Flashcards are a tried and true method for learning facts. Flipping over cards to confirm your knowledge is great study tool, but how much more engaging and fun would learning be if you could practice the facts you’ve learned with interactive games? The Homework Help Now database offers the opportunity to memorize what you’ve learned with fun activities:
To access this study tool, visit tulsalibrary.org. Navigate to the research tab, then click on the database link, then select Homework Help Now. (Or just click the picture above!) You will need your library card to create a profile. Once you have entered your information, you’re ready to navigate to Flashbulb and enter your study facts. The database will generate games for you!
Create a crossword puzzle or word unscramble for vocabulary words. Play Snowman and fill in the correct letters to prevent the snowman from melting, help a spider catch a tasty bug to eat that corresponds with the correct answer to the posed question in Bug Match, or try to piece together a split word to match definitions with Chopped Words.
By making study fun, kids aren’t just more likely to study, they’re more likely to retain the information they studied! Neurologist have discovered, “when students are engaged and motivated and feel minimal stress, information flows freely through the affective filter in the amygdala and they achieve higher levels of cognition, make connections, and experience “aha” moments." In short, when learning is fun, it sparks more excitement to continue learning, and makes it easier for the brain to absorb the information it learned. Homework Help Now is one fun resource the library offers to get your child ready for a test in a way that is engaging and stress free.
- Heather Lozano, Teen Associate, South Broken Arrow Library