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We have created this site with parents, educators, preschoolers, and elementary school students in mind. We have posted some of our successful courses, such as the free ABC Signs Program (ASL), and expanded the original, free Mathlibs.org® content, empowering students to build and solve their own math problems. We’re also regularly posting more fun free stuff in our Fun Feed.

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Founded in the 1990s, kidCourses started as a New York-based initiative offering live courses exclusively within the state. Our standout program, the ABC Signs Program, brought the joys of sign language to preschoolers on Long Island at no cost. Interestingly, when we sought to volunteer our services at a local library, we were told "We don't accept volunteers, we need to pay you."

For Jessika, the experience was doubly rewarding. As a mom, she could earn while involving her young children in a positive educational setting. Our core mission has been consistent—to motivate children toward lifelong learning, cultivate creativity, and emphasize the importance of positivity and enjoyment in the education process.


In the intervening years, life happened. The kids grew up, and a move to the West Coast initiated a hiatus from live courses. However, we've adapted by digitizing our content and are pleased to introduce the new kidCourses.com. Here, we continue to offer quality resources like MathLibs.org®, which has gained recognition from esteemed organizations such as PBSTeachers and the NCTM.

We invite your feedback and are open to suggestions for future offerings.


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Deductive Versus Inductive Reasoning
Reasoning can be an effective way to convince someone. You probably reason with others every day. For example, you may have to persuade your brother to share the last few sips of his strawberry milkshake. Two kinds of reasoning, deductive and inductive, illustrate why some methods of persuasion are more […]
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The Rule of Thirds: A Gridded Guide
The Rule of Thirds is a compositional guideline to use when taking photographs, shooting a video, creating artwork or designing graphics. To apply the rule, you divide the scene into nine equal squares, drawing three evenly spaced horizontal lines and three evenly spaced vertical lines to form a grid. According […]
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Kids learn about an important part of the animal cell - the cell membrane.
Animal Cell Membrane – Interactive Diagram
Today's Science in Seconds post zooms in on an important part of the animal cell -- the cell membrane.  You can also view the Interactive Cell Membrane in full screen.  Additionally, you may wish to check out this Animal Cell handout - label & color the parts of the animal cell! Please note: […]
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Animal Cell – Handout
Can you label and color these important parts of the animal cell? NUCLEUS  control center for cell (cell growth, cell metabolism, cell reproduction) NUCLEOLUS  synthesizes  rRNA RIBOSOMES  the site of protein building, this is where translation takes place (mRNA in language of nucleic acids is translated into the language of […]
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ABC Signs M (Sign Language for Kids)
Want to learn some fun ASL signs? The full ABC Signs program incorporates over 120 real ASL signs into fun and catchy rhymes; learn 5 in this free sign language video for kids: The ASL sign for M The ASL sign for monkey The ASL sign for moose The ASL […]
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Substitution Method for Systems of Equations: aka “the blob”
I love teaching systems of equations, like seriously LOVE it!  I always teach it right after the linear equations unit, and it's the perfect transition from graphing one line, to graphing two.   Students catch on right away and think, "this unit is going to be easy!" Then.... we hit […]
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ASL 4 Kids: ABC Signs Y (Video & Handout)
Learn some fun 'Y' words with Jade! The full ABC Signs program incorporates over 120 real American Sign Language signs into fun and catchy rhymes; learn 5 in this free sign language video for kids: The ASL sign for Y The ASL sign for yellow The ASL sign for yelled […]
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Make Your Own Math Drills with “Find and Replace”
If you like arithmetic drills, here's a way that you and your child can create a lot of different worksheets. Just create your worksheet in Word and then use Find and Replace to let Word change all the math questions around automatically. I am attaching 2 examples that you can […]
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Fingerpaint Multiplication – Count By Twos Threes or Fours
We recently shared an article on Facebook that was titled Dreading Math Can cause Real Pain. As you've probably noticed, we like to share a lot of fun math content. In the spirit of that tradition, we are going to post a series of Fingerpaint Multiplication handouts. Even a very […]
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Grade 4 Math Practice Test 2: Patterns, Relationships, & Algebraic Thinking
Please make sure Flash is enabled in your browser. The game should show in-page below. These 5 test questions cover Lesson 2: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking . (Flash is required.) If you would like to review an interactive lesson on "Patterns, Relationships, & Algebraic Thinking," check out Mathlibs, Lesson 2. […]
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Spicing up the Secondary Math Classroom: #2 – Scavenger Hunts!
This is the second post in a series  I created called "Spicing up the Secondary Classroom."  This post's focus is Scavenger Hunts!  I went to a conference four years ago and listened to a speaker taught about a a similar activity in which students solved problems in loop.  I was totally intrigued […]
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DIY Sign Language Puppet
Here's how we made our sign language puppet 1-2-3. All you need is: an over-sized stuffed animal with floppy arms, an old long sleeved shirt (that you don't mind cutting), a rubber band (or hair elastic), scissors, and a pair of gloves. I've seen people cut the arms off the […]
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