Professional Documents
Culture Documents
General Websites
Activity Search from Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/
Links to lots of activities by topic/theme.
BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
Lots of great activities. There are many learning games.
Birmingham Grid for Learning
http://www.bgfl.org
Explore lots of great interactive activities from many content areas. Many of these activities
include audio elements. These are aligned with UK standards.
GridClub
http://www.gridclub.com/
Explore fun, children's educational games from the UK.
Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/students/
Interactive, online exhibits on topics such as Amusement Park Physics, Ancient Civilizations,
and the Middle Ages.
The Learning Box
http://www.learningbox.com/i_index.htm
Interactive activities on many topics.
PBSKids
http://pbskids.org/games.html
Lots of games learning and fun games based on PBS characters.
PBS
http://pbs.org
Many activities such as WayBack US History.
Math Resources
Crickweb
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-tools.html
Figure This
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html
Math activities for kids.
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org
Great interactive tools.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Math Cats
http://www.mathcats.com/
Fun activities for creative thinking and math.
Number Jumbler
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/number_jumbler/big_sound/full.shtml
Math game
Virtual Manipulatives
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMFInterface.html
Visual Fractions
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Tutorials on fractions.
Science Resources
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/
Online explorations including Planet Impact!, Hubble Mission, Galaxies Galore and more!
Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Science activities.
BBC Science Clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
Lots of great science activities.
PBS Kids
Virtual Kitchen from Zoom
Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Tutorials related to physics.
Science Monster
http://www.sciencemonster.com/
Explore information and activities related to science.
Wonderville
http://www.wonderville.ca/
Science adventures for kids
Out on a Limb
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
An interactive guide for getting along.
Quiz Builders
Quia
http://www.quia.com/web
Take quizzes in many different categories. Subscribers can create quizzes. Trial available.
QuizStar
http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
Create quizzes and track students.
General Sites
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
Lots of great learning quizzes across the curriculum.
Learning Planet
http://members.learningplanet.com/directory/
Some free activities and online books such as Alphabet Action.
PBSKids
http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/
Top Marks
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx
Similar to Accelerated Reader, this is a free reading motivation program with a tracking
system and quizzes based on books.
EduPlace Proofreading
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/
Fun proofreading game.
Grammar Games
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
Many games for middle and high school.
Kids Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/
Lots of activities based on books including Games and Trivia.
Silly Sentences
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/gallery/sentence.shtml
Write and submit silly sentences.
SpellBee.org
http://www.spellbee.org/
Spelling activity online.
US Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html
Information and quiz.
Other Games
Consider the "game trap." Try one of the "learning games" below. Is it really a "learning"
game or just a time waster? What standard would it address? How could it be used
effectively? Can you add an activity in another content area to make a connection?
PreK-3 Websites
Seussville Game
Primary Games
All Grades
Funschool - popular
Hop Games