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Stoughton Schools Promote Educational Game Websites For Some Summer Learning Fun

The Stoughton Public Schools provides a list of seven game websites designed to "help kids keep [their] school skills sharp during the summer."

Posted Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:44 pm ET|Updated Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:53 pm ET

Who said you can't play online computer games, have fun, and learn something at the same time?

The released the following list of seven websites to "help kids keep [their] school skills sharp" during the summer months.

Take a look at the list below. Let us know what you are doing to help keep your children's skills "sharp" in the comments section below?

Knowledge Adventure (http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/)

“Knowledge Adventure has been making educational games for kids for over two decades. Working with child experts, developmental psychologists and educators, it produces games loved by parents and children alike. The fun educational games created by Knowledge Adventure have won many awards, including the iParenting Media Award, the Toy Man Award of Excellence and the National Parenting Seal of Approval, to name a few. Here is Knowledge Adventure’s collection of one hundred fun, free online educational games for kids.”

Learning Games For Kids (http://www.learninggamesforkids.com)

“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!”

Multiplication.com (http://multiplication.com)

Play Kids Games (http://www.playkidsgames.com)

“Play Kids Games provides free online kids games that are both fun and educational. Aimed at ages pre-K through middle school, Play Kids Games offers kids a safe environment to discover their abilities and learn new skills with interactive and fun computer games.”

Hooda Math (http://hoodamath.com/games)

"This site contains math games organized into three sections: Geometry Games, Arithmetic Games, and Logic Games. The Hooda site also contains a variety of additional resources for math teachers and students."

4Kids.org (http://www.4kids.org/games)

“Take a break from your homework and kick back with these fun games from Arcademic Skill Builders! Click a game button below to play.” Site contains many games, grouped into these categories: Language Arts, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Fractions and Ratio Games, Angels & Coordinates, and ‘Fun Stuff’.

Math Playground (http://www.mathplayground.com)

“Welcome to Math Playground, an action-packed site for elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!”

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