I absolutely love this site for a “free choice” activity in the computer lab or on the SMART Board. Most of them are brain/fun-type games, and there are plenty to choose from! Enjoy!

Fraboom.com is an online virtual museum for kids that has tons of fun activities including games, videos, interactive books, and more. Children may also attend real-time classes featuring live teachers; just visit the website for a schedule of times. Much of the content is free, but there are paid membership levels that allow you access to more content. Enjoy!

Word Game Time is a companion site to Math Game Time that I posted about in January. There are several games for each grade level and videos and worksheets as well. The games housed on the site are from different sites that you may already be familiar with such as Primary Games and Arcademic Skill Builders. Please check out the “Spot the Difference” game for Kindergarten.

Everyone loves a good wordsearch puzzle and CapstoneKids.com offers a slew of them! Topics include volcanoes, electricity, folk tales, and much more. These puzzles work great on the SMART Board. Just drag your finger over the letters to highlight the word. Have fun!

Road to Grammar is a very helpful grammar and vocabulary website for ALL language learners (including ESL). Road to Grammar offers over 300 grammar quizzes, as well as lessons, games, and teacher/student downloads. The quizzes are in multiple choice format, and they all work great on the SMART Board! There is also a separate section for younger learners- Road to Grammar Junior. Check it out!

Tomorrow some of our 5th grade classes will be participating in a virtual field trip called “Exploring Mount Vernon” provided by Alabama Public Television. While trying to find companion sites, I ran across George Washington’s World for Kids. This is a neat site that offers three interactive games, as well as a memory and puzzle activity. Just in time for President’s Day, too!

This is a fun game to play on the SMART Board for Thanksgiving! The object is to find Pete, the turkey with the red bow tie. Have students compete against each other to see who has the best time. Have fun!

Farmer Fred’s Pumpkin Patch is a nice interactive game from Multiplication.com. I saw one of my students playing it this morning and thought it would be perfect to share with you on this beautiful October Friday. Simply click on the plot to plant your seed, water it, then harvest it- all while practicing your multiplication tables (1 to 12). Have fun!

Grammaropolis.com has a cool word sort game that works well on the SMART Board. Drag the words to the appropriate barrel (Noun, Adjective, Linking Verb, etc.) as they fall from the sky. Check it out!

The Bug Investigators is teaching resource for young students. There are online games, printable projects and links- all about bugs! Check out their new and improved site The e-Bug Platform for more, including the e-Bug Junior Game.