Learning to use computers
Today, computers are an important part of our everyday lives. Tomorrow, they will be an essential part of EVERY part of our everyday lives. In order to be ready for today's world and tomorrow's, an early introduction to computers is essential for your children. The earlier the better. Giving them access to a computer and helping them to use it will give them a significant head start in their future education.

Using computers to learn (expression, comprehension, lateral thinking...)
Multimedia is a powerful complimentary tool to traditional learning. Using equivalent activities in tandem with more traditional methods will help your child remember and apply what s/he is learning. Children will remember what they learn through multimedia more easily - animations, sounds and interactivity are highly memorable.

Use the "Educational icons" to identify the educational qualities in each activity
All of our games and activities are educational but most of all, they are fun for your child. To help you get the most from the activities, we have created a system of easy to understand icons. These icons are sorted into three categories : - Green icons indicate motor skill development - Blue icons indicate intellectual agility development - Orange icons indicate computer literacy development - Red icons indicate that your presence is necessary

Where can I see the icons for a particular activity ?

When your child is playing (and learning !) on an activity, click on this button (in the gray navigation bar) to see the Educational icons for that activity.

How can I find an activity that will develop specific skills ?

Click on an "Educational icon" in the UpToTen search engine To use the search engine, click on this button in UpToTen Kids.

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Please take the time to read through the list of Educational icons :
MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT (green icons)

	Craft activity > Grandpa Koala's craft activities...
	Artistic activity > On-line coloring, art activities, musical activities...
	Fine motor skills > Print and paint, collages, cutting out...
	Hand-eye coordination > Mouse-controlled activities, hand speed, catching...
	Body movement > Outdoor activities, miming activities...
	Cooking > Grandma Koala's cooking activities...

INTELLECTUAL AGILITY DEVELOPMENT (blue icons)

	Creativity > Creative activities - Lego, stickers...
	Imagination > Activities and games that develop imagination...
	Memory > Songs, guessing games, memory games...
	Listening > Songs, stories...
	Understanding > Songs, stories, some animated activities...
	Observation > Card games (matching pairs), some memory games, spot the difference, stories...
	Letters > Activities that use the alphabet...
	Oral expression > Guessing games, songs, puppet games...
	Reading > Stories, the instructions for most activities...
	Numbers >Activities that use numbers - recognition, ordering, calculations...
	Choice > Encouraging the child to choose from several possibilities...
	Geometry > Creating and understanding lines, creating and recognizing shapes...
	Symmetry > Reflections, shape recognition...
	Orientation > Activities that use the keyboard arrows : mazes, routes and paths, learning left and right, up and down...
	Logic > Numbers, letters, shapes, tic tac toe...
	Patterns and functions > Numbers, letters, shapes,
	Parts and wholes > Jigsaw puzzles, create a picture with predefined elements...
	Sorting and sets > Some click-to-color pages, sorting things...
	Patience > Jigsaw puzzles, spot the difference and activities that take a long time...

COMPUTER LITERACY DEVELOPMENT (orange icons)

	Rollover > Your child can play this game because s/he already knows how to hold the mouse and move it around the screen (or you are teaching him/her)
	Click > Your child can play this game because s/he already knows how to click (or you are teaching him/her)
	Click and drag > Your child can play this game because s/he already knows how to click and drag (or you are teaching him/her)
	Keyboard arrows > Your child can play this game because s/he already knows how to use the keyboard arrows (or you are teaching him/her)
	Keyboard > Your child can play this game because s/he already knows where the letters and numbers are on the keyboard (or you are teaching him/her)

PARENTAL PRESENCE (red icons)

	Parental participation is preferable > Your participation is preferable for certain games either because you can help your child better understand the game and best benefit from it OR because the game is printable.
	Parental participation is indispensable > Your presence is necessary - one or more parts of this activity cannot be completed by a child without your help.