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Great site for upper elementary. Learn about the instruments in an orchestra. Reading ability is needed for many of the activities. If sounds do not play automatically, click the "ear" icon. Check the "game lounge"

FREE website developed by group from Finland featuring games designed with AAC device users or folks who use computers with alternative access in mind. The games range from very easy to more challenging and can all be played with a mouse or switch.

Designed for ages 9-11, these interactive investigations are perfect for differentiation. Investigations include Forces and Motion, Earth and Beyond, Electricity, Light, and Sound. The activities in this site would be great for the IWB , to reinforce concepts. Creating a response sheet to match the online activity would be useful for assessment. There are several levels for each topic. It would be best to provide a link to the specific module to coincide with instruction.

Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More -- You choose!

This double pan balance provides an interesting environment in which to consider the concept of equivalence. Two other tools, Pan Balance - Numbers and Pan Balance - Expressions, are natural extensions.

Another math center activity once students understand how to play. Thinking about numbers using frames of 10 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts. The four games that can be played with this applet help to develop counting and addition skills.

You walk into a restaurant with a large group of friends. To accommodate you, the restaurant will push a bunch of tables together-but how many tables will be needed to ensure that everyone has a seat? This applet will let you explore that question. Has two modes: Exploration and Guess. Great to present whole class and then allow for individual group use.

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Try our Art Edventures! ArtEdventures are interactive games for teachers and students. In these fun and educational activities, you'll discover how great artists made their famous works-while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art! Note: these activities are a great way to introduce students to different art concepts. Example: the Color Activity involves learning about the color wheel. Great interactives that would work well with a projector and/or mimio, smartboard, etc.

Information can be represented in many ways, and this applet allows the user to represent data about the states using colors. The state with the highest data value is darkest; other states are shaded proportionally. Investigate any of the data provided-or enter data of your own!

Fun for illustrating themes. concepts, vocab

Fun and easy for illustrating themes. concepts, vocab

This could be a good site for research on Egyptian Civilization and King Tut. It is from the Canadian Museum of Civilizations. Might be useful for creating a webquest

mental addition and subtraction IWB activity with an Egptian Mummy theme. The numberline is optional. Three levels of challenge

Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes

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Safe site for students to read and or write a book review.

Nice interactives in all science, math, language arts, and more for ages 5-12