Hi there!  So sorry it's been quite a long time since my last post!  Belated Merry Christmas & Blessed 2007!  We got bogged down with our school's Christmas Play.  It was a lot of hard work & sacrifice but given the educational impact it had on both my children & myself, the Christmas Play was well worth it!  Congratulations to all our fellow TMA homeschoolers & the indefatigable staff, Teacher Simon Ang & the very patient, giving & kind young man who played Psalty in our play!  I'm so sorry for not knowing his name, but he knows who he is & so does the Lord!  Our rewards are in heaven for sure!
Now onto my most recent discoveries of great websites!  Parents of Grade 3 students in TMA, this is for you!  Unit 404 in Science is all about Simple Machines.  I'm always looking for free interactive online materials I can use to enrich & supplement my children's learning, & boy, was I so pleasantly surprised!  Here are links to these great websites that you may use for your kids, whether or not they're finished with Science 404.  I consider websites like these as a great alternative to television because of their educational value which reinforces what they learn.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm
This is a neat website for an online game with animation that'll help children remember what they learn about simple machines.  Instructions are given so enjoy!

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/
By far, I believe this is the best free online interactive site about simple machines I've found.  It takes kids to different parts of the home where they will encounter simple machines.  My sons had a fun time with this site, & now I plan to take them from the virtual to the real with the help of their dad to show them real live examples of simple machines!

There's a lot more out there, just surf with google or metacrawler & key in the words "simple machines", you're bound to get a lot more! Enjoy!