Activities and Games for Students
Interactive
skill-based Curriculum
Activities and Games for Students
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| Math Webmath: helps a student who is stumped on a math problem, solve it. A+ Math: offers flashcards, bingo and concentration games, with feedback. Your can even create your own flashcards. MegaMath: an interactive site for practicing and testing times tables. Graph Challenge: Students answer questions based on graphs-can even make their own. The Decifractor: Explore decimals and fractions with your class. The Fraction Machine - compare and create equivalent fractions with this interactive activity. Counter Square: Use this wonderful game in many different ways with students. Clockwise: Click on Dynamo Den and then Clockwise. Student must put the correct time on the clock. Virtual Tangrams: Explore shapes with our amazing interactive tangram. Tangrams: Students can create Tangrams by clicking and dragging. MathStories: Story problems to solve for grades 1-8. Quia Math Puzzles: A variety of grade level puzzles created by teachers. AIMS Math Puzzles: These puzzles require higher order thinking to solve. Choose the Time: Students stop the clock and then choose the correct time from a list. Stop the Clock: Students stop the digital clock and then set the regular clock on the same time. Which Time Comes First?: Students must put four clocks in order by time. Change Maker: Students can pick from four levels of difficulty for making change. Counting Your Money: Students must decide how much money is shown. Flashcards for Kids: Create flashcards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Pattern Blocks: Students can create patterns by dragging blocks onto a grid. Also good for illustrating fractions. The Addition Machine - Choose a skill level and off you go. The Subtraction Machine - Keep on going The Division Machine - If you know your tables this should not be too hard! Multiplication Bridge: Solve these multiplication problems and help catch the bank robber. Tables Test: The Table's Tree: A fun way to practice your multiplication tables. Learning Planet 1-6: Includes Spacey Math and Frenzy Fractions. Figure This-Math Challenges for Families: Math thinking problems to solve together.. Math Fun: Think math is boring - play these fun games! Sum it Up: Can you drag the symbols on the page to create three correct problems? Sum It Up2: Same as above, but harder. The Addition Pyramid: Get 500 points to open the Mummy's Tomb! Number Jump: Test your puzzle solving skills with this challenging number game. Math's Factory: Practice your sums and make up problems for your partner. Fraction Quiz: How well do you know you're fractions? Max's Math Adventure: K-4-Students figure out Max's problem and submit their answers and get instant feedback. Challenge activities and activity sheets are included. BrainTwisters:-Take this math challenge. BrainDrain: A really tough math challenge. You Choose: Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, Graph It, Change It, Compare It and Place Value. This site was created by a third grade teacher for her students. Disaster Math: Figure out these word problems based on disasters! Primary Math: Primary Math Activities: A very comprehensive list of primary math activities. Primary Math: Students can choose addition or subtraction. The Addition Machine: Choose your level. Building a Ruler: Students can choose easy, medium and hard to build the ruler (Primary). Choose the Time: Students stop the clock and then choose the correct time from a list. Stop the Clock: Students stop the digital clock and then set the regular clock on the same time. Analog Clock: Students must set the correct time. Change Maker: Students can pick from four levels of difficulty for making change. Pattern Blocks: Students can create patterns by dragging blocks onto a grid. Also good for illustrating fractions. Learning Planet Kindergarten Math: Number order and counting. The Fruit Game: A game of logic. Max's Math Adventures: Math activities from all grade levels-a good site for parents to work with their children. Brainwave: An easy mental math test. Find the Sums: Pick out the three correct sums hidden on this page. Sum It Up: Pick out the three correct sums on this page by dragging the symbols. Number-Name Match: Can you drag the number name to the correct number? Max's Math Adventure: K-4-Students figure out Max's problem and submit their answers and get instant feedback. Challenge activities and activity sheets are included. |
Language Arts Wild World of Words: Spelling, decoding, word building,etc. Spell Check: Students identify misspelled word and spell it correctly. What's the Word?: Click on the word that bests describes the picture. The Case.Com: The students solve mystery stories and write their own. Spellbound ABC: Click on Dynamo Den and then Spellbound. Students see the word and then must respell it from memory. Grammar Gorillas: Students must identify parts of speech. Frogger Speller: Student spells out words about plants and animals by helping the frog get across the river. Webclass: Includes activities on Anagrams, Idioms, rhyming, etc. Fake Out - Definition Guessing Game: Students try to define challenging vocabulary words. Annie's Rhyme Time: Students must answer a riddle two word rhyme with the same number of syllables. Book Adventure: Students read books and take their tests online-similar to AR. Paint by Idioms: Help Salibear Dali finish his paintings by identifying the correct idiom. Bonus.com's Language Arts: Spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure and stories. Ages 4 and up. 47 Activities! The Most Common Errors in English: Check out the most commonly misused words and phrases-very enlightening. Word Central: Look up words, build your own dictionary, get a daily word, etc. Crazy Mad Libs: Here's your chance to finish a crazy story by filling in the missing parts of speech. You will need to understand basic noun, verb and adjective usage to have the most fun with these games. The Crazy Story Machine:students enter their own words, including specific parts of speech to create a crazy story. Listen and Write: Writing activities, audio poems, a gallery of children's work and much, much more! Crazy Limerick Maker: Use the drop down menus to create your own crazy limericks. Haiku Generator: Can you create a Haiku? Poetry Pals: Write your own poetry and submit your it along with your illustrations. Call My Bluff: A word definition game from students in England. Homophone Super Spelling Test: Students must pick the correct answer from a collection of homophones. Is it Our, Are, or Hour? Another homophone test where students must choose the correct answer. Is it Their, They're or There? And yet another homophone test on these three commonly used homophones. A Challenging Literacy Crossword: How well do you know these styles of writing? A Plurals Quiz: Test yourself with this tricky test on plurals. The Amazing Sentence Machine: Make up the silliest sentence you can by using the pull down lists of adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, and prepositions. Proverb Match: Match the beginning and ending of common proverbs. Sort Those Words: Drag the adjectives, nouns, verbs, and prepositions into the correct category. Word Finder: How many different words can you make-there are 104 possible combinations. Word Finder2: How many different words can you make out of the word 'aeroplane'? Sentence Sorter: Drag the words into a sensible sounding sentence. Spelling Patterns: Is it l or ll? Is it oi or oy? Is it ei or ie? Is it ph or th? Is it tion, sion or shion? Super Spelling Test: Choose the correct spelling for the story. Collective Nouns: Choose the right collective noun for the sentence from the drop down menu. Scramble Word Magnets: Move the words around to create sentences or write a poem. You can also make your own words to use. Poetry Pals: Students can learn about different kinds of poetry and write and submit their own. The Book Maker: Write your story online and then print it. Word Search Using Character Words: This site from the The Book of Virtues offer much more. The Neverending Tale: Students contribute to this ongoing story. 21 Word Games: This Lycos Zone site offers up 21 different word games. |
| Social Studies GeoNet Game: Kids play the game to try and become a GeoAdvisor, Expert or Champion. GeoGlobe: Find, choose one of three skill levels, and try to find the locations of countries, cities, rivers, lakes, and mountains. Where's That US State? Students put the pieces of the puzzle (states) in the correct location. U. S. States and Capitals Activity: Can you match the capitals to the states? The Earth's Greatest Feature: Students can click and see the world's tallest mountains, the largest oceans, the longest active volcanoes,etc. Geography Quiz: Do you know your U.S. Geography? History Mystery: Students pick different topics, receive clues, do their investigations to answer the mystery. Where is That?: The student is shown different maps from the U.S. and around the world and must identify the country or state. Who is That?: Students are shown a picture of a famous person (presidents, scientists, and mathematicians), and they must identify them. Cool Cultures: Discover American, foreign and folk cultures without buying a plane ticket! 76 activities! Back in Time: Journey back to other places and times with these activities. 80 activities! World Regions: Label the continents correctly by dragging the labels with the mouse. Do You Know Our European Friends?: See if you can label these European countries. Geography Puzzles: Choose from 51 different puzzles on everything from states to countries, lakes to rivers and our earth. Geo-Find: In this game, choose one of three skill levels, and try to find the locations of countries, cities, rivers, lakes, and mountains. Geo-Tour: In this game, you are given clues which lead you to some of Earth's most interesting landmarks--a "reversing river", ancient cities, the world's deepest lake, immense caverns, and more! Geo-Seas: You'll follow a maze through the ocean, discovering interesting facts and answering questions about many aspects of this vast body of water. Geo-Layers: Discover what's below--and above--the Earth's surface with this matching game. Geo-Bee Challenge: Come on out and play in the new GeoBee Quiz! Show your geography smarts right here online. How Far Is It?: Put in the location of your starting point and your destination and find out how far it is. Latitude and Longitude: A brief tutorial for grades 4-6. MapBlast: Create maps or plan your trip with step-by-step directions. Try an Address: Get the exact latitude - longitude and get a map of the address. Where? Geography Place games and tutorials. CIA Kid's Page: Trivia quizzes on 10 geographic regions of the world. National Geographic's Inside the Oval Office: Put yourself in the president's office and make presidential choices. Go West Young Man: Join this cross country exploration with Lewis and Clark and help them make the right decisions to reach their destinations. |
Science Explore the Fantastic Forest: Here you’ll encounter a variety of habitats -places perfectly suited for particular plants and animals. Shark Safari Online Quiz: a good resource for those underwater monsters. The Adventures of Echo the Bat: Echo loses his mother and can't find the cave where the bats will meet. Students go on a mission using maps, etc. to help track his path. Simple Prism: Illustrates what happens when light passes through a prism. Time Estimation: How well can you determine actual time? Sight vs. Sound Reflex: Tests whether you react quicker to sound or visual queues. Golf Velocity: Students have to estimate the velocity of a golf ball to get a hole in one! Who Lives Here? Students use facts about the animals to determine where they live. Dynamo's Make and Do: Fifteen different experiments students can print and do. The Water Cycle from Northwest: Click on Learn and Have Fun, then the graphic of the building and then follow the directions. Global Warming Games: Interactive site to help students to understand the effects of global warming. Fun Factory: A fun, interactive site where students can learn all about water! 101 Ways to Embrace Space: An interactive site where students can manipulate the plants, etc. SciMan Says: SciMan gives you clues to help you answer questions about scientific principles. Experiment: Dig in dirt, travel to outerspace, chart a map. These science and geography activities are FUN! 87 Activities! The San Franciso Exploratorium Online Exhibits: Check out these cool exhibits including The Fading Dot, Changing Illusions and Bird in a Cage. The Ultimate Human Body Quiz: Test your knowledge about the human body. Label the Flower: Can you drag flower parts and label this flower correctly? Label the Skeleton: Drag the bone names and label the skeleton correctly. Label the Tooth: Drag the tooth part names and label the tooth correctly. Label the Ant: Drag the ant parts to label the ant correctly. Earth and Space Quiz: How well do you know these facts about our earth and planets? A Weather Quiz: What creates all those different weather conditions? The Magic School Bus Blows It's Top: Help the volcano erupt and learn a few facts along the way. Professor Dirt Meister's Sci Lab: Get your hands on science with an experiment from the Dirtmeister. Web Journey Through the Inner Planets:What would it be like to live on another planet? Take this journey through the inner planet system, which includes Sun, Venus, Mercury, Earth and Mars. Orca Whale Journey: Find out why they are black and white, how they communicate, and how big can an Orca Whale grow.e Inne Solar System Where Does the Animal Live: Use your mouse to drag the animal to it's home. Where Does this Jungle Animal Live: Can you put the jungle animals in their homes? Science Learning Network: National Science Foundation has a number of modules to help demonstrate inquiry science including: Hurricanes, Water Works, and How Windmills work.rth and M |
| K-1 Alphabet and spelling
Activities AlphaBits for Kids: Students must identify the missing letter, the one that comes before, the matching letter and the one that comes after. Sesame Street Hidden Letter: Students are offered a variety of activities for finding the hidden letters. The Matching Bookends: Students must match the upper case letters to the correct lower case letter. The Stamping Game: Students click on a letter to hear it and then stamp the object on the picture. Animabets Character Book: Students can click on a letter and participate in other activities. Sony Wonder Spell: Students see an object and click on the correct letters to spell the word. What's the Word?: Click on the word that bests describes the picture. The Virtual Alphabet: Students can click on a letter and there are songs for each letter written to familiar tunes, as well as web sites for objects beginning with that letter. Letter of the Day: Students get a different letter every day. Alphabet Letter Game: Students can click on the letters to see pictures that begin with that letter. Alphabet Action: Students choose from four alphabet activities: *Click on a letter and see pictures beginning with that letter. *Choose the object that begins with a letter. *Helps students learn the keyboard (use the capslock key). *Type in the missing letter from each word. An Alphabet Story: A fun site with a sentence for each letter of the alphabet. Say It, Spell It!: You and your kids will enjoy this collection of stories and alphabet games designed to engage early and pre-readers. ABC Spelling Train: Look at the picture and click on the correct train car to spell the word. Spell Me: Choose from three levels of spelling. |
K-1 Language Arts
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Sites for K-5 Zoomschool: an on-line elementary school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities. Funschool: A fun site filled with grade appropriate curriculum activities. Funbrain: Another curriculum site offering a variety of activities-offers a quiz lab and a parent section. Learning Planet Puzzles: Includes crossword puzzles on many different subjects. Advanced Kids at Bonus.com: Take the challenge! These activities require reading, math and logical reasoning skills. (Their window opens into a new browser)! Little Kids at Bonus.com: Coloring books, puzzles and games that emphasize learning together. Connecting Students: A very extensive list of interactive sites in all subject areas. The Mental Edge: The Mental Edge is a comprehensive set of reviews that cover all subjects for grades 3 through 12. The reviews are coordinated with all major textbooks and match day-to-day class activities. They help students remember and retain the information on which they will be tested. If you are interested in higher test scores or preparing for tests in less time, then this is the site for you. (Requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.0 or higher.)
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Created by Sandy Beck
Instructional Technology Specialist
02/29/2004