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Improving Spelling With Games
By Steve Hall, Sat Dec 10th

You got it! You can do just about any type of learning for achild or an individual learning a second language through theuse of various computer games. You are sure to find somethingthat will fit with their needs. You are also able to find a gamethat will keep them interested. Let’s take spelling as anexample.

Many kids struggle each and every year at school with thatdreaded Friday spelling test. It doesn’t get any easier becausechances are good that the words just keep getting harder. Formany parents, spelling is often a challenge to teach as well.The English language is nothing simple. But, what if you couldteach them through the use of a PC game? That would beexcellent, wouldn’t it?

Think about this. The next time your child comes home with thatawful list of twenty words they just have to know, you caneasily say to them, “Why not go play a game on the computer.”Yes, you can do this!

There are a number of games that are just perfect for teachingchildren the art of spelling. For example, you might want to trya word puzzle game like Beesly’s Buzzwords. Or, if Spidermanhappens to be your child’s favorite character, you have gameslike Spider-Man 2: Web of Words. In this game, you child canadvance through the levels by correctly spelling words. Its fun,rewarding, and most of all, it will help to improve theirspelling capabilities.

The spelling games are not boring, dull, and difficult. To theopposite, these games will hold your child’s attention so thatthey can get the knowledge they need. That is what makes thesegames different. If you are thinking back to your school daysand those boring computer programs you were allowed to play andwondering how your technology loving child is going to play withsomething like that, don’t worry. These games are muchdifferent. They are made to stimulate your child’s knowledgewithout even allowing them to realize that they are. To them,they are simply playing a Spider Man game.

The value of these games is huge. In fact, there are more thanjust spelling games, as we will see down the line. They aregreat ways to feed your child the knowledge that they needwithout boring them. When it is fun, it will get played moreoften. The more that it gets played, the more they can learnfrom it.

So, then, what is the bottom line? You can easily allow yourchild to play some computer games but of course, you still needto monitor their usage. And, yes, you may have to practice thosespecific spelling words each week, but it may just get easier astime goes on. Here’s a thought. Replace their favorite computergame with one of these for a week. They still get computer timeand they still get to play a fun game. But, you get thesatisfaction of knowing that they are playing an educationalgame as well. All in all, we think these games may be a greatway to boost confidence and knowledge. Consider them for any ageof child. You’ll be happy that you did!

About the author:Steve is a member of the GrandMatrix team. They provide a broadrange of games, puzzles, articles and reviews. Read morearticles, download and play the latest PC games for free plusenjoy thousands of user submitted puzzles, quizzes and wordgames at: http://www.grandmatrix.com

Pneumonia Almost Stopped My Lungs But Su-doku Puzzles Kept
By Rayzee, Sat Dec 10th

There is nothing like an “enforced rest” to make one re-evaluateone’s life. Lying in a hospital bed with nothing to do exceptcrosswords can be tedious. Then my wife brought me two Sudokupuzzles from the Times Newspaper…my life changed!

I became so engrossed in these extra-ordinary puzzles that timejust flew by me. They are so addictive they ought to carry aHealth Warning. I planned to make these puzzles available to theInternet community just as soon as I got home.

Guess what? My Doctor forbade me to return to work for fourweeks. Bliss!

So, an “enforced rest” enabled me to build a web-site devotedentirely to Sudoku. I felt a Monthly Sudoku Puzzle Magazinewould be ‘just what the Doctor ordered’, and I was right.

The interest in these fiendish puzzles was overwhelming, itseems everybody who tries one becomes instantly hooked, evenchildren think they are great…not least because they are goodat them and frequently beat their parents to the finish.

Sudoku Monthly provides 120 puzzles ranging in difficulty from’Easy’ through ‘Medium’, ‘Hard’ and all the way to brain-numbing’Expert’. There are enough puzzles to keep a whole family busyfor a month.

Who needs television when you can play Sudoku?

Check out your powers of logic and reasoning, you may bepleasantly surprised at how much fun Sudoku is.http://sudoku-monthly.com/

About the author:Rayzee is the Founder of Rayzee International and has been anInternet Entrepreneur since 1996.

He lives with his wife Lynn in Chippenham in the UK.