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Keyboarding

Cup Stacking
learn homekeys & practice beginning keyboarding skills

http://www.gamequarium.com/cupstacktyping.html
Alpha Attack
fast paced keyboard practice

http://www.gamequarium.com/alphattack/alphattack.htm
Save the Sailboat
fast paced keyboard practice

http://www.freetypinggame.net/play1.asp
Typing of the Ghosts
practice typing words

http://www.gamequarium.com/typingghosts.html

Listening & Auditory Skills

Cows Don't Quack
match animals to sounds they make

http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/cows_dont_quack/cows_dont_quack.html
Global Groovin'
make music using a variety of different instruments, beats, sounds

http://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/globalgroovin/game.html

Logic

Pet Center
use logic to match pets to their correct owners!

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/logic_games/pet-center.html
See-Saw Logic
use logic to find the heaviest object

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/logic_games/seesaw-logic.html
Wonderopolis
An interactive website created by the National Center for Family Literacy to promote children's literacy by asking engaging ques

http://wonderopolis.org/

Math Concepts

Computation

How Many Under the Shell
Explore addition and subtraction relationships!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=198
Grouping & Grazing
Develop understanding of the concepts of addition, subtraction, and beginning place value!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=218
Deep Sea Duel
Okta challenges you to a duel! You must add quickly & accurately to win!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=207
Primary Krypto
Use knowledge of numbers & operations to find 'target' number.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=173
Sum Sense-Addition
timed fact practice

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html
Sum Sense-Subtraction
timed fact practice

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumsub.html
Sum Sense-Multiplication
timed fact practice

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/summulti.html
Sum Sense-Division
timed fact practice

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumdiv.html
Math Magician Games
fact practice for addition, subtraction, mulitplication, or division

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
Factorize
Visually explore the concept of factors by creating rectangular arrays.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=64

Number Relationships to 100

Give the Dog a Bone
Use a hundred chart to make sense of our number system.

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/DogBone/gamebone.html
Mend the Number Square
Develop understanding of number patterns through a Hundred Chart.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/mend.shtml
Count Along to 100
Count & complete the Hundred Chart!

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/count/index.html
Sandwich Stacker
numberline practice!

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Stacker/
Spooky Sequences
find the sequence by 1s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyshttp://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq1.htmleq/spookyseq1.html
Spooky Sequences
find the sequence by 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq2.html
Spooky Sequences
find the sequence by 3s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq3.html
Spooky Sequences
count on in 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf2.html
Spooky Sequences
count on in 5s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf5.html
Spooky Sequences
count on in 10s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf10.html
Spooky Sequences
count BACK in 1s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb1.html
Spooky Sequences
count BACK in 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb2.html
Spooky Sequences
count BACK in 5s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf5.html
Spooky Sequences
count BACK in 10s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb10.html
Fill In the Missing Numbers
Complete the Hundreds Chart! Beat your best time!!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/counting-table.html
Color Number Chart
Find number patterns & color them on the chart!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/number-chart.php

Number Sense

Okta's Rescue
Improve counting skills!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=219
Five Frame
Thinking about numbers using frames of 5 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=74
Ten Frame
Thinking about numbers using frames of 10 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75
Counting Bugs
Count objects & match to numeral

http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/counting-bugs.html
Speedy Pictures
Develop automatic recognition of number amounts to 20.

http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00204/toepassing_rekenweb.xml?style=rekenweb&language=en&use=game

Reasoning

Powerlines
fact practice for the brave hearted!

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Powerlines/powerlines1.html
Basketball Battle
Greater Than & Less Than

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Basketball/
Four in a Row
connect 'four in a row' before your apponent does!

http://www.mathplayground.com/connect4.html
Find the Function!
practice algebraic reasoning with this 'Function Machine'

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/3-4/activities/functionmachine/functionmachine3_4.html
Math Squares
develop mental math skills!

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/activities/MathsSquare.swf

Time

Stop the Clock
read a standard clock to the 1/2 hour

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html
Stop the Clock
read a standard clock to the 1/4 hour

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec2.html
Stop the Clock
read a standard clock to 5 minute intervals

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec3.html
Stop the Clock
read a stand clock to 1 minute intervals

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec4.html

Place Value

Shark Numbers
Develop beginning understanding of place value.

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers_v2.html

Skip Counting

Spooky Sequences
skip count by 1s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq1.html
Spooky Sequences
skip count by 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq2.html
Spooky Sequences
skip count by 3s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq3.html
Spooky Sequences
count on by 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf2.html
Spooky Sequences
count on by 5s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf5.html
Spooky Sequences
count on by 10s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf10.html
Spooky Sequences
count back in 1s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb1.html
Spooky Sequences
count back in 2s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb2.html
Spooky Sequences
count back in 5s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf5.html
Spooky Sequences
count back in 10s

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb10.html

Video Lessons

Almost a Third Grader
Video Lessons & Activities

http://www.almostathirdgrader.com/lesson-schedule.html

Memory & Attention

Buggy Trails
Follow oral directions!

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/tina2/Tina2.swf
Bumper Cows
sequencing activity

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/games/?main=cow/cow
Dunk Tank
improve your reaction time...IF YOU CAN!

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/games/?main=dunk/dunk
Sound Sequence
just HOW QUICKLY can you identify the sounds?

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/games/?main=Seq/Seq

Parent Resources

PBS Parents
PBS Parents is a trusted resource that’s filled with information on child development and early learning.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/
Math Dictionary for Kids
And parents too!

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
SnappSchool
Explanations of Math learning goals that parents can understand!

http://snappschool-testing.herokuapp.com/browse/browse
Target the Problem
This interactive tool helps parents & teachers understand specific problems a student may have with reading.

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/
Colorin' Colorado
Un sitio bilingüe para familias y maestros para ayudar a los niños a leer

http://www.colorincolorado.org/familias/
ReadWriteThink
Wonderful Reading & Language Art resource

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/
Brain Connection
Learn what we know about the brain and how it works!

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/library/
Khan Academy
Video lessons! Math practice for kids! EXPLANATIONS of math concepts and procedures!

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic
Reading Rockets
Take a look at what student writing might look like at different grade levels; how does your child's writing compare?

http://www.readingrockets.org/looking_at_writing/
Math A Tube
This site helps parents help their kids with math!

http://mathatube.com/
MATH is FUN!
A great math resource for KIDS & PARENTS!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm
Wonderopolis
An interactive website created by the National Center for Family Literacy to promote children's literacy by asking engaging ques

http://wonderopolis.org/
Almost a Third Grader
App suggestions for parents

http://www.almostathirdgrader.com/apps.html

Reading Readiness

The Quiet Machine
beginning sound practice

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/
Monkey Match
match upper & lowercase letters; match beginning sounds; match rhyming words

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/monkeymatch.html
Arty's Smarty Doors
rhyme & beginning sound practice

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/smartydoors.html
Sky Riding
letter recognition practice

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/skyriding.html
Theo's Puzzles
letter recognition & letter sounds

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/theospuzzles.html
Jumping Rhymes
learn about words that rhyme

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games#media/game_44abdec7-6c94-44a4-817f-d432a14feb1e
Letters to Big Bird
letter recognition & beginning sounds

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games#media/game_bf02fb88-163e-11dd-98c7-b9f43dcf5330
The Nick of Rhyme
rhyme practice

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games#media/game_44e4e33a-163d-11dd-98c7-b9f43dcf5330
A B C D Watermelon
put letters in ABC order

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/abcd.html
ABC Match
match letters & sounds

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/match-a-30091.html
Kangaroo Confusion
match upper & lowercase letters

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html
Reading Rover
find the word with a DIFFERENT beginning sound

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/teasers/index.php3
Dolch Spelling Practice
listen to the word that dragon speaks, then click & drag the letters to spell the word

http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm

Reading Skills

Blending Bowl
phonics: blend onset-rime to make words

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/blending.html
Pounce
phonics practice: word recognition

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.html
Chicken Stacker
phonics practice: short-vowels (CVC words)

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html
Fuzzy Lion Ears
phonics practice: building words

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ears.html
Dub Cubs
phonics practice: word family recognition

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/dubcubs.html
Chain Game
phonics: change 1 sound to make a new word!

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Chain/
Combotronic
phonics: put word parts together to make two-syllable words

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Combo/
Word Transformer
phonics: vowel pattern & digraph practice

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Word/
Great Escapes
word recognition: fill in the missing word!

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Escapes/
Sort It Out
phonics: word sort practice

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Sort/
Word Mangler
phonics: use letter patterns to build words

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Manny/
What's the Story?
comprehension: story structure

http://http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Whats/
Say What
phonics: build words using spelling patterns

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/#/Games/Say/
Word Family Sort
phonics: sort words according to 'word family' spelling patterns!

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/word-family-sort-30052.html
Construct-A-Word
phonics: build words using 'word family' patterns

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/construct-word-30003.html
Fractured Fairy Tales
change a story by changing essential story elements

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/fractured-fairy-tales-a-30186.html
Tina's World
comprehension: real OR make-believe?

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/tina/tina.html
Monkey Business
comprehension: build sentences!

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey.html
Space Trash
phonics: make words with word parts!

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien2/ash2.html
Alien Scavenger Hunt
phonics: build words letter-by-letter

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien/ash.html
The Big Kahuna
spelling: spell words using your keyboard!

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/frieda2/frieda2.html
Skillful Skateboarding
spelling: spell words using the keyboard!

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/frieda/frieda.html
Paw Park Alphabet Bears
ABC Order: put words in ABC order

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark2/pawpark2.html
Sassy Seals
phonics: match words with the SAME BEGINNING sound

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark3/pawpark3.html
Almost a Third Grader
Video Lessons & Activities

http://www.almostathirdgrader.com/lesson-schedule.html

Vocabulary & Oral Language Skills

Hopposites
find words that have OPPOSITE meanings

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/hopposites.html
The Good Better Best Trampolini Game
adjectives: comparative & superlative word endings: er, est

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/trampolini.html
Synonym Sam's Lab
find synonyms; words that mean about the same

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/synsam.html
Alphabet Soup
answer the riddle

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/soup.html
FLOOD
categorization

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/flood.html
Word Play
word meanings come to life!

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/wordplay.html
Squanky the Tooth Taker
learn about antomyms or OPPOSITES

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/games/squanky/squanky.html
It's Greek to Me!
Learn about word meanings using Greek roots!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/gameGreekToMe.htm

Writing

"5 of the Best Sites for Student Writing"
a compliled list 5 sites for students who love to write!

http://www.fractuslearning.com/2013/01/11/sites-for-student-writing/
Write Me a Story
try your writing skills, share your imagination, read fun stories and maybe even get published on the Internet!

http://www.kidscom.com/create/write/write_howitworks.html
KidsWorld
promotes reading & writing and having FUN at the same time!

http://www.bconnex.net/~kidworld/CORN.html
Wacky Web Tales
if you like mad-libs, then you'll love this!

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/