As the summer becomes scorching in Missouri, kids start to move indoors. They gravitate to video and computer games and play the games for hours on end. Playing games can be fun, but parents can also encourage children to use computer websites that focus on educational skills. For most parents, finding age appropriate, “fun educational” games can be pretty difficult. I think I can definitely help. I taught a technology class to Kindergarten-sixth graders, where children used educational websites to reinforce grade level skills. Below I am spotlighting two websites that follow Missouri Classroom Standards and focus on math, reading, and science.
The BBC has developed a children’s section of their website called Schools. It has a wonderful School Game Section; the games are all educational and sorted by grade level from Pre-K all the way through high school. The BBC children’s learning section called Bitesize. Bitesize KS1 focuses on Kindergarten – 3rd grade reading and math skills. Another section called Bitesize KS2, centers on 3rd grade – 6th grade reading, math, and science skills. Bitesize KS3 teaches 6th grade – 12th grade reading, math, and science skills.
Another educational website to try out this summer is produced by Houghton Mifflin, a school textbook company. This website offers an entire section, Eduplace Math, dedicated to math skills for Kindergarten – 6th grade. The reading and English skills section is divided into two parts. If your child is in 2ndgrade – 5th grade you can visit Grammar Blast Elementary. If your child is in 6th grade – 8th grade you will need to visit Grammar Blast Middle School. The science section, Eduplace Science, is appropriate for students in Kindergarten – 6th grade.
I hope that these two websites will help keep your kids learning through the Missouri summer heat!
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Another great resource is www.clickandclimb.com where students of grades 3-12 can work online with a real tutor in real time and get math assistance. This is an affordable and effective alternative to in-person tutoring.
Great ideas, reminding us all to do a little research and find good websites for our kids what also feature some basis in learning. Don't let them all summer on noneducational video games when there are so many fun, educational websites out there to keep their brains ready for back-to-school!
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