ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. Grade level (K-5)  lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!How about learning by taking a trip, making some Tangrams, building a house, or trying a little vocabulary with the Slider Game? . There is even an app for the iPad!

Gudli: learning games for math, language, science, puzzles and fun

Gudli is a collection of games for kids that makes learning fun.  Students can play these interactive educational games while developing skills in math, logic, memory, words, creativity and more.  Gudli is free to use and a fantastic learning space for students in kindergarten, first and second grade.

Educational games are a great tool for building foundation math and language skills that today's elementary school curriculum requires. These online learning games and songs for kids are fun, teach important skills for preschool and elementary school kids and they're free. Want educational games that help build skills in math, language, science, social studies, and more? You've come to the right place!

Fuel the Brain was created to provide free and inexpensive resources to elementary educators. The website was launched in February of 2009 with two games and ten printables. Since then we have added numerous games, printables, interactives and more.

SchoolTimeGames.com provides learning activities for students of all ages. We've selected a variety of engaging games and puzzles that are connected to all the major subject areas in today's school curriculum.

 Another free site with a multitude of resources. If you wish to pay a little you will discover even more resources, and without the banner ads. The site is set up for students to play and learn, and for teachers to discover resources to use in their lessons. There are four categories for students including pre-school through kindergarten, first through third, fourth through fifth, and seventh and up.

Chess Kid is safe and fun.  No contact with strangers. Parents can manage their kids' access and friendships online and monitor all of their activity.  Kids will improve their chess, but will also gain memorization skills, patience, and sportsmanship! Also, chess has been shown to improve IQ!

Games that make you think!

This site includes fun engaging activities all the way up to, and including, eighth grade. Funbrain offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy. As an added attraction, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket. Not always connected to the internet? This website even  offers Funbrain To Go, where you can download these games and activities and learn from them where the internet sometimes is not!

The site describes itself as an amusement park for math, especially designed for fun, fun, fun! There is even another site for pre-algebra and up… but I will keep it elementary for now! All of those imporatnt math standards are presented in an engaging manner. Best of all, it is all free as support comes from advertisers.

This site includes all the core subjects, plus it also includes sports and the fine arts! It provides games and activities for students in kindergarten through the sixth grade. Make sure you visit the teacher page for a complete listing of all this site has to offer.  I promise that you will not walk away empty handed.

 Just entering the site is fun as you hear about games, stories, video clips, and Lions To Go!  It is designed to be navigated and enjoyed by young kids on their own. Have fun entering the Quiet Machine! First, the  games focus on a variety of educational areas, as do the video clips, which are taken from the popular show Between The Lions. Next, the stories—featuring everything from new books to old folk tales to original and classic yarns. They do a wonderful job of introducing kids to a wide variety of storytelling methods and subject matter. Accompanying each story is a story-specific game to extend either the vocabulary or phonics found in the story itself.

Another great site providing some awesome activities and games for those elementary kids. What young child doesn’t like puzzles, animals, and dinosaurs! Check out some of the super hero games featuring some of those amazing PBS characters. As I tried a few of the games I found them to include a impressive visual and audio reinforcement that young children will enjoy. Best of all kids will be rewarded with prizes and rewards. While visiting, take a look at some very engaging video on your journey!

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.

In May of 2009, we released the Starfall Kindergarten Reading and Language Arts Curriculum. Our method of instruction motivates children in an atmosphere of imagination and enthusiasm, provides opportunities for child-directed instruction, and supports English language learners and struggling readers learning alongside their peers. Please visit The Starfall Store for other low-cost phonics journals and books paralleling this website.

The people at Starfall state that their method of instruction motivates children in an atmosphere of imagination and enthusiasm, provides opportunities for child-directed instruction, and supports English language learners and struggling readers learning alongside their peers. The website and companion printed materials are clear and effective tools to help the teacher implement proven  methods.  The authors claim that the site contains scientific, research-based reading materials and the activities are modeled on the “Big Five” focus areas recommended by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Starfall.com  injects their sixth… motivation! Spend some time and be sure to check out all of the areas!

You will soon find out that this game based site truly involves  ”Learning That Sticks”. Once you get away from the urge of moving the mouse around the screen to see all the animations and hear all the sounds, you will begin to note the organization. The easy to use interface lets you know what is  for beginners, intermediates, and advanced! I am sure you will find some fun at this site from the people at Houghton Mifflin Company!

A fun place to learn”, 15 different categories including subject areas, puzzles, downloads, virtual worlds, postcards, and even arcades. Perhaps that will get you to click the link and discover hundreds and hundreds of possibilities! Do you work with mobile devices? Then check out the mobile site for primary games! I know you will find an activity that will take your students beyond primary and into the 21st century of learning!

A learning game about how others and their customs on how they eat in the world.