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!

I’ve blogged about Spark Island before, but I wanted to share with you again the free interactives available. Spin to Win is my favorite! This game helps students learn prefixes and suffixes while also having fun! This game works great on the SMART Board. Check it out!

Herd a Word is a fantastic game to play on the SMART Board. The object is to form words by connecting the letter balls. The more letters you use the more points you earn. Click here for a demonstration. To form a word, touch a letter, then drag your finger across the SMART Board to connect the additional letters to the word. There are two different modes of the game: Herd and Line. Let your kids have some fun on the SMART Board before the weekend starts!

Sadlier-oxford.com offers a wonderful collection of interactive resources for students in grades PreK-6. There are math, vocabulary, phonics, grammar, and reading and writing games. Just click on the tabs and dig around a little. The activities will be found in the “Student” portion of each page. Some of the activities for the lower grades are narrated, including Alphabet Zoo (phonics) which you see below. Please check out this site!

SpinandSpell.com is a wonderful spelling interactive game for the SMART Board. There are five different picture/word banks to choose from: In and Around the Home, What We Wear, What We Eat, How We Get There, and The Animal Kingdom. Choose a category and click on a picture (or “Show me the Word”) to hear the word spoken aloud. Click or touch the first letter of the word, the wheel will spin, and your letter will appear below. Continue until the word is spelled and click Submit to see if it was spelled correctly. This is great for all ages because the difficulty varies based on the picture/word chosen. Have fun!

SheppardSoftware.com is a site for elementary-aged children that offers interactive games, quizzes, and movies on a variety of topics that include math, vocabulary, government, dinosaurs, life cycles, habitats, food chains, and more. Most of the resources on this site are perfect for the SMART Board. Here is a preview of the Branches of Government sorting game. Simply click and drag the functions of each branch of government to the appropriate column.