Friday, June 18, 2010

Make a Tide Pool


In honor of Amanda, let's explore the Monterey Bay Aquarium today. Discover which creatures live in tide pools with this interactive game. Click on "Start Over" to get a new line-up of creatures to place, but be careful not to leave any trash behind!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Chromatica

Have fun with this game, which starts out easily enough. You have to match colors and shapes to form blocks of at least 4 game pieces. Score higher by creating larger blocks. Go onto the next levels, where you're competing against more game pieces on the board.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Matisse's Pieces

http://www.toytheater.com/matisse-pieces.php
Warning: you might become addicted to this art collage game! Play with similar "cut paper" shapes that Matisse used in his amazing works of art, as he became older and could no longer paint. Click on any piece to start, then make it smaller or larger, brighter or darker, or change the color. Move your pieces around, delete what you don't like, and print out your own Matisse Masterpiece!


Catch the Letters

http://www.toytheater.com/art.php

In this interactive game, kids will practice keyboard recognition and typing speed as they select the correct letter on the keyboard before it completely falls. They can select from Medium, Fast, Faster, or Fastest play levels for more difficult challenges as they gain skills.

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Same Game

http://www.factmonster.com/games/samegame.html

The object of this game is to secure as many balls of one color in a grouping by eliminating any groups of two or more other colors in the way. You'll need to think through the entire pattern, see which color is most prevalent, and consider your strategy accordingly.

The Road to Revolution: An American History Game

In this history game, you will answer a series of questions that take you through the events that led to the American Revolution. A video describes the Boston Tea Party, and you'll be able to explore a variety of primary documents from the journals of the time.Further PBS dramatizations of the American Revolution and its key players also available. 
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road_q1.html