I'm often asked if I know of any games for subject 'x,' 'y,' or 'z' for a particular grade level or age group. My answer is usually yes, but I need to search my archives. Therefore, I've gone through my archives and dug up many of games that I've mentioned over the last four years that are still active online. Consider this my humongous list of educational games. Provides eight free games that help students learn to spell more than 6,000 words. Is a part of the. The provides educational games for all content areas taught in grades K-6. 2. has been featured on a number of blogs over the last year. Asks students to select a picture and then spell the name of the item. Alternatively, students can have word select for them and then identify the correct corresponding image. Offers sixteen free spelling games. Most of the games seem to be designed with grades 3, 4, and 5 in mind. Not only offers games, it also offers the capability for students to type a word and hear it pronounced. Offers more than two dozen categories of spelling games. Each game has the same format; as words fall from the top of the screen, players have to 'catch' the appropriate letters in the correct sequence to spell the word displayed at the top of the game. Players 'catch' letters by moving a cursor at the bottom of the page. In some ways it reminded me of a cross between Tetris and Frogger. Offers a crossword puzzle builder as well as pre-made crossword puzzles designed for all grade levels K-12. Has a new puzzle maker with which you can build crossword puzzles, save them, print them, or embed into your website or blog. Learn About Kids' Games. What are Kids' Games? Kids' games include any video game designed to be played by children. Such games are often, but need not necessarily be, educational in nature. They feature age-appropriate content, with no realistic violence or inappropriate themes. They naturally avoid too-complex. PBS Kids games webpage. Games, featured topic and popular topics. Play more games. Links for parents, teachers and shop in the PBS online store. Just Crosswords also has more than 300 categorized, educational crossword puzzles. Hosts a free crossword puzzle maker. You can select the dimensions of your puzzle or allow your puzzle to be auto-formatted. To use the puzzle in your classroom you will have to print the puzzle. Has a very flexible crossword puzzle builder. You can select from a simple puzzle maker or large puzzle maker depending on the number of clues that you want to include. Armored Penguin's program also gives you the option of including or excluding an answer key. Has a basic crossword builder that accepts up to thirty words. Ed Helper has other basic puzzle builders for free. To use the more advanced options, like larger puzzles, you will have to subscribe to the service. Provides a wide variety of free educational games and activities for students and teachers. Most of the games and activities are web-based. Some of the games and activities are available as downloads for Windows operating systems. Has four pages of games for kids to use to practice the multiplication tables. (There are also addition, subtraction, and division games). I played a couple of the 'car wash' games today and they were quite enjoyable. After playing the games I can see how kids would get addicted to the games in a good way. Is a collection of free games designed to strengthen five areas of cognitive brain function.While the website seems to be targeted toward an older audience there are some games on Fit Brains appropriate for students at all grade levels above the third grade. Reading through the background information about Fit Brains you do get the impression that the games are grounded in sound neuropsychology. The blog has a number of interesting articles about brain science that teachers and parents will find interesting. Is a website full of short math activities and math games. The activities and games are based on word problems. What is nice about the games is that they are fairly straight-forward and easy for students to self-start.
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