Practice English and math skills with factsheets, worksheets, quizes, games (some can be played on a Wii).
NOTE: These activities alone will not encourage higher order thinking.
made 37 percent fewer errors than those who didn't.
"The single best predictor of their skills is how much they had played video games in the past and how much they played now. Those were better predictors of surgical skills than years of training and number of surgeries performed,"
gamers are "creating an environment in which informal scientific reasoning practices are being learned,"
A free comprehensive math resource site. Find free worksheets, math ebooks for elementary grades, extensive link list of games, interactive tutorials & quizzes, curriculum guide, and math teaching help articles/lessons. The resources emphasize understanding of concepts instead of mechanical memorization of rules.