Kids Learning Games:
The following are online educational game sites where the student can learn and experience the fun of learning through interactive games and many different fun and educational activities. These games focus on all areas/subjects of learning for kids of all ages to help the students have fun while learning. The games are connected to all the major subject areas in today’s school curriculum. The main focus is on the content areas of Reading, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The great thing with the online game sites is that the child can learn to use the site in the classroom and take what they’ve learned home with them or the child can learn at home and bring to the classroom. The following sites are for kids from preschool through grade 12; we are primarily interested in and targeting the games for children K-6. As a teacher these game sites would be used in the classroom during recess while students are inside on a rainy day giving them something productive to do, and the sites would also be used as learning centers that would be set up around the classroom by subject with the kids rotating from one center to the next. (This would depend on the number of computers your classroom has access to)
STARFALL – (Targets Reading Games) Starfall
is primarily designed for first grade, but also useful for pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten, and second grade. This is a great educational page that connects
learning and skill building for kids. Starfall is very useful for kids in the
classroom or at home, teachers in the classroom, and parents at home. This site
targets reading and this is where children have fun learning to read! This site
is easy to use and easy to play. The site it broken into 4 different levels for
the child; Level 1 is ABC’s where the student learns to read letter by letter
by clicking that letter, Level 2 is Learn to Read where there are basic 3 word
sentences, Level 3 It’s fun to Read has an additional 8 activities for the
child to choose from, and level 4 is I’m Reading which allows children to pick
the type of book they would like to read and the child can actually read the
book page by page.
Date visited 10/10/09.
http://www.starfall.com
PLAY KIDS GAMES – (Targets Math Games)
This site provides free online kids games that are fun and educational for kids
K-middle school. The games are interactive, challenging, and will build the
students skill level and self esteem. There are alphabet games (Whack-A-Mole),
math games, vocabulary games, memory games, geography games, color and shape identification,
and puzzles. Teacher can create there own
classroom. The Math Pinball is a great game for learning basic addition and
subtraction specifically targeting 1st graders. Math Fact Practice
is another game where children can pick there skill level and race against the
clock learning basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Robot
Calculator also lets you select your skill level and the student enters the
answers to the math problems on the calculator, and the Robot will show if the student
is correct or needs to try again. Date
visited on 10/10/2009. http://www.playkidsgames.com
I KNOW THAT – (Targets all content areas)
This is an amazing website for online educational learning which covers
hundreds of topics for kids and broken down into grade level and subject.
Iknowthat.com is one of the most innovated, webhosted multimedia activities for
kids. Activities are offered in the subjects of Math, Science, Social Studies,
the Arts, and Language Arts. Social Learning, thinking games, and quiz central
are other activities that are offered. This site offers phenomenal online games
for your children and students the games are so informative and detailed that
the students will easily learn and love this site. There are numerous games for
each grade and subject. This is one site that shouldn’t be passed by.
Dast visited 10/10/09. http://www.iknowthat.com/com
SCHOOL TIME GAMES – (Targets all content areas) This site features 200 games for learning and fun for children of all ages. The games are connected to all the major subject areas in today’s school curriculum. There are games offered in Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Logic, Sports, Arcades, and Puzzles. This is a great site and be easily navigated for quick and easy learning. This site also offers and abundance of valuable games in all content areas with great educational games to use in the classroom.
Date visited 10/10/2009. http://www.schooltimegames.com
Additional Online Learning Games for Kids:
FUNBRAIN – This is a super fun site for
kids grades K-8 with lots of fun, creative, and interesting games. There are
reading games (Mad Lib), math games, a playground, an arcade, and also web
books and comics. Visit this site for fun learning and a great time!
Date visited 10/10/09. http://www.funbrain.com
PBS
KIDS – PBS kids is an online school readiness tool featuring many exciting
and interactive games for kids. This site also offers music, coloring (Paint by
letter), and videos for kids from birth the early school years.
Date visited 10/10/2009. http://pbskids.org
FUNSCHOOL – This is a great site which
has fun and educational games and activities for kids. Again the option of
games and activities is almost unlimited for the child. There are coloring
pages, interactive games, top 10 games, wordplays, formula fusion, globe rider,
fun blaster arcade and even a tab for preschoolers and parents/teachers.
Date visited 10/10/09.
http://funschool.kaboose.com