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Basketball & Soccer make Algebra fun!

Posted on: April 21st, 2013 by Lorrie 1 Comment

algebraFinding free educational games to challenge your children’s math skills when they get into middle school and high school can be a difficult task. Luckily, I came across a site that integrates important algebra skills with some of kids’ favorite pastimes: sports and action games. (more…)

 

Missing Letter Match

Posted on: March 29th, 2013 by Joy No Comments

This charming game pits the mischievous moon, “Gil” against a star named “Terry”. Gil has taken a letter out of each of Terry’s words and the player must put the words back together again. Kids will enjoy catching the stray letters as they  bounce back and forth on the screen and drag them to the correct set of letters to complete a word. He/she may then go to the next level to form some new words. (more…)

 

Spelling Puzzle sharpens skills

Posted on: November 14th, 2012 by Joy No Comments

Do you remember the old fashioned, photocopied Mix and Match spelling puzzles in school that presented two sets of word fragments, and you were required to draw a line from one fragment on the left side to its match on the right side to form a complete word? I used to love these games as a child, and now, as an adult, I can appreciate their educational value.  (more…)

 

Fishing for fun and numbers

Posted on: September 18th, 2012 by Joy No Comments

Here’s a fun interactive game for children in kindergarten to second grade. Young participants find themselves among trees, mountains and a flower garden as they assume the role of a little boy perched on a rock beside a lake. Fish swim by with numbers painted on their sides. (more…)

 

Color My Vacation Multiplication Game

Posted on: August 21st, 2012 by Joy 2 Comments

Does your child prefer a coloring book to a math book? Wouldn’t it be great if there was some way to combine the two, so your budding artist could have fun and learn at the same time? Luckily, a wonderful free educational game called Color Your Vacation Multiplication may be just the resource you are looking for. (more…)