Directory of Audio Visual
materials for Children

Sl No.
Title
Type of the File
Subject
Link
1
Tortoise & the Hare
Audio visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/the_tortoise_hare555_wmv.htm
2
The lion and the
Audio visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/wsp6_wmv.htm
Mosquito
3
The Donkey & the
Audio Visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/donkeyDog_wmv.htm
Little Dog
4
The boy who cried
Audio Visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/the_boy_who_cried_1wolf_wmv.htm
Wolf
5
The Bear and the
Audio visual
Story
http://www.childclassics.com/bearandbees555_wmv.htm
beas
6
The axe and
Audio visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/wsp1.htm
the trees
7
The robin & the fox
Audio visual
story
http://www.childclassics.com/The_Robin_and_the_Fox_wmv.htm
8
The Adventures of
Audio Visual
story
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9127939876985515357&q=marblehead&pl=true
Marblehead
9
What should Fran
Animated file
Story
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/whatshouldfranwear.asp
Wear
10
Tiger Aki at the
A V File
Story
http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/book3_nosound.html
Sea side
11
Tiger Aki at the
A V File
Story
http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/book4.html
Fun Fair
12
Tiger Aki's
Audio Visual
Story
http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/book2.html
Birthday
13
Tiger Aki at the
Audio Visual
Story
http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/book7.html
Zoo
14
The Farm Animals
A V File
Talking story
http://www.magickeys.com/books/farm/page1.html
15
Pirate's Treasure
A V File
Talking story
http://www.magickeys.com/books/pirate/indexf.html
16
Dancing to mirrors
A V File
Animated story
http://www.puzzlinganimations.com/dragon/mirror.html
17
Fighting over a gem
A V File
Animated story
http://www.puzzlinganimations.com/dragon/fighting.html
18
Time to fight a fire
Animated file
Singing story
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/timetofightafire.asp
19
Octopus Eats
A V file
story
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7004909622962894202&q=marblehead
Shark
20
Mammal Marathon
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/mammalmarathon.asp?themeid=11
children
21
Dinosrock
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/dinosrock.asp?themeid=17
children
22
Little red high tops
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/littleredhightops.asp?themeid=18
children
23
Mirinda learns to
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.animationgrove.co.uk/miranda1.shtml
count
children
24
There is a mouse
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.animationgrove.co.uk/mouse.shtml
in my house
children
25
Emily Mae wants
Animated story
story for pre school
http://www.animationgrove.co.uk/cookie1.shtml
a cooky
children





26
Number games
Animated file
Quiz& games
http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids3.asp
27
counting game
Animated A V file
Games
http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp
28
Failed Hijack
A V File
Adventure
http://media.putfile.com/Failed-hijack
29
Helmet cam-dirt
A v file
Adventure sport
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2373631417520366043&q=marblehead
bike hill climb
30
Move
A V File
Flight adventure
http://media.putfile.com/MOVE
31
Learn to be Brave
A V File
Adventure
http://media.putfile.com/Learn-to-be-Brave





32
M.K. Gandhi
A V File
Speech
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
33
Musical instuments
A V file with
Music
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
Information
34
Vocal music
A V File
Music
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
35
Kathakali
A V file with
Dance
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
Information
36
Twinkle Twinkle
Music file
Nursary rhymes
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
Little Star





37
Eclips
A V File
Science
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
38
Ear & Hearing
Animated file
Biology
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
39
Cell division
A V file with
Biology
..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encyclopedia Standard International\ENC2002.EXE
Information
40
Bio Gallieries
Visual file
Bio diversity
http://ebiomedia.com/gall/gallery_main.html
41
Sample lessons
A V File
Phonics
http://www.clicknkids.com/SampleLessonSelf.asp
On Pronunciation

With inputs from Darlene Fernandez

One of the best things you can do for your child is to get him to start reading. It is a gift that remains with him throughout his life.
Think back for a while. How did you get to start reading? You may remember your mother telling you stories at bedtime, receiving a great book on your birthday, sharing stories with your friends or reading a book of a movie you saw. These are some of the experiences in your life that lead you to love reading as an adult. It is not very different for children. Just as they physically grow up in a slow and orderly pattern, they learn to develop a taste for books in a slow predictable manner. If books are to have any meaning, it is necessary that they suit the personal and social needs of the child. "Very young children prefer stories of talking animals and inanimate objects that talk. They move to the next stage of fairy stories and magical events. Then they grow up to stories of kings, queens and pirates. It helps if we expose them to books that they tend to enjoy as they grow up in order to maintain this interest for reading." says Rekha a primary school teacher from Chennai.
Help your child learn to love reading by creating a simple library in your own home. Here are a few tips to help you get started.
Select a place in your house that is quiet and away from any distractions like the TV. Make it a cosy environment where your child can sit and read on his own. Keep a few cushions or beanbags where he can curl up with his favourite book.
Keep an old bookshelf or cardboard boxes to arrange the books. Even a table with a bookstand would do. This will also help your child learn to keep away the books neatly. Allow him to arrange the books as he wants.
Keep all kinds of reading materials for your child to read from - magazines, storybooks, encyclopaedias and newspapers. You can get books at cheap from book exhibitions or second hand bookstores. "On birthdays and special occasions I gift my grand nieces and nephews books or magazine subscriptions," says Pramila.
Begin by having your own special reading time together. Read his favourite stories aloud to him. Give him a special gift if he spends less time watching TV and a little more time reading.
You can even use the library to encourage your child's other work in art or craft. Display his work on the shelf or keep a small soft board where he can stick pictures or photographs. These tips will not only help your child learn to love books and treasure his reading time but will also teach him to take care of his books. Enrol your child in a library from where he can borrow books. He can also stack these books in his own library. Enthusiasm for reading can be stimulated. Enjoying what he reads is essential if the child is to continue reading as an adult.