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History

Jamestown Adventure
learn about Jamestown using this interactive game to follow the trail of Captain John Smith
Paper Doll Game
this game shows you what girls in the 1700's might have worn
Brick Maker Build UP
learn about historic brick making and sequencing

Ancient Civilizations

Aesop's Fables
Hear and read some of Aesop's fables... Stories from ancient Greece.

Civics

Build A Flag
build a custom flag with colors, hobbies, sports, etc. to tell about YOU
Presidential Secrets
Learn secrets about each president.
Congress for Kids
Learn more about how our government works.
Martin Luther King Jr.
See Martin Luther King Jr's life in amazing pictures.
Rosa Parks
Read information and learn about this amazing citizen!
Thomas Jefferson
Read and learn about this Founding Father.
Abraham Lincoln
Watch this video and learn about Honest Abe.
Jackie Robinson
Learn interesting facts about the first African-American to play in the major leagues.
Jackie Robinson
Read more about Jackie Robinson.
Thurgood Marshall
Learn more about the first African-American man on the Supreme Court.
George Washtington
Learn the facts about our nation's first president.
George Washington
Read this biography about our "the father of our nation".
Abraham Lincoln
Check out this biography of our nation's 16th president.
Helen Keller
Visit the online Helen Keller Museum for Kids.
Susan B. Anthony
Read about this pioneer for women's rights.
George Washington
The Mt. Vernon website has great information about the Father of our Country.
George Washington
Learn facts about George Washington's life.
Washington WebQuest
This webquest has great information and an interesting mystery to solve.
Rosa Parks
Read a timeline and brief information about Ms. Parks.
George Washington Carver
Read information about George Washington Carver.
Greece and Rome
Check out this awesome website to learn cool facts and watch videos about ancient Greece and Rome.
Benjamin Franklin
Ben's Guide - Learn all about this important American.
Under His Hat
Check out this cool Abraham Lincoln website that uses many things that belonged to Lincoln to tell his story.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read this awesome biography of MLK.

Economics

Gamequarium
links to coin, money, and business games

Geography

Global Grover
pbs kids game that takes Grover around the world
People and Places
National Geographic Kids shows us people and places around the world
Geospy
Play cool spy map games.
Copy Cat Continents
See if you can follow the pattern!
Learn about the Continents
Learn about continents and oceans and take a quiz to test your knowledge.

Maps and Globes

Adventure Island
Help a taxi driver find his way around an island using a map key to help.
Snap the Symbol
Quickly choose the best symbol to represent places and things on a map.
Family Adventure
Help a family find their way on a vacation.
Endangered Animals
Use maps to find out more about endangered animals.
Find the Continent
Read the question and click on the correct continent.
Copy Cat Continents
How well can YOU follow the pattern?
Learn about the Continents
Learn about the continents and test your knowledge.
Hemisphere Millionaire
Show how much you know about the hemispheres.
Dinosaur Dig
Use the grid coordinates to fill in the key.
Grid Map Introduction
Learn how to read and use grid maps to find locations quickly.
Sunken Treasure
Use your grid map skills to find an underwater pirate treasure.
Explore Mars
Use your grid map skills to navigate planet Mars.

Writing

Poetry

Diamonte Poems
Write your own diamonte poem
Writing with Writers
Listen to authors as they give you lots of information about writing poetry.
Acrostic Poems
Write your own acrostic poem.
Write Your Own Poetry
This website helps you create and print your own poetry in a variety of styles.
Shel Silverstein's Website
Visit author Shel Silverstein's website with cool poetry for kids.
Poetry for Kids
Read poems, write poems, learn about poetry!
Shape Poems
Brainstorm words and put them into your own shape poem.

Grammar

To Bee or Not To Bee
Practice using the verb "to be" in different forms with this fun game.
Mad Libs
Use nouns, verbs, and adjectives in this funny reading game!
The Plural Girls
Practice writing plurals with these silly sisters.
Grammar Blast
Review sentence structure and parts of speech with interactive quizzes.
More Mad Libs
Lots and lots of fun mad libs for you to try!
Like Mad Libs
Click on a story and then fill in the mystery nouns, verbs, and more to make a silly new tale!

Contractions

Break It Up!
Decide where to place the apostrophe in each contraction.
Contraction Match
Test your contraction knowledge with this memory game.
Fill It In
Go from a contraction to two words in this game.
Fill It In - Part 2
Go from two words to a contraction in this game.

Letters

Write a Friendly Letter
This letter generator will help you type and print a friendly letter.

Fun!

Wordle
Use this cool site to make word clouds.
Snowflake Bentley
Be inspired by these amazing snowflake pictures!

Reading

Audio Books
Listen to stories online.
Tumble Books
Listen to stories and see illustrations and words online.
Main Idea Game Show
Play a game show to practice finding the main idea.
Into the Book
Practice reading comprehension strategies. You just need to enter your first name to get a key.
Epic - Books for kids
Password - Smilthand

Homophones

Which One?
Play this matching game to practice homophones.
Word Pairs
A matching game helps you find and hear common homophones.
Homophone Machine
Type in a sentence and see how many homophones you can create.
Which One
Look at the picture and choose the correct homophone.
Tossed Up Talents
Help two kids fix their poster for an animal talent show. Hint... Press the next arrow to keep on going.
Homophone Lesson
A quick lesson about homophones and then play a game to match each picture to a homophone.

Comprehension

Nasreddin Goes Shopping
Read the story and then answer the questions.
Nasreddin the Ferry Man
Read the story and then answer the questions.
Two Sisters and A Cat
Read the story and answer the questions.
A Special Christmas Present
Read the story and answer the questions.
Nasreddin the the Smell of Soup
Read the story and then answer the questions.
Nasreddin's Visitor
Read the story and then answer the questions.
My Bed is a Boat
Read this poem and then answer the questions
When Frankenstein Came to My Birthday
Read this poem and then answer the questions.
Christopher Columbus
Read the information and then answer the questions.
Butterflies
Read the information and then answer the questions.
Buffalo
Read the information and then answer the questions.
The Silk Road
Read the information and then answer the questions.
Drawing Conclusions
Read a passage and draw conclusions.

Syllables

Break It Up!
Watch a video about syllables and then play a syllables game.

Compound Words

Crazy Compound Words
Put pictures into the machine to make compound words.
What Does That Mean?
Read the clue and find the compound word with the matching meaning.
Compound Words Video
Watch this video to learn more about compound words.
Break It Up!
Break up these compound words.
Sports Words
Match words to create sports-related compound words.
Nature Words
Match words to create nature-related compound words.
Job Words
Match words to create job-related compound words.
Word Match
Match two small words to make a compound word!

After School

National Geographic Young Explorer

ABC Order

Drop and Drag ABC Order
Challenge yourself to put 10 words in ABC order. The levels get harder each time.
Toon University ABC Order
Have up to 3 players play this challenging ABC order game.
ABC Order Bears
Put these bears in ABC order and send them off on a roller coaster ride.

Sequence of Events

Sequencing Games
Play these games to practice sequence of events.

Word Study

Spelling City
Find word study lists, play games, and take practice tests here.

Mathematics

Study Jams
Place Value Pac Man
Look closely at the expanded form to see which ghost to gobble up!

Fractions

Pizza Fractions
Practice fractions with pizza!
Fraction Flags - Thirds
Design your own flag using fractions.
Study Jams Fraction Video
Watch this video to learn more about fractions.
Visual Fraction Games
Play a variety of games that help learn fractions in different ways.
Fraction Video
Watch this video to learn about fractions.
Tony's Pizza Shop
Use fractions to help Tony make the perfect pizza order.
Fraction Frenzy
Practice equivalent fractions.

Multiplication and Divsion

Skip Counting
Practice skip counting by playing this fun, fast game.
Baseball Math
Play this game to practice multiplication and addition.
Fly A Kite
Practice fact families.
Flash Cards
Challenge yourself with these flash cards.
Arrays
Learn about and use arrays to solve multiplication problems.
Commutative Property Lesson
Watch a video that uses cookies to teach the commutative property of multiplication.
Camel Multiplication
Use repeated addition to solve multiplication.
Apple Basket Division
Practice dividing (sharing) by placing apples into equal groups.
Lunch Time Division
Choose the fact families you want to practice and help serve lunch!
Lucy's Costume Closet Division
Choose the fact families you want to practice and help Lucy outfit actors.
Snowy Division
Choose the fact families you want to practice, and then build a snowman.
Division Games
Choose a division game to help you practice your facts.
Multiplication.com
Lots and lots of games to help you get faster and learn your facts.
Quick Flash Multiplication Facts
Practice this fun game to multiply faster!
Division Flash
Use this flash card game to be a faster divider.
Division Challenge
Try this challenging game for getting faster at your division facts!

Multiplication Table Songs

2's
A song to remember the 2's. This is a youtube video, so check with a parent first!
5's
Remember and practice with this 5's song. This is a youtube video, so ask a grown-up first.
6's
A video to help you remember multiplication by 6.
7's
A video to help you remember multiplication by 7.
3's
A video help you remember multiplication by 3.

Multiplication and Division Flash Card Games

Fish Shop
Make your customers happy by giving them the correct number of fish.
Pirates
Choose the fact families you want to practice, and have fun being a pirate!
Farm Freak Out
Help the farmer get all his sheep back into their pens!
Multiplication Grand Prix (Racing Cars)
Choose the correct answer to power your car forward.
Fact Monster - Level 1
Practice these division flash cards to get faster and learn your facts.
Division Flash Cards
Choose your fact family and practice your facts!
Math Frog
Help Hoppy eat insects by choosing the correct answer to division facts.
Fishing for Division
Use the arrow keys to move the fishing pole and catch the fish with the correct answer.

Geometry - Shapes, Congruency, and Symmetry

Symmetry Game
Figure out how many lines of symmetry these shapes have.
Shape Lab
Help this inventor by picking out the shapes he needs to build a machine.
Robo Packer
Flip, turn, and slide robot shapes to make them fit perfectly into a suitcase.

Points, Lines, and Angles

Line Shoot
Aim for the geometric figure that's your target.
What is this?
Look at a geometric figure and then choose its name from a short list.

Place Value

Place Value Rap
Listen to the song we hear in class.
Place Value
See if you can read and write big numbers.
Build a Number
Try to build the largest number possible.
Tank Place Value
You must write a number correctly before hitting a target!
Standard and Expanded Form Game
Test your knowledge of standard and expanded form.
Fruit Game
See if you can blast the fruit with the number that matches your base ten blocks.
Place Value Practice
Decide how many ones, tens, hundreds in each big number.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/value.htm
Use this website to learn more about place value.
Place Value Fruit Game
Blast the fruit that matches the place value blocks.
Match Values and Digits
Match the value to each underlined digit.
Jimmy's Scooter Quest
Read the clues to find the right number and help Jimmy ride his scooter.
Take My Number!
Type a number and the computer will tell you the place value of each digit.

Money

Change Maker
See if you can count the correct change to make the sale.
Dollar Store
Count the correct change to purchase toys.
Count and Check
Count the change. Then, type in the correct amount.
Cash Out
You are the clerk in a crazy store, and you must give customers back the correct amount of change.
Piggy Bank
Catch coins as they fall to add the correct amount to your piggy bank.
U.S. Mint
Learn about how coins are made and about special types of money from the U.S. Mint (the place wehre money is made).
Lunch Lady
Help this lunch lady get kids through the lunch line quickly by figuring out how much their lunches cost.
Scottie Nickel's Change Maker
Make change using the fewest number of coins possible.
Garage Sale Wizard
Help this grumpy old man compare amounts of money to get the best deal.
Coin Combo
Help count the right number of coins before time runs out!

Decimals

Decimal Games
Play fun games to get practice with decimals and place value.

Telling Time

Time Travel
Help Marvin travel through time to find his astronaut friends.
Telling Time
Test your time telling skills with this fun game.
Snap Dragon
Help this dragon set his clock to the hour.
Help Max and Molly Tell Time
Use your time skills to answer questions to help Max and Molly fix the clock.
Bang On Time
Stop the hands of the clock at the correct time.
Telling Time
Read the clock and type in the correct time.
Reading Clocks
Tell time on digital and analog clocks.
Baseketball Time
Make a basket and tell the time.
Digital and Analog Clocks
Read the analog clock and match the time to a digital clock.
Giraffe Dash
Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes to help your giraffe win a race.

Number Bonds and Mental Math

Part Part Whole
Hit alien ships that add up to 100.
Number Bond Generator
Practice completing number bonds up to 100.
Save the Whale!
Find the correct pipe to save the whale.
Kitten Match
Make number bonds up to 10.

Subtraction

Base Ten Subtraction
Use base ten blocks to help you subtract.
Slimy Subtraction
Blast some slimy subtraction problems.
Boat Race Subtraction
Solve subtraction problems to win the race.

Bar Models

Addition Bar Models
Learn about bar models and practice using them to solve problems.
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/tb_modeling_tool/modeling_tool.html
Solve problems using this cool interactive tool.

Rounding Whole Numbers

Space Rounding
Round to the nearest 10 and click on a matching space ship.
Shark Rounding
Round to the nearest 100 and click on the correct shark.
Darts
Round to the nearest 10 and type your answer on the dart board.
Darts
Round to the nearest 100 and type in your answer.
Darts Round - Nearest 10 in 4-digit numbers
Round to the nearest 10 and type your answer into the dart board.
Darts Rounding - Round to the nearest 1000
Round to the nearest thousand and type your answer in the dart board.
Seashell Rounding
Round and click on the correct answer.
You Pick Rounding
Type in which place you want to round to and try it out!
Rounding Puzzler
Rounding within a four-digit number

Patterns

Number Patterns
Learn about number patterns and play a game to test your skills.
Number Cracker
Find the next number in the pattern.
What Comes Next?
Decide which picture would be next in each pattern.
Hacker's Safe
Solve these pattern puzzles to unlock Hacker's safe.
Number Sequences
Fill in the missing numbers in each pattern.

Measurement

Weight

Poddles Weigh In
Help the Poddles get their numbers back by finding their mass.
Seesaw Logic
Quickly find the heaviest object.

Paper Airplanes

10 Paper Airplane Designs
Watch a video to learn how to make 10 kinds of paper airplanes.
Paper Airplane Designs
Watch these videos or read the instructions for making airplanes.
Airplane Challenge
Try these challenging designs.
Airplane Instructions
Lots of airplane designs.

Length

Measuring Centimeters
Practice reading a ruler to the nearest centimeter.
Centimeter Ruler
Click on the ruler at just the right measurement.
Move the Ruler to Measure the Centimeters
Move the ruler to measure lots of objects to the nearest cm.
Measure Up
Convert different metric measurements and move to the next level.

Temperature

Thermo Quiz
Beat the clock as you read a thermometer in degrees Fahrenheit
Show the Temperature
Set the thermometer correctly.
Hot Stuff!
Estimate temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Reading Thermometer Quiz
Practice reading a thermometer. See how good you are!
Set the Thermometer - For Math Lesson
Play around with three types of thermometers.

Probability

Area and Perimeter

Design a Party
Use area and perimeter to hep you design rooms for different parties.
Area Blocks
Design a shape with a certain area and perimeter before your opponent does!

Social Studies

Explorers

Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Greece
Learn lots of cool information about ancient Greece.
Ancient Rome
Find cool facts about ancient Rome.

Famous Americans

Mount Vernon Virtual Tour
Check out George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, in this cool virtual tour!

Jackie Robinson

Ducksters - Jackie Robinson
Read this website to find out more about Jackie Robinson's life.

Science

Day and Night Video
Watch this kids video about day and night (youtube).

Soil

The Dirt on Soil
Find out lots of cool information about soil.
Cave Animation
Check out this animation of how caves are formed. Think about the chemical and physical weathering that happens!
Topsoil Dance
Dance and sing along to learn about topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock.
Erosion Song
Listen to this song about erosion.
Every Soil Has a Story
Look at a soil profile and learn how soil can tell stories about the past.
Making African Mud Cloth
Soil has LOTS of important uses. See how soil is used to make African mud cloth.
Dirt Cake
Use this recipe to make a soil dessert.
How to Make a Soil Model
Check out these scientists making a real life soil profile. Read and look at pictures.
Soiltris
In this fun game, you have to get just the right combination of soil components to grow crops.

Cycles

The Water Cycle
Read information about the water cycle
The Water Cycle - 2
Listen and read along to learn about the water cycle.
Earth Floor - Cycles (Water Cycle)
Read this cool description of the water cycle.
Phases of the Moon Animation
Check out this animation of the phases of the moon as it orbits the earth.
Water Cycle Jump
Listen to this cool rap about the water cycle!

Plant and Animal Life Cycles

The Life Cycle of Plants
Read to learn about plant needs and life cycles. Then try some activities.
The Great Plant Escape
Learn about different types of plants.

Seasons

Bill Nye - Seasons
Watch this quick video about seasons.

Tides

Tides
View this diagram and read about it.
Boat Safe Kids
This article is about how tides can affect boat safety! It's interesting.
NE Kids - Tides
Read to learn about tides and what causes them.

Simple Machines

Fling the Teacher
Answer 15 questions correctly, and you get to fling a teacher!
Simple Machines Dustbin
Watch videos and read information about and find examples of simple machines.

Animals and Habitats

National Geographic For Kids
Learn more about animals and people around the world.
Animal Adaptations
Find adaptations about lots of animals. Get bonus time by answering more questions.
Chain Reaction - Food Chains
Build a food chain!
Does this animal live here?
Decide whether each animal belongs in this habitat.
What animal is this?
Decide what type of animal you see on screen.
Great Barrier Reef
Learn about the great barrier reef.
Coral Kid - Video
Watch this video with Cassie, a coral kid.
Magic School Bus - Habitat Match
Match animals with their habitat and then read more about it.
Aquatic Habitats
Read to learn more about aquatic habitats and get cool science tips.
Food Chain Sorter
Take pictures of living things and then put them in the correct spot in the food chain.
Habitat Helpers
Help local people and endangered species in this cool game.

Goldfish Habitat Project

BIO Kids
Read this cool information about goldfish.
Goldfish Care
Learn how to take care of a goldfish.

Food Chains

Wild Kratts - Ocean Food Chain
Watch this short video about an ocean food chain.
Don't Eat Me!
Try being a predator in a food chain!
Brittanica Kids Article - Ocean food chains and webs
Read about ocean food chains and webs.
Study Jams - Food Chains
Watch this song and video about food chains.
Ocean Food Web Game
Put these organisms in their place in the food web.
Ocean Food Chain Information
Click on the pictures of the animals to learn more about them and what they eat.
Information about ocean food webs
Use this page to find out information about ocean food webs.

Resources

Lyme Disease
Learn about how disease can affect living things.

Matter

Dissolving and Changing
Use this interactive lab to watch and learn about changes in matter.
Chemical and Physical Changes Lab
Decide whether each change is physical or chemical.
Chemical and Physical Changes Quiz
Test your knowledge about physical and chemical changes.
Floating and Sinking Experiment
Test the density of several liquids and graph the results.
Separating Mixtures
See if you can find the right tool for separating these mixtures.
Which has the most mass?
Test air, water, oil, and helium (a type of gas) to see which has the most mass.
What's the Matter?
Answer these questions about matter to get your turtle safely to land!
Properties of Matter
See if you can figure out the properties of matter to keep your turtle safe.

SOL Practice

Practice Test Items
Use this link to find practice test items from the VA Dept. of Education.

Brain Games

Ribbit Frog Ribbit
See if you can remember the pattern and sounds these frogs make!
Saint Basil's Cathedral
The Parthenon

Class Dojo

Student Login

Iditarod

Race Across Alaska
Learn cool facts about Alaska, the race, the dogs, and the mushers by clicking on different categories to read and explore.
Iditarod Gets Off to a Rocky Start
Read about being on the trail in the 2015 Iditarod. You can even watch a short video!
Iditarod Facts and Information
Quick facts about the Iditarod
Iditarod - Students
Explore the student section of the Iditarod website to learn more about many topics.
A Mighty Mush to the Finish
Read this article in Time Magazine for Kids to learn more about the Iditarod.
Life Below Zero
Watch this video about sled dogs.
Sled Dogs in the Arctic
Read this article to learn more about sled dogs.
The Powerful Pull of Sled Dogs
Read this article to get facts about sled dogs.
2016 Mushers
See pictures and read a short biography on each of the mushers racing in 2016.

Ben's Dream