Learning programs for Kids

I am installing Ubuntu in 2 schools that hold at least 1000 kids and wanted to know what programs are available in Ubuntu to teach this Kids. This kids range from ages 4 to 13. Programs that help in math, science, drawing and chemistry would be very good.


Solution 1:

Go to the Ubuntu Software Center, Click on Education on the left side, and browse a list of educational programs. I have most of which installed ( specially the ones listed below)on my kids machine, and they love it.

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  • Educational suite GCompris
  • Childsplay
  • Primary Bundle

Solution 2:

Edubuntu is the educational distribution of Ubuntu.

Solution 3:

You should Try Tux4Kids

This is a big hit with my children and it has 3 main elements. These are all available from the Ubuntu Software Centre. The interesting thing is that as the children grow so does the level of difficuly.

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  1. Tux Maths
  2. Tux Typing
  3. Tux Paint

** Quote below from their website which you can access here You will be able to see screen shots etc

Tux4Kids develops high-quality software for kids, with the goal of combining fun and learning into an irresistable package. Our software is free: you can download it for use at home or onto hundreds of computers in a school. We support all major platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix. Our programs are used by people around the globe, and they have been translated into dozens of different languages. As open-source software, these programs can be freely extended or customized, and they are supported by active communities of volunteer developers.

Solution 4:

I would recommend using Edubuntu. You may do this by either downloading and installing the full distro, or getting any or all of the following packages(and recommends/dependencies thereof) and installing upon existing, well-customized (for stability, security, drivers, etc) Ubuntu installations, and removing previous desktop environment choices:

edubuntu-desktop
ubuntu-edu-preschool
ubuntu-edu-primary
ubuntu-edu-secondary
ubuntu-edu-tertiary

Or any other packages listed here.