Technology is a wonderful thing if you use it properly. I like using online videos to supplement lessons I do at home with my children. Just the other day we were learning about reptiles and amphibians. I printed the reptile/amphibian fact file from learningpage.com (sign up as a member for free) and went through each animal one-by-one with my daughter. But pictures on paper sometimes can’t fully describe the animal. And this is where online videos come in. For example, here is a short national geographic documentary on the bullfrog. Just watching this video, we observed how and what it ate, what a great jumper it is and other features.

And this is what the bullfrog sounds like.

How is it different from this frog called the Spring Peeper?

We also learned about the frilled lizard. Look at it run!

Okay, so I think you get my point. Don’t forget about online videos to bring some life to your homeschooling lessons. Nothing like some good visual aids to help make your lessons more interesting.