Amy Barto
 
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This site has many different literacy and math games
 
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Beginning shapes game for 2 players. Match a numeral to a shape with that number of sides.
 
Language Arts
Students identify what belongs in each of the places listed (farm, restaurant, store, home, and more)
 
Math
Presented in an appealing game format, students must use their knowledge of the hundreds chart to find a hidden dogbone. An excellent website to build number sense.
Students look at pictures of real coins and enter the total number of cents into the calculator. Excellent to reinforce the names and values of coins. Click on How Many Cents?
FunBrain will show you four pictures. * Three of the pictures will be the same in some way, and one is different. * Click on the one which does not belong in the group.
Perfect for learning to tell time to the hour and entertaining to young students.
Pattern matching game. Starts easy (Kdg.), but more difficult levels may involve mentally rotating shapes to locate matches.
 
Math - Basic Facts
Add the numbers on the red balloons and then click the green balloon having the right answer.
Interactive fact practice using an addition facts grid. A susrprise picture is revealed at the end.
Count Us In - Game 8. Subtration facts to 10 in a slow paced bowling game format.
Count Us In - Game 8. Subtration facts to 10 in a slow paced bowling game format.
Find the missing addend.
Throw the dart to get the target sum. Good game for practicing doubles facts.
Add numbers to reach the target number.
Select the answer to a subtraction fact (up to 20) to reveal a mystery picture.
Practice addition facts on the Snakes and Ladders gameboard.
Practice basic subtraction facts. Untimed.
Choose a specific number to subtract or select mixed practice.
Practice simple addition and subtraction. Show the number fact and the frog will hop along a counting line to assist with seeing the combinations.
 
Math - Geometry and Spatial Sense
At this interactive website from Rainforest Maths the student can learn about position by identifying where a frog is located. Positions include inside, outside, beside, between, above, below, in front, behind, over, under, top, bottom, left, and right.
 
Math - Kdg and Grade 1
Choose the number that belongs in the empty square.
 
Math - Money
Interactive game. Select coins which make the amount of money needed.
 
Math - Number Sense
Five Frame Game
A tic-tac-toe style game in which players pratice arithmetic facts while trying to get five markers in a row.
Drag the number tiles to the correct place on the number track. (Number sequencing)
Jump to the rock (10) and then to the rocket ship to escape the monster. Teaches bridging through 10 when adding a single digit number.
 
Math - Patterns and Algebra
Fill in the missing piece from each patterned sequence. Uses shapes, numbers, or letters.
 
Math - Time
This two player game reinforces telling time to the hour and half-hour.
 
Number, Number Sense and Operations
Interactive fact practice using an addition facts grid. A susrprise picture is revealed at the end.
Move a slider along a number line the required number of spaces forward or backward. Fun graphics.
 
Reading
 Click on the sentences to have them read out loud. 
Simple story sequencing activity. Non-readers can listen the words in each part and the finished story.
 
Reading - Audio Books
 Click on the sentences to have them read out loud. 
Online story to read. Primary level.
Check out this Web site to find short folktales for students to read. The site contains -- in addition to other stories -- a dozen folktales from around the world. Appropriate for ages 6-12, the tales include student-created illustrations, comprehension questions, and free writing assignments.
Collection of stories to read online.
 
Reading - Early Literacy
Interactive storybook for early readers.
Drag the pictures to the correct word box. Great for kids learning to read!
Interactive Storybook for early readers.
Select a level; find the missing beginning or ending sound and drag the card into the missing space.
Interactive storybook for early readers.
 
Reading on the Web
Easy reader stories online include fiction and non-fiction, play fables and more.
 
Science - Ecology
Play the game to find out how quickly you can reach the end of the resource trail by identifying which resource is used to create an object.
Online story about recycling in cartoon format. Easy reading level.
Sort the plastic, paper, and glass items into the correct box. Grade 1
 
Science - Matter
How can you change a liquid into a solid or a solid into a liquid? Come find out! Click on CHANGE IT.
Use this interactive site to explore the properties of matter.
Interactive site to check how solids and liquids change as they are melted or cooled.
 
Science - Plants
Explore the trees, plants, animals and insects in a woodland environment. Audio will read all text. Excellent closeup pictures. Shows seasonal changes of the environment.
Have fun learning about why trees are important.
 
Science - Seasonal Changes
Look through the window to see the weather outside. Then dress Caillou appropriately for the weather. Interactive. Grade 1.
 
Social Studies
Kids can create their own flag.
 
Social Studies - Communities
Our Neighborhood is presented in the form of an interactive map. Students click a building on the map -- such as the library, for example -- to find out about a community helper who works in that building. The activity includes six helpers, with only about five sentences about each, but the information is written at a level appropriate for 3rd grade or below.
This easy-to-navigate game matches job descriptions to pictures of community helpers. Students read a sentence, such as, I deliver mail to your house. They then must click one of six pictures of community helpers.
 
Social Studies - Economics
Learn about money and banking.Grades 1-3
Learn about producers and consumers. Audio provided for text.
 
Social Studies - Maps
This interactive adventure engages children in a story-based scenario that shows overhead views. Good introduction to understanding of map views.
Use positional words to locate Iggy on a map. Grade 1
 
Word Study
Rhymes to work on blends - A variety of short poems with a variety of blends.
Large selection of words and categories in this classic game to develop vocabulary.
Phonics Games
Child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must put them in order again.
Help the tooth fairy find synonyms. Grades 1-2.
Games focus on a short or long vowel sound. Drag a letter to match the picture. Has sound and animation. Letter Name Stage.
 
Word Study - Letter Name
Another Clifford site to play. Students drag words into the correct box based on matching the initial consonant. Words are spoken by the computer when they are dragged and directions can be read aloud by the computer. Letter Name - initial consonants
In this Clifford site, student choose a vowel to place between two consonants to make a real word. Letter Name - short vowels. You can choose to have directions read aloud. Words are pronounced as they are made.
On this Clifford site, students click on a key picture (word) to hear it spoken. They then click on pictures of things that begin with the same sound and drag them into a box. Uses only pictures to discriminate initial consonant sounds. The names of all pictures can be be spoken by the computer so there is no confusion as to what the intent of the picture is. Letter Name - initial consonants
Whirlyword is a fruit machine that makes 3 letter CVC words.
Word Maker provides a simple, engaging way for students to generate dozens of different words by first choosing an ending (for example -an, -ed, -at, -op) and then adding a beginning letter or blend. When a correct word is created, the word is stored in a Word Bank where students can read and review their words.