Saturday, May 15, 2010

Monet's Garden

French artist Claude Monet very much wants to paint a garden - but first he will need some flowers to paint! Young kids can help him out, simply by clicking all over the garden to make some flowers grow.

Bus Driver Math

Kids have to calculate the fare each passenger paid, in order to determine if enough coins were deposited to ride on the bus. Levels get progressively more difficult, and students must multiply fares for different numbers of passengers.

Maggie's Bakery

Kids can make, bake, and decorate a cake with this online game, where they will received bonus points for completing their tasks, as directed, before the time is up.

Burger Points

Add up points by building bigger and bigger burgers, by remembering the list of ingredients - in the correct order - to put on the burger. Lists get longer and longer as you race against the clock.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Space Rock Factors

In this appealing math game, kids must find all the factors of a given number, collecting space rocks and points.
http://www.smarttutor.com/home/games/Space_rocks.swf

Brain Teasers: The Grand Canyon

Have you ever visited the Grand Canyon? Then you must know all about it! Find a set of twelve questions here to review facts and figures of this most famous of all canyons.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/brainteasergrandcanyon/

WATERLOGGED: An H2O Adventure

You have two choices of games to play here from National Geographic Kids: either Kayak Down the Red River and score points by avoiding barriers, maneuvering through goals, and making it safely and quickly down the river; or Explore a Shipwreck, where you have to locate the items on the sidebar before your oxygen runs out on your dive. The 2nd game also includes some trivia questions on habitats, in order to open the treasure chest.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/waterlogged

Thursday, May 13, 2010

SWITCHEROO ZOO

We all know those thick-paged books that are divided into three sections, whereby you can create new creatures by combining say, the legs of a zebra, with the head of a toad, and the mid-section of a bat. Here's an online game that lets you make similar creations, and supplies animal cards and habitats as well. Click on "Quick Switch" on the left sidebar to begin the transformations, then choose the body part from the selection below. It comes complete with sound effects - tons of fun!
http://switchzoo.com/zoo.htm

Penguin Waiter

In this online game, you'll have to learn how to calculate percentages by giving the penguin waiter a percentage of the dinner bill. Levels range from Easy to Super Brain - have fun with this interactive math game!
http://www.funbrain.com/penguin/index.html

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wimp Yourself!

Have you seen the film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" yet? If so - or even if you're a fan of the books - you'll love this interactive and fun Wimp Yourself game! Choose the character, features, clothing and objects and see what you can create for a new character.
http://www.wimpyourself.com/

ReadWriteThink Interactive Printing Press

ReadWriteThink's Interactive Printing Press helps you design and create a finished, printable brochure, booklet, newspaper, or flyer.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MOH'S DRILL & THE CASTLE OF DOOM!

Uh-oh! The walls are closing in on you in this castle! You need to quickly choose drill bits to drill through various materials in the castle wall. Each drill bit selected must be related to the material that you need to drill through, as it relates to Moh's hardness scale in geology (rocks and minerals).
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/EarthMaterials/activities/mohsdrill.html

3 SCIENTISTS & 3 BANDITS GAME

Up for some more mental stimulation? Try this challenge and try to solve the puzzle in 11 moves.
http://www.permadi.com/cgi-bin/fpcgi/scientist/scientist.pl?do=new

PUZZLE 8 GAME

I admit I have trouble with these puzzlers, where all the tiles have to be rearranged into the correct order. While I was reviewing this game, my son said, "Wait," and then came over and solved it in 10 seconds! Okay. I give up.
Here's what the site creator has to say:
"The 8-puzzle, along with chess, tic-tac-toe, and backgammon, travelling-salesman, has been used to study new search algorithms, neural-network, and path-finding. It's usually one of the first instrument that computer-scientists use to test a new search algorithm."
So get going on this one and improve your IQ!
http://www.permadi.com/java/puzzle8/index.html

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Lost in the Northern Frontier

In this interactive game, you will use intersecting circles and clues for locating "Digit" in the Northern Frontier. Drag three circles the distances as instructed, and then pinpoint Digit at the intersection of all three.
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/circles/circles.html

Monday, May 10, 2010

MEMORY MATRIX

This game starts off innocently enough, but each time you get a correct answer, more tiles are added to the challenge. By the time you get to 9 tiles, your memory of a quick look at the placement of those tiles is definitely challenged! Try this game to help improve focus and recall in a timed and interactive matrix format.
http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games/memory-games/memory-matrix

LOST IN MIGRATION

The object of this game is to focus attention. Using keyboard arrows and within a given time frame, you must click on the direction of the central bird in each scenario. Formations and other birds will try to distract you, so keep your focus!
http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games/attention-games/lost-in-migration

Build a Syllables Robot

Learning how to break up a word into syllables helps kids with spelling. In this interactive game, they get to help build a robot for each selection they divide correctly into syllables.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml

Sunday, May 9, 2010

KALEIDOSCOPE PAINTER

Choose the "Auto" feature to see the kaleidoscope fill in with its own patterns, clear the canvas and try it on your own, or try a different brush size with this fun online painting tool. Drag your mouse across the pattern for some spectacular effects, but be careful, it might become addictive!
http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html

AAARGGH! The Pirate!

Help this pirate protect all of his treasure chests from the sharks, by moving the arrow keys. At the same time, he can collect bonus points by securing some of the diamonds that pop up on the screen.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/time-warp/pirates/games/game-aargh-the-pirate.html

Animal Species

Learn all about the animal kingdom by arranging the different animal species into the correct category; for elementary students.
http://www.uptoten.com/kids/kidsgames-mixedbag-animalspecies.html

GARDEN SCAPES

Just for Mother's Day! Build an online garden by locating treasures at yard sales - not as easy to find as you might think; it's the proverbial needle in the haystack sometimes. Each sale adds up for "cash" to buy objects to rebuild a garden. Look for hidden coins as well.
http://www.momspuzzlegames.com/play-709-gardenscapes-game.php