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New Stuff!

ABC Match
a beginning sounds matching game

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/abcmatch/
Adjective Adventure Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm
Alphabet Game
Put the alphabet back in the right order!

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/alpha/alpha.htm
Alphabet Order
Put the alphabet back in the right order.

http://www.abcya.com/alphabet.htm
Alphabet Soup
Click on the falling letters to make words before they hit the soup!

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/spelling/AlphabetSoup.html
Bite Size

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/
Bookworm
Click tiles next to each other to create words. Don't let a flaming tile hit the bottom!

http://www.popcap.com/games/free/bookworm?mid=bookworm_macweb_en_full
Chicktionary
Pick out lettered chickens to make words in this fun game!

http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/chicktionary.jsp
Clifford Interactive Stories
Help pick words to write Clifford's stories!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm
Comma Chameleon

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm
Free Rice

http://www.freerice.com/
Fun Wordz

http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Games/FlashHolder/KOL-Fun-Wordz
Funny Fill-In
Like Mad Libs!

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/MoreGames/Funnyfillinsomeexcuse
Ice Cream Talk
Practice nouns and verbs.

http://www.abcya.com/noun_verb_game/nouns_and_verbs.htm
Jigword
An editing game.

http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/spell/edit/jigword2.html
Letter Blocks

http://www.abcya.com/letter_blocks.htm
Magical Capitals

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm
Mystery Word
Unscramble the words using the clues before time runs out!

http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Games/FlashHolder/KOL-Mystery-Word
Noun Explorer Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm
Parts of Speech Robot Game
Click the right word to keep your robot alive!

http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/noun/noun.html
Pick It Adjectives Game

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Adjectives.html
Power Proofreading
Place lightning bolts in the passage to fix mistakes!

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
Professor Garfield

http://www.professorgarfield.com/pgf_Intro.html
Proofreading Makes Perfect
Guided practice through sentences needing editing!

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/index_g3.html
Storm Chasers
Take a turn trying to chase down a tornado!

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/tornado-chase-game/tornado-chase-game.html
Tumble Bees

http://word-games.pogo.com/games/tumble-bees
Upper & Lowercase Letter Match

http://www.abcya.com/alphabet_match_K1_1.htm
Verbs in Space game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm
Word Family Sort

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/wordfamily/
Word Whomp

http://word-games.pogo.com/games/word-whomp

Fun with the Environment

Clean Up Your Act!
Read this online book on recycling.

http://www.lawrencekidsrecycle.org/book.html
Ecological Footprint
How much do your actions effect our environment? Take this quiz and find out!

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/fun/370863/?version=1&lang=_e
Interactive Water Cycle
You control the water cycle!

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
N, Trubble and the Environauts: Mission to Earth
Use your detective skills to help save the planet!

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/space/index.htm
Ollie's World: Recycling Super Heroes
This animated movie sees Australian friends Ollie and Rex as Recycling Super Heroes.

http://www.olliesworld.com/club/movies_pneb.htm
Ollie's World: Word Puzzles
Take your pick from these word puzzles about recycling.

http://www.olliesworld.com/uk/html/wordpuz.html
P.I. in the Sky!
Save the detective by figuring out the word in this Hangman-like game.

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/games/piinsky/sky.htm
Raw Materials Lineup
Identify which materials are natural and which are made by man.

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/games/lineup/lineup.htm
Recycle City
Welcome to Recycle City! Try different ideas to make it a greener place to live!

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm
Recycling Concentration
Match the recyclable materials in this Memory-like game!

http://www.lawrencekidsrecycle.org/concentrate.html
Switch 'Em Off!
Get rid of the dirty, polluting factories as fast as you can!

http://wwf.moccu.com/game.php?lang=en
The Seagull Strikes Back
Help keep the sea safe from too many fishermen.

http://assets.panda.org/custom/games/seagullstrikes/
Toxic Blaster
Blast away toxic contamination from inside a polar bear!

http://assets.panda.org/custom/games/toxicblaster/
Waste No Words
Show what you know in this online crossword puzzle.

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/games/crossword/index.htm
Wild Guesses
How well do you know the environment? Take a wild guess!

http://www.wwf.org.uk/wildguesses/intro.html

More Fun Stuff

Language Arts Games

A to Z Book
A virtual alphabet book for very young students to read.

http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/abc/start.htm
ABCD Sentences
A cool, different way to teach the letters of the alphabet using 5 sentences!

http://www.abcd-book.com/
Alphabet Soup
Figure out the scrambled words in the soup to answer riddles.

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/soup.html
Alphabet Zoo
The animals at the zoo are all mixed up - can you put them in ABC order? Best for younger kids.

http://www.primarygames.com/ABC%20Zoo/start.htm
Between the Lions
Links to games for younger games - from PBS.

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ears.html
Billy Bear's Alphabet Games
Different games for those just learning the alphabet!

http://www.billybear4kids.com/games/online/alphabet/abc.htm
Book Pals Stories Online
Celebrities read some of your favorite stories, with the words for you to follow along.

http://www.storylineonline.net/
Bouncing Letters
Destroy the balls by creating new 3- to 5-letter words

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/bouncingletters/index.htm
Carnival Games
A Hangman-like game - do well and earn the chance to play different fun carnival games!

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WhatsThatWord
Cause & Effect Memory
Match the effect with its cause in this matching game.

http://www.quia.com/mc/94601.html
Clean Up Your Grammar
Clean up the beach by recycling nouns and verbs!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm#
Contractions Memory
Match the contractions with the words that make them up.

http://www.dositey.com/language/grammar/contractions/contractions2.htm
Dino Log Cross Pronoun Game
Click the log with the correct pronoun to help the dinosaur cross the gap.

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Pronouns.html
Edit Dan's Copy
Help Dan the news man fix the mistakes in his news report.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm#
English Game Zone
This site has links to quite a few different language arts games - try some out to see what's the most fun!

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
Everglades Spelling Race
Fill in the blanks to spell words and win an aquatic animal race!

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/everglades/index.html
Fearless Frieda - Skateboard Spelling
Spell the words correctly to keep Frieda on her skateboard!

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/frieda/frieda.html
Fearless Frieda - Skillful Surfing
Use your keyboard to spell the words Freida calls out to keep her surfing.

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/frieda2/frieda2.html
Fish 'Em Up!
Go fishing for the right word - do you double the consonant or add an "I"?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar4.htm#
Flip Words
Click letters to link words, revealing a hidden phrase.

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/flipwords/start.htm
Fredo's Super Challenge
Test your skills with putting words in alphabetical order

http://www.funbrain.com/order/index.html
Grammar Games Index Page
A HUGE collection of grammar games

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html
Grammar Practice Park
Choose from all kinds of cool grammar games like Noun Dunk and Punctuation Campground.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
Hang A Roo
Like Hangman - but this sassy kangaroo has got attitude!

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/hangaroo/start.htm
Hang Mouse
This game is similar to Hangman, but you rescue a mouse from a hungry cat. Lots of categories to choose from.

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/games2/hangman/hman.php
Hangman
Pick letters to create a word - don't get hung!

http://express.howstuffworks.com/hangman/elementary.htm
Harcourt Reading Activities Grade 4
A giant collection of activites dealing with specific skills and books

http://www.westallegheny.k12.pa.us/mckee/reading_activities/grade%204/harcourt_grade4.html
Homophone Challenge
Can you pick the correct homophone for each sentence?

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/quiz/homophones.html
Letter Rip
An addictive, fast-moving word creation game

http://search.teach-nology.com/arcade/letters/
Mad Libs
Create silly stories while practicing parts of speech.

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
Magnetic Poetry
Drag and drop words to create your own poetry!

http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Monkey Business
Put the sentence fragments in order to make a bridge for the monkey to cross.

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey.html
My Brain Teaser
Pay close attention to the story for this reading comprehension activity!

http://www.toonuniversity.com/quiz.asp?quizzes_key=260
Obe's Reading Page
Listen to stories read to you online!

http://www.quia.com/pages/hostetterenglishcs.html#listen
Phonics Match-Up
Match the vowel and consonant sounds with the right words. Best for lower grades.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordMatch
Picture Match Game
A sight words matching game - best for beginning readers.

http://www.prongo.com/drag/index.html
Punctuation Paintball
Shoot punctuation paintballs to correct mistakes in sentences. Can you get to the bonus round?

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball
Rats Catcher
Help the rat to catch the correct words in his basket.

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/ratslist3.asp
Scrambled Stories
Like Mad Libs - choose words to create silly stories.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=ScrambledStory
Short Circuit
Help Maggie fix her computer by matching prefixes and suffixes with their meanings.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar3.htm#
Spelling Wizard
Type in your spelling, word study, or vocabulary words and this site will create spelling scrambles and word searches.

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spelling.htm
Spellitis
Use different spelling rules to create plurals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/activities_y5/activity1.shtml
Spin and Spell
A cool spelling game - spell the items you see in pictures!

http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf
Squanky the Tooth Taker for Opposites
Help the tooth fairy pick antonyms and fill the mouth before the kids wake up!

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/squanky/squanky.html
Story Starters
Stuck on how to start your story? Try these story starters! Also includes pictures to get your creative juices going.

http://www.storyit.com/Starters/ststart.htm
Suessville University
Practice your alphabet with Dr. Suess!

http://www.seussville.com/university/reading/
Super Match Game
Discover the hidden picture when you match the right homophones.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar4.htm#
Supernova Sentence Puzzle
Use the right part of speech to create sentences and earn the pieces to a jigsaw puzzle!

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=SelectAWord
Synonym Sam's Lab
Search for synonyms to help Sam and her dog!

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/synsam.html
Synonym Toast
Help Captain Huggy Face stop the avalanche of bread slices by finding words that mean the same thing.

http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm
The Spelling Machine
Stop the machine from cranking out misspelled words!

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/18/52.html
Treasure Trove
Can you unlock the treasure chest in this game about contractions?

http://www.primarygames.com/contractions/start.htm
Whack! A Difference
Click on the object that is different from the remaining two.

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/whack/start.htm
Whaddaya Know? Quiz Show
A fun, quiz-show style game covering punctuation marks. Play against a friend or the computer!

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/App?URL=%2Fcom%2FQuery%2FActivityData%3FActivityID%3D380298&ID=380298&File=QuizGame.htm&Type=D&App=QuizGame&SkipGuestWarning=true
Word Builder
Combine sounds to create words that match the pictures. Best for younger grades.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordMatch
Word Central
Links to some cool games from Merriam-Webster (the dictionary people!).

http://www.wordcentral.com/games.html
Word Lab
Guess all ten words by filling in the missing letters.

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/wordlab/start.htm
Word Slugger
Use all the baseballs to create as many words as you can.

http://club.live.com/Pages/Games/GameList.aspx?game=Word_Slugger
Wordo
Clear the tiles before they stack to the top by spelling words with 3 or more letters.

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/wordo/start.htm
Writer's Block
If you like Letter Rip, you'll love this similar, 3-D game!

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/writeblock/start.htm

Language Arts - Lower Grades

Letter Bugs
Shoot the aliens with the correct letters to spell the words!

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien/ash.html
Space Trash
Shoot the pieces of space trash to spell words.

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien2/ash2.html
Fox in Socks Matching Game
Practice your sight words with Dr. Suess!

http://www.seussville.com/games_hb/game_viewer.php
Sam-I-Am Says
Listen to what Sam says and click the right words.

http://www.seussville.com/games_hb/game_viewer.php

Language Arts - Upper Grades

Math Games

Addition Game
Play against a friend in ths 2-player game.

http://www.prongo.com/mathtwo/index.html
All-Pro Joe Baseball Multiplication Game
Move your players around the bases with correct answers!

http://www.prongo.com/math/game.html
Batter Up - Addition
Add numbers together to get singles, doubles, and home runs.

http://www.prongo.com/math/addition.html
Car Wash
Get enough cars clean with multiplication facts and you'll get a chance to race!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/CarWash.htm
Castle Quests Mulitplication Game
Tag the people with the correct answers to multiplication problems.

http://multiplication.com/flashgames/CastleQuests.htm
Color Creations Multiplication Game
Unlock paint colors with right answers and use them to color the pictures.

http://multiplication.com/flashgames/ColorCreations.htm
Comparing Fractions/Decimals
Write decimals as fractions to unlock the tank game.

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=198
Cone Crazy Multiplication Game
Serve your penguin customers by picking the ice cream scoops with the right answers to multiplication problems.

http://multiplication.com/flashgames/ConeCrazy.htm
Decimal Games
A link to Gamequarium's file of tons of games about using decimals.

http://www.gamequarium.com/decimals.html
Decimal Squares
Links to more decimal games, including Concentration, Decimal Darts, and Decimal Speedway.

http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/
EggStatic
Do you know your multiplication tables? Catch the right answer eggs in your basket!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/EggStaticDrop.htm
Even More Decimal Math Games
Links to more math games dealing with decimals, including Jeopardy.

http://www.math-play.com/decimal-math-games.html
Farm Stand Math
Visit the farm stand and use math skills to add up prices!

http://www.prongo.com/farm/index.html
Fishy Fractions
Use all kinds of fraction skills in this fun, animated game!

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame
Fresh-Baked Fractions
Click on the fraction that is not equal to the others.

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fob.cgi?A1=s&A2=2
Gridiant
A Tetris-like game that challenges your ability to find patterns. Very addicitve!

http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_gridiant.html
Interactive Flashcards
Quiz yourself with online flashcards in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/flash-cards.html
Lemonade Larry
Calculate costs at the lemonade stand.

http://www.prongo.com/lemon/index.html
Leon's Math Dojo
Pick a math skill and level and put your karate skills to good use!

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Dojo
Leon's Math Stories
Practice word problems with your pick of either addition/subtraction or multiplication/division.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordProblems
Math Mayhem
Test your speed with math skills!

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/index.asp
Math Movies
Check out the online adventures of Addem

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/addem/index.shtml
Multiflyer
Check your knowledge of multiplication...in the future, in space!

http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html
Mystery Picture
Match word problems with their answers to uncover a hidden picture.

http://www.dositey.com/math/mistery2.html
Place Value Game
Can you create the biggest number using the digits given?

http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/
Place Value Game
Do you know your place value to the hundred thousands place?

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=503&engine=15
Power Football
Answer math problems correctly to score points on the football field!

http://www.funbrain.com/football/
Spacey Math
Feed your blaster with right answers to take out the UFO!

http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/sm/index.asp?contentid=177
The Counting Game
How fast can you count by a certain number? This will help with multiplication facts!

http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp
The Mad Math Game
Help the scientist add two numbers together.

http://www.prongo.com/madmath/
Wally's Stock Ticker
Ever wondered what the stock market is? Wally will teach you!

http://www.prongo.com/stock/index.pl

Reference

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and the Internet, Oh My!
When and how to use which resource? Find out here!

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/usingsourcesl.cfm
Dictionary Skills
Review and practice using dictionary skills.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/dictless.cfm
Graphic Organizers
Links to tons of different graphic organizers to use in writing.

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading/graphic-organizers/55667.html
Guide Words Millionaire Game
Play this millionaire-style game to how well you know how to use guide words!

http://www.quia.com/rr/45806.html
Online Children's Dictionary
Need help with defining a word? Use this quick and easy online kids' dictionary!

http://www.wordcentral.com/
Reference Resources
How and when do you use a dictionary? A thesaurus? Find out here!

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/refl.cfm
Reference Sources Quiz
Test your knowledge of when to use which resource!

http://www.quia.com/pop/30049.html