Elizabeth Kerlin

ETT 531
Activity_15Games Reviewed for Instructional Purposes

Name

Description
Website to
practice +, -, x, /.

Drag and Drop

Math

National
Geographic The
Ultimate U.S.
Road Trip Game

Sunken Treasure

Simple drag and

drop of numbers,
larger and smaller
numbers for
carrying and
borrowing. Can
draw lines to
show bringing
down in division.
Students choose a
vehicle and region
of the U.S. to
explore and
answer trivia
questions about
the area.

Target
Grade/s

Used for
Instruction or
Other

Tech Needs

Appropriateness

Other

Will Use in
Future and
Why

2nd grade and up

Used to introduce
and practice
carrying,
borrowing, and
more

Computer with
internet
connection.
Minimal flash, so
an entire lab of
students would
be able to play at
the same time.
Cost for tablets:
$2.50 per device.

Easily used with basic

instruction and howto from teacher. Can
be used to
differentiate
instruction across
ability levels.

Music in the
background
could be
distracting.

Yes, hoping to
introduce
addition to
2nd and 3rd
grade.
Division to 4th
and 5th.

4th Grade for

Social Studies

Would use to
introduce
students to states
and their location.

Computer with
internet
connection.
Multiple flash
animation points
might cause site
to slow down if
full class in on
their own
computer
Computer with
Microsoft Office,
internet
connection with
internet access
to download file.

Easy to click on next

trip locations.
Reading level of
questions seems high
for all learners.
Would be nice if
questions could be
read.

Distracting
background
music.

No,
redirection
not offered
when trivia
questions
answered
wrong.

Fun, interactive way

on to do review
activities as a whole
class.

Numbered
spaces are not in
logical order,
would not help
solidify number
concepts for
younger
students.

Not in my
computer lab,
but I will
suggest it to
5th grade
teachers.

Whole class trivia, 2nd-5th

review questions
in a Power Point
game. Looks like a
battle ship board,
where ships need
to be revealed.

Review for any

subject tests

Elizabeth Kerlin
ETT 531
Activity_15Games Reviewed for Instructional Purposes

TuxPaint

Lemonade Stand

Coffee Shop

Sumdog

Downloadable art
program. Stickers,
paint brushes,
ability to save and
edit.

Designed for
students ages 312

Create a
successful
business. Look at
product needed,
current weather
conditions, price
of products and
more to make the
most money.
Create a
successful Coffee
Shop! Mirror
image of
Lemonade Stand,
but with Coffee
instead.

3rd Grade

3rd 5th grade

Students can
2nd -5th grade
create their own
avatar to practice
math, reading and
writing concepts.
Basic Math games
Free, Advanced
Math, Reading
and Writing $2 per
student per year.

Great
introduction to
common art tools,
image
manipulation,
saving and editing
documents. Can
illustrate ideas
and add text.
Students in 3rd
grade start to
learn about
proprietors and
other business
concepts.

Internet access
to download
program. Can be
run on Mac,
Windows, Linux

Easy icons to decode.

Hover mouse over
icons to know what
icon does.

Excellent
redirection when
you try to close
out of drawings
to explain saving.

Internet access
to website.
Minimal flash will
allow multiple
players on same
website.

Students will like the

competitiveness of
the business being
successful or failing.
Problem solving,
basic math skills and
more will be
incorporated.

Multiple lessons
Yes, will be a
can be connected good
to this game,
introduction.
consumers and
producers,
proprietors, and
more.

Students in 3rd
grade and higher
for social studies
and math lessons

Internet access
to website. Much
more flash
animation could
possibly run
slow.

Yes, helpful
tutorials
remind
students how
to play

Wonderful for
individualized
practice. Students
have personalized
logins to track
their progress.

Computers with
internet access,
student logins
created by
teachers

More engaging than

Lemonade Stand,
you can name your
business, light music
in the background.
Will draw younger
students into the
game.
Students will love to
earn badges for
their work. They can
dress up their
Avatars and more

Tracking of
progress would
be wonderful for
teachers to
pinpoint which
skills students

Yes, for K-2.

Would like to
find a more
involved art
program for
older grades.

Yes to FREE
version.
Probably not
the paid
version. $2
per student
would be
approximately
$450 for my
schools 2nd-5th

Elizabeth Kerlin
ETT 531
Activity_15Games Reviewed for Instructional Purposes
graders per
skill set.
Logic puzzles that
get successively
harder, with
physics concepts,
angles and more

3rd 5th

Sugar-Sugar

Scribblenauts

Fuzzbugs

Other Game: Fun

logic and problem
solving game that
would be used as
a game choice
when other work
was completed.

Computer with
internet access.

Avatar moves
through virtual
world and
conquers levels by
spelling the word
of the object/s
you need to
defeat characters
and traverse
various terrain.

4th and 5th

Vocabulary and
spelling practice.

Tablet with
downloaded app.

Drag and drop

bugs, make
comparisons and
determine
locations (left,
right, below,
above and more)

Kindergarten
and 1st grade

Other: Mouse
control and
directional
vocabulary

Computer with
internet access.

Great way to have

students start to
think about puzzles
and problem solving.
Exercising their
brains without
realizing it.
Some levels give
hints to help, but if
you dont read the
entire screen you
wont see the hint.
Database of terms
seems to be endless,
but also includes a
large arsenal of
weapons not
appropriate for
school. Sometimes
in order to defeat
others, your avatar
must kill or maim the
others.
Cute little Fuzzbugs
will keep younger
students engaged.

Constant
background
music again.

Yes! Fun,
addicting and
free!

No

Final bug to catch

could be past
their mouse
ability, seems
rather fast.

Yes, great way

to learn
mouse
control.