2006-08-28 09:52:20 · 11 answers · asked by soniad 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Toys
You don't need toys... you just need to sit down with her and make learning fun. You can take anything and make something educational out of it. We do not have a lot and both my girls were straight A students... I simply took time to spend with them starting when they were babies. But there is a lot more to life than book smart. Common sense is the most important thing. Do things with her in normal life, i.e., grocery shop, ballgames, camping, etc.
2006-08-28 18:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by ru.barbie2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leap Frog Educational Toys
Lakeshore Educational Toys
2006-08-29 08:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interaction with YOU is what is going to make her smarter. Answering questions you pose her, talking about her thoughts, just overall being creative will develop her mind.
Listening to music like Beethoven and tuning OUT the TV will help as well.
You could read a lot to her or get a tape player and let her listen to books on tape if nothing else. Maybe you could listen to the books on tape in the car when you go places.
You could teach her to sew and encourage her to think out all the steps necessary etc.
If she can "Teach" another it will develop her thinking abilities as well. Is there a smaller child she can teach a few things to? Maybe she could find what the child likes and research it and then give a little class to the younger kids or something like that.
There are all kinds of educational toys in any store toy aisle but they will do no good unless it is really something INTERESTING to her in particular. If she likes music find something to do with Music and if it is math...then focus mainly on what she enjoys.
Make learning fun. Do stuff with her and it will do wonders. :<)
2006-08-31 12:35:31 · answer #3 · answered by CrystalChaser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've taught my daughter how to use a computer/laptop since she was 3. She's 5 now and I definitely notice she's way above other kids her age. Other than knowing how to use the laptop and type her name to sign on. She has all her website (nickjr,barney, and others) saved to favorites, lots of education games too. Also i've bought many of the jumpstart computer games.
As far as for a 7yr old......learning to use a computer if she hasnt already would be my suggestion. I figure the sooner they start the better. Also I would suggest a foreign language game/program. I chose spanish since the US census says that by 2020 over half of the US will be spanish speaking or know some spanish as a second language.
Any toy/game that focuses on memory, pattern recognition/recall, or math I think would be ideal.
2006-08-28 10:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by TEKMSTR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you can actually make some-one smarter per say, but you can encourage them to use the mind they have. Games that encourage thinking instead of mindless roll-playing. Toys that stimulate the mind are good. In our house we've always leaned towards educational and instructional/constructional toys rather than the commercial tie-ins (Building Toys instead of the stuff TV starts pushing after Halloween)
It doesn't always work, though. My oldest has a microscope (used once), an elaborate candle making kit (Still in original box)
See what she has an interest in and encourage it. We've all grown to love word games.
2006-08-28 12:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by Aurthor D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fischer Price's My Very First Chess Set
Quantum Physics Lab, by Whammo!
Silly String Theory.
James Joyce's Ulysses (Illustrated Edition)
Baby Mozart: The Complete Mozart Opera Collection (Deutsche Grammophon)
Lego's Build Your Own PC
Play-Dough's Krazy Cloning Kit
2006-08-28 09:59:39 · answer #6 · answered by Spot! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try leap frog merchandise. They make good merchandise, which is inexpensive and really works.You can check out there website www.leapfrog.com. Also if she is not a reader, then start reading with her. If she see's you doing the same, she might take initivative. Also they make workshop books for all grades. Buy her a few and have her do 2 pages after her homework, that should help also.
2006-08-28 11:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by omarion's mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books.
2006-08-28 09:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by llan2193 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be surprised at what a set of Lincoln logs and building blocks can do.Story books are good.Coloring books and one of them microphones to sing into.Beads and some string.You stimulate her imagination and if the school does their part,you will have a straight A student.
2006-08-28 10:16:45 · answer #9 · answered by pops 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lep pads
2006-08-28 11:34:39 · answer #10 · answered by Dont Care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋