Thursday, July 17, 2008

Word Web 5.5

The Wordweb free edition is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary forWindows, which can work online and off-line. The program can look up wordsin almost any program and then provide a definition, pronunciation, relatedwords, and list of synonyms. The dictionary includes over 150,000 root wordsand 120,000 synonym sets and covers American, British, Canadian, Australian,Indian, and global English. This version is compatible with computersrunning Windows 98 and newer. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2008.http://scout.wisc.edu/

To download this free software, visit: http://wordweb.info/free/

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Snowy Day Games & Activities


Woodlands Junior Educational Games and Activities Zone.

A place where you can have fun by playing our learning games and activities. We have three pages full of Literacy Games, a huge section on maths games and activities, as well as fun science games.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Mixing in Math!


Mixing in Math offers 40 activities that can be used to "slip a little math" into kids' everyday routines. Activities include using clocks and calendars, figuring lengths and widths, gathering and organizing fun facts about everyday things, and adding shapes and numbers to stories and skits. Activities are designed for use in after school programs and other programs for kids ages 5-13. (TERC, National Science Foundation)

http://mixinginmath.terc.edu/


Sunday, August 5, 2007

FunBrain

Lots of great games for all kids. Students can play 'flash' games if their computer allows flash or play the 'classic' games online. Links for teachers, parents and more! Great for: High, Middle & Elementary School Students

Math Playground

Math Playground



True to its name, the site offers a colorful variety of practice exercises in game format. Most involve performing basic arithmetic computations against a time limit, but there are also exercises for word problems, algebra skills, working with coins, etc., plus arithmetic-related resources.

Great for: Middle & Elementary School