With my oldest daughter now in first grade, I’m always on the lookout for online educational games and learning systems.

We recently had the chance to try out the award winning e-learning system for kids in grades K-6 from BigIQkids. I love that BigIQkids rewards your child for completing lesson plans by depositing coins that can be redeemed for fun games (there are more than 35 strategy and educational games in the online arcade) and parents are e-mailed progress reports after each completed lesson. The goal of BigIQkids is to foster an appreciation for hard work and study habits and members who devote 15 to 25 minutes a day the e-learning system have seen the best results. After signing up for BigIQkids, my 6-year-old actually asked to “play” on the site and it was exciting to see her learning while having fun.

The annual bundle package is $99.99 (and includes Spelling Time, Big Math Time, Big Vocab Time, and Big States Time). That’s just $5 a month to ensure your child gets in the routine of doing regular lesson plans that enhance their school work. And they offer a 14-day, full money back guarantee so you and your child can test it out. You can also purchase individual bundles, should your child just need to focus on a particular area, such as math. The individual bundle packages vary, and can be purchased on a monthly basis, starting at just $7.99 a month for Spelling Time.

Parents will see the best results by making BigIQkids.com a habit like brushing your teeth. Each lesson takes between 10-15 minutes to complete and the programs will not advance the student until they have achieved mastery of each individual lesson.

Parents also have complete customization ability on all Big IQ programs. This is a unique and exciting aspect of what sets BigIQkids.com apart from other e-learning tools. For example, a parent or teacher can easily enter their own word lists and Spelling Time will automatically create a week’s worth of lessons, quizzes, and tests based on your custom list with the goal of achieving 100% on the Friday spelling test. You can also set up a child’s lesson to mirror what they are doing in their current curriculum. For example, if your child is just mastering simple addition and subtraction like my first grader, then Big Math Time can focus on just these two areas.

If your child needs a little extra help developing good study habits, BigIQkids is a fantastic e-learning system to make part of your evening routine. Check out the online demos of the programs to see how fun and engaging they are for your kids!