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Reading, Writing, Spelling, & Grammar Games!

May 16th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, May 16, 2012 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
BBC: Skillswise

Age Range: 11 and up (with parental preview and supervision)

This BBC website offers free interactive games that teach practical literacy skills. Although designed for adults, students (about 11 and up) can use this resource as well. Instead of playing young “kiddie games” that are sometimes too elementary, slow-moving, or annoyingly “cutesy,” students can practice basic reading, writing, grammar and spelling with games that use more sophisticated vocabulary and topics (although some of the games are still very simple with young-ish animations). 

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of English skills including:

*Reading – Learn phonics, letter and word recognition, reading comprehension and more.

*Writing – This section covers handwriting, typing, filling in a form, writing a paragraph or letter, and proofreading.

*Spelling – Discover root words, prefixes and suffixes, letter patterns, and more.

*Word Grammar – Find out about verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns.

*Sentence Grammar – Practice sentence structure, tenses, and punctuation.

Click on any topic and a new page opens. Watch a short video, play some games to reinforce learning, and take some short quizzes.

IMPORTANT: In all of the games I sampled for this review, I didn’t find any objectionable content. However, I did not sample everything. Because Skillswise was designed for adults, PARENTS SHOULD PREVIEW AND SUPERVISE ALL USE.

 

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K-5 Math Lessons & Worksheets

November 28th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Monday, November 28, 2011 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
K5 Learning

Age Range: 5-11 (grades K-5)

K5 Learning is a company that sells a math and reading enrichment program. The company submitted their website for a ClickSchooling review because they offer a selection of free,
engaging math interactives for grades K-5 that cover:

  • Numbers and Operations
  • Measurement
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Data Analysis

When you get to the site, just click on any one and a new screen opens where you can try the colorful, multi-media lesson and practice session. 

You’ll also notice that the site offers free samples of their reading programs for grades K-5 too that include phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, reading comprehension, and
vocabulary.

But wait, there’s more! This site also offers free, printable math worksheets for grades 1-6 that include:

  • Place Value
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Telling Time
  • Counting Money
  • Measurement
  • Multiplication
  • Roman Numerals
  • Division
  • Fractions
  • Decimals
  • Factoring
  • Exponents
  • Proportions
  • Percents
  • Circles
  • Integers

Of course, the idea in offering these free resources is to entice you to purchase the program.  However, no purchase is necessary to try the programs and print out the worksheets.

 

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Online Stories & Interactives for Kids

May 11th, 2011

Hi! It’s Wednesday, May 11, 2011 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Jonnie’s Story Page

Age Range: 4-10 (Grades PreK-5, with parental supervision)

An Alabama ClickScholar recommended this website that offers an archive of links to interactive stories and reading activities for children up to ten years of age. When you get to the site you will see a menu that includes:

BEGINNING READERS – Over 40 interactive stories from the British Council, PBS, and Scholastic, along with alphabet and phonics activities from Starfall.

CLASSIC STORIES – Click on the links to read familiar children’s stories online such as Mother Goose, fairy tales,
Greek mythology, Aesop’s Fables and more.  

OLDER READERS – You’ll find links to myths, legends, ghost stories, and even Roald Dahl’s website (he’s the author of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Some of the links archived lead to error messages.  Most of the websites offering the interactive stories and activities
are ad-supported. Therefore, as always, parents should preview the sites and supervise Internet use.
 

 

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Language Arts Games – Adjectives & More!

February 9th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, February 9th, 2010 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
PBS: Interactive Language Arts Games

Age Range: 4-10 (Grades PreK-5, non-readers will need assistance)

PBS offers a collection of interactive, fun Language Arts games that enhance learning. The activities are themed around PBS shows such as Between The Lions, Curious George, Super Why, Sesame Street, and Arthur.

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of games that teach about topics such as:

  • Adjectives
  • Phonics
  • Reading
  • Rhymes
  • Spelling
  • Synonyms
  • Vocabulary

Click on any one and a new page opens where the game begins. Be sure to turn on your speakers to hear the narrations and sound effects. When you’re through with the Language Arts games, you may also enjoy the Math, Arts, and Social Sciences games.  The nice thing about this PBS site, is that all of the games are age-appropriate, vetted by educators, and there isn’t any advertising.

If you’re children enjoy those games, they may also enjoy:

All About Adjectives - This very brief interactive game helps kids learn about adjectives through a few simple exercises. Non-readers will need assistance. 

If your children want to know more about adjectives try visiting this website for some great OFFLINE ideas:

Adjectives: A Unit Study for Valentine’s Day - This ad-supported site offers a variety of engaging activities that you can do at home (offline) on Valentine’s Day (or any day) to help your children learn about adjectives. Because this site is ad-supported, parents, as always, should preview the site and supervise use.

Enjoy!

 

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
http://www.ClickSchooling.com

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Language Arts Videos, Songs, Worksheets, Flashcards, & More!

July 7th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, July 7, 2010 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Have Fun Teaching

Age Range: 5-12 (Grades K-6)

This website offers all kinds of free, fun resources to teach and learn Language Arts (and Math, Science, and Social Sciences) through videos, songs, worksheets, flashcards, and games. Created by an elementary school teacher for classroom teachers, it provides an archive of free resources to engage and educate kids in grades K-6. 

When you get to the website you’ll see a menu of resources that are offered on the site. For this review, I was specifically interested in seeing what they offered for Language Arts, and discovered the following resources: 

*Worksheets – Under “English” you’ll find printable worksheets that offer practice in grammar and parts of speech such as adverbs, adjectives, nouns, etc. You’ll also find worksheets for Handwriting, Phonics, Reading and Writing. Click on the topics to find an extensive menu that provides practice sheets in everything from basic alphabet to reading comprehension, spelling, and more.

*Flash Cards – Print out flash cards to practice grammar, common and proper nouns, phonics, and vocabulary including synonyms and antonyms. 

*Songs For Kids – You’ll find downloadable songs and lyrics that help kids learn grammar, phonics, and even a song for learning strategies for taking reading comprehension tests!

*Educational Videos – Watch video lessons that teach about nouns, similes, subjects and predicates, and more.

*Fun Activities – Get printable crossword puzzles, word searches, and even reader’s theater scripts (so you can act out some favorite books).

You’ll also find thousands of free, themed coloring pages.

Bookmark this site and use it as a year-round supplement to learning elementary subjects, or just have fun exploring the games, puzzles and activities with your kids.

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Free Math & Multi-Subject Worksheets

April 12th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Monday, April 12, 2010 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Super Teacher Worksheets

ClickScholar Cie, who has recommended numerous websites for ClickSchooling reviews (let’s hear it for Cie!), wrote, “This site has an excellent selection of free worksheets that can be used to study and/or to test, and covers any number of subjects.“

I’ve seen countless worksheet websites, but this is one of the best by far. When you get to the site, you will find an array of free, printable math worksheets for:

  • Addition
  • Counting Money
  • Decimals
  • Division
  • Geometry
  • Graphing
  • Fractions
  • Multiplication
  • Place Value
  • Radius & Diameter
  • Rounding
  • Subtraction
  • Symmetry
  • Telling Time
  • Word Problems

Click on any topic and a new page opens with an extensive menu of printable worksheets to choose from on that topic for a wide range of ability levels.

When you are through exploring the math section, check out the free worksheets for:

  • Reading and Writing
  • Grammar and Phonics
  • Spelling
  • Puzzles & Brain Teasers
  • Holidays
  • Science & Social Studies

Plus you’ll find a teacher tools section with free printable award certificates, sticker charts, and even an archive of report card comments. (As a homeschooler that last one cracked me up. As the site explains, “Save lots of time by simply inserting student’s name into the comment that most accurately describes your students’ achievement.” LOL. Then, I got to thinking that for those who need to speak “educationese” to satisfy state standards, this might be very helpful indeed. Check it out!)

This is a commercial website that sells books of worksheets and other teaching tools, but you don’t have to purchase a thing to access the hundreds of free resources.

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