While you are at school, please choose activities that are academically based and at your level!
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Earobics
Math games
Math Practice
Scholastic.com - The children's book publisher offers a site with activities by grade level that promises to "get students excited about History, Reading, Writing, Science and Math."
- www.edheads.com
- Edheads helps students learn through educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards. Perform a virtual knee or hip replacement surgery.
- www.factmonster.com
- Fact Monster from Information Please says it is an ideal reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. It combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.
- www.funbrain.com
- A site filled with fun educational games.
- www.funschool.com
- Kaboose is one of the most trusted online resources for parents, caregivers and educators seeking information, resources and activities to engage and share with their students and children ages 3-11.
- www.iknowthat.com
- Site offers activities by grade level with the goal of helping children "discover the magic -- and power -- of lifelong learning skills."
- www.freerice.com
- This site tests your vocabulary and donates rice to underdeveloped nations.
- http://dictionary.com/
- Online dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and other references.
- http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
- Practice your basic math facts with online flashcards or link to other math games.
- Webrangers
- This site allows you to be a Webranger for fun science and social studies activities sponsered by the National Park Service.
- ilike2learn.com
- This site gives you fun geography quizzes to improve your awareness and location of various places.
- www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee
- Take a Daily Geography bee quiz and see how you do.
- www.maps.google.com
- Find the map you need.
Sites about novels we've read:
- http://www.cowden-herrick.k12.il.us/staff/burruscasey/elearning/ftm/activities.html
- Activities for Freak the Mighty.
Holes questions & activities Comprehension questions for the Holes with activities.
Other Holes activities More Holes activities.
www.despereauxadventures Activities for The Tale of Despereaux.