.
  • Be The Change: Students are challenged with achievable goals every day. They can even discuss each goal a week with their peers to learn the different ways through which others achieved it.

It is not just the weak performing students that need attention but also those who excel in the studies. Let them taste the bitterness of failures at times which help them to face any odd situation of downfalls in future.

Every student should be handled in such a way that they can understand the equal importance of the final success as well as the continuous effort throughout the learning process.

Educational technology has been the ubiquitous element of the classroom as a part of transformation and advancement towards a smart environment. It could play a major part in planting the seed of growth mindset in the minds of students.

Let them learn in a classroom setting where they don’t fear about mistakes and easily share their views which help them to grow up with confidence.