It's a pretty old android tablet. I'm not sure on the model.

My 5.5 year old has asked if we can get some new games on the tablet, so I'm looking for some recommendations for good educational options. She's a bit advanced in some areas, so games intended for older kids would probably work out fine for us. Some that we enjoy are Teach Your Monster to Read, Kahoot!, Shifu Orboot, Starfall, chess, duolingo, Tinybop explorer. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer 😄

My 5.5 year old really gets a kick out of learning the history behind odd spellings like silent K. That might inject a little more fun into your phonics. This youtube channel is a great source for that history:

My DD5 became interested in Mandrin about 2 years ago after finding it on a random app. We're not exactly aiming for fluency, just enjoying the journey of exploring another language. Here are some of the resources we've used: - Online tutors: We started with group classes on outschool, but switched to private lessons on italki for about the same price -apps: Fun Chinese, Gus Mandarin, Edoki Academy Preschool, duolingo (now that she's reading) -Youtube: MiaoMiao, Little Fox mandarin, Chinese buddy

I know our library has DVDs of Between the Lions. That would be a good place to look.... assuming you have a DVD player.

Is she possibly just a night person? My DD5 has always been a lot more calm and focused at night but can be prone to rocky mornings. It works best for us to do light "school work" as part of her bed time routine because that's when she's most mentally receptive.... but obviously that might not work with a 10 year old who has a lot more work than a kindergartener. Moving bits of the workload from the morning to the evening could help take the pressure off the morning though if you can find a way to make it work with the rest of your family responsibilities. Another thought is I wonder if you could have her write her dreams down for you to read later. That would at least get some writing practice in.

Sorry this isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I just wanted to add that we really liked this graphic novel version. I liked that the text boxes told you what was happening so it was easy to follow while still appreciating the language. https://bookoutlet.com/products/9781454939771B/a-midsummer-nights-dream-graphic-classics-vol-9

We're trying out Time Trekker Academy's letter subscriptions on inventors as well as their one on American history. My kids are a tad young for all of the content, but the letters are written as a story with illustrations, so they create enough interest that they work as a jumping off point for conversations. I figure we'll save the letters and cycle back when the kids are more developmentally able to take in all the information.

I've been reading Aesop's fables with my 5 year old. For the most part they're a lot less horrific than what you'd find in Grimm's Fairytales.

We're trying Time Trekker Academy. They have a series that covers inventors and one that covers American history.

My DD5 is very perfectionist and frustrates easily, so we're stearing away from anything that requires output and going with a lot of interest lead learning. The goal is to keep the pressure to a minimum. Some of the resources we're using: Math: DD loves math so we explore it a lot through games and conversations. Our main vehicle for this is drawing numbers 1-100 with sidewalk chalk and hopping by 2s, 3s, 4s, etc. and talking about what we notice. We play store to practice with money and also enjoy a lot of board games like Pizza fractions and sum swamp. Some apps we're using for down time are Kahoot!, Mathland, Mathmage, Montessori Math Monsters. Bed time is when she's most focused so we've been enjoying bedtime math and terrible times tables. LA: She has a grasp of phonics, can write her name, but no strong interest in reading, so I'm waiting for that to develop a bit before we try to push anything. She enjoyed Teach Your Monster to Read until she hit a wall that I think she's not quite ready to leap over yet. She can technically read, but it was a lot of effort and not enjoyable to her. So for now we're just focusing on exposure to good liturature, as well as random educational games and shows like Super Why, Alphablocks etc. here and there. Science: I bought BFSU, but can't see us getting into it until DD3 is a little older. We just do educational shows, science kits, board games like valence, semi-weekly visit to the museum, and plenty of nature walks. Social Studies: we have Letters From Afar and Time Trekker Academy subscriptions to spark curiosity about geography and history and we have conversations about what we read each month.