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GAMES and PUZZLES
Voice of America News: Game1s and Puzzles Links to interactive games designed for English language learners. Multiple-choice exercises, matching games, hangman games, crossword puzzles, and similar online activities provide lots of practice in accurately using and comprehending English vocabulary.
Merriam-Webster: Word Game of the Day "Play a new puzzle every day..." Site gives student games to help in finding definitions for words, synonyms, antonyms, and slang.
Puzzles for kids - I know, but it's really for smart kids
H.I.P. Pocket Change: The US MINT- PUZZLES ONLY!!!
Vocabulary University: Level 2 puzzles This site from the Vocabulary University provides vocabulary puzzles help student "enhance vocabulary mastery." Holiday related puzzles, Harry Potter puzzles plus three levels - High elementary, junior high-middle school and high school-college prep.
Super Kids: Games of Logic and Reasoning SuperKids has created a small collection of classic mind-challenging games that focus on spatial reasoning and strategy.
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
NIDA for TEENS- National Institute for Drug Abuse
Heads Up – Real News about Drugs and your Body
Its My Life – Information/Fun for Tweens from PBS ( You can’t go the regular PBS site though!!)
Career Cruising - Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community.
Magazines online
BOP-Tiger Beat magazine – celebrity photos, news, fun stuff, etc.
Boys’ Life- for all boys – NO PLAYING GAMES game secrets, magazine, jokes, video and audio, outdoor, hobbies.
Dig-the archaeology magazine for kids
Odyssey-adventures in science Total Girl Magazine online - To discover the latest trends, entertainment news, cool activities and friendship advice-from Australia
FINDING BOOKS What Should I Read Next? - Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our database of real readers' Lexile Book Search - Enter your Lexile measure, select your interests, and find books you'd like to read! Whether you're reading for school or for pleasure, you can use this site to build a custom reading list on the subjects that interest you the most.
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More Interactive Activities
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/index.html
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/exercisememory.html
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/spacelibs.htm
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=2
Star Child: The Solar System-go to “solar system activities” http://www.tramline.com/tours/cross/flight/_tourlaunch1.htm
http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/DAP/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html
Read Write Think – interactive student materials http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Math Practice for 8th grade skills from Internet4Classrooms – click on the ones you need
Math is Fun – Click on Money, Data, Measurement, Geometry, Numbers, Puzzles, Games
Math Magician Game – practice multiplication, division, subtraction and addition http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
Math Practice for 6th grade skills from Internet4Classrooms – click on ones you need http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_original.htm#math
Math Practice for 7th grade skills from Internet4Classrooms – click on the ones you need http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_original.htm#math
Funbrain-Sudoku ONLY!!!---ABSOLUTELY NO ARCADE OR PLAYGROUND http://www.funbrain.com/sudoku/Sudoku.html
Funbrain-Reading ONLY!!!--- ABSOLUTELY NO ARCADE OR PLAYGROUND http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
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