Make a Tide Pool

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/activities/coloring_pages.asp

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!

Chromatica

http://www.glowingeyegames.com/play/games_list/chromatica.html

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.

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.

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

A World Devoid - An Environmental Game

View the movie first; that in itself is awesome - then play the game of the title link, where you must fight to save the dwindling resources of a desert planet and help to choose its fate.

Game: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=sast-500596556303

Online Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGXsDcoIVro

Drag Race Division

Maintain skills over the summer, and have a bit of fun doing it at the same time! In this game, you can win the car race by how quickly and accurately you answer the division questions.
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/drag_race/drag_race.html

Arachnid Keyboarding

You'll have to be speedy to type in numbers and letters before the arachnids steal your ice cream in this online keyboarding practice game!http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_arachnid_falls.html

Who Do You Want To Be?

What do you want to be when you grow up? Or if you are "grown up", then how about reinventing yourself? Covering all career fields and from all starting points (or restarting points!), find some useful interactive tools here from the Dept. of Education and the State of California. Appropriate for middle school students, high school students, retraining, returning to school, and/or college students. Salary ranges,career pathways, and videos are included, along with helpful quizzes and games related to the topics.

http://www.whodouwant2b.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=socialmedia&utm_campaign=CTE%2B2010&gclid=CJbkwoPOl6ICFQYbegodBh0dWw

Amelia the Pigeon

Want to see Brooklyn this summer? How about from a pigeon's point of view! Amelia the pigeon will take you on an adventure through the streets and wonders of Brooklyn, with animated audio stories and interactive online features. Access the stories with the first link below, with teaching resources and activities at the 2nd link. Happy travels!http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/teachersguide/index.html

13 Ways to Make One Half

This game is more challenging than you might think - you have to find 13 ways to display one - half, using triangles and various patterns, without repeating any previous pattern. Good luck!

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/fractions/

Find the Capital

How well do you remember all 50 capitals? I admit, I had trouble with some of them! Test your American geography know-how with this capitals quiz.

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/usa-capitals-map-game.php

Common Knowledge

Fill in the blanks with letters, hangman style, and according to the clues given in order to guess the word. At the end of the round, you can try to find the theme common to all the answers. A new puzzle is posted each day.

http://www.puzzability.com/cgi-bin/commonknowledge.pl

Brilliant Blocks

In this Tetris-like online puzzle game, you have to clear as many blocks as possible by matching rows of three colors or similar numbers, matching them up vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Earn bonus time by thinking quickly!

http://www.learn4good.com/games/online/brilliant_blocks.htm

TwinCol

Games for your brain, indeed... and also addictive! Follow the squares of colors and patterns, and match them up by clicking on pairs. Seems easy enough, right? Try getting up to level 6, where the squares are moving across the panel at a fast pace, and intersecting with each other. Careful; some colors may look alike, but will have different patterns.

http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/game/twincol/

Soundory

Any auditory learners out there? Of course there are - who doesn't remember a tune? The Soundory will test your music I.Q. by matching squares with auditory snips, rather than visual cues. You can go as long as you want on the play button to memorize the clip, then click another square to match up the tune - from Stones to classical. Love this one!

http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/game/soundory/

Design a Hot Air Balloon

Design your very own hot air balloon - in the shape of a fish?? Sure, why not! Choose your shape, add some accessories like Christmas lights, gears, baskets, or throw in a few kids too! Choose the background you want to fly over, and then paint the whole thing.

http://www.highlightskids.com/Magazine/May09/h1magazineFlashObjects/h10508MayArtist.asp

Color Blocks

In this strategy game, kids have to get rid of as many blocks as possible, clicking on color coded blocks that are aligned next to each other. Take a good look at the grid and plan your strategy before clicking to earn maximum points!

http://www.highlightskids.com/Magazine/Feb08/h1magazineFlashObjects/h10208colorColumns.asp

Volcano!

Want to build a volcano and have it erupt? Then try out your volcano knowledge, answering questions to build up the forces for a monster volcanic eruption.

http://www.scholastic.com/play/volcano.htm