Review: PBS Kids

http://pbskids.org/

Children's Website; Games/Entertainment

Ages: 3-8

First Accessed: November 26, 2008

The companion website to the Public Broadcasting System's children's television programming, including games and other entertainment options.

My Thoughts:

I thought that this website is ideal for younger children. There is absolutely NOTHING objectionable on it, or anyway to access possibly objectionable material from it. Also, a lot of the site uses imagery and audio, rather than text, to direct users. This is great for children who are either beginning or non-readers. I loved the formatting, with the wheel of fortune style menu that directs kids to the various pages for various shows...especially since it is character faces rather than titles that differentiate the tabs.

The PBS kids island section is a game section, that children can either use as a trial or register for. It is chock full of educational games that work on math, literacy, and concepts like opposites. Kids can earn points/tickets, and thus budgeting and money skills. There are activities, like coloring pages, on the various show sites, and videos and interviews with various characters. Overall it is a good supplement to the television shows, a nice educational tool (without kids knowing it is an educational tool), and executed with the high standard of quality that one can expect from PBS.

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