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CarrotSticks is an online multiplayer game that improves math skills for 1st - 5th graders as they practice and compete with peers around the world!

We used Story Jumper for our computer/writing time yesterday afternoon. The kids loved it, and were REALLY quiet. When I asked them why, they said they were having so much fun that they didn't want to annoy me lest I end the computer time!"

Typing game.

This is the heart of Teachit Primary - an ever-growing collection of practical, tried and tested lesson plans and resources created by teachers for teachers. Access to the vast majority of them is free once you have registered - you can browse, search, download and print resources whenever you like. But it's only as a member that you get to use them properly - because then you can tweak, adapt, edit and get whizzy. Never again will you need to reinvent the wheel.

Curriculum games for students. Could be good for your computer class or in the classroom.

"Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a list of those who do this for free)"

Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a list of those who do this for free)

Simple Lessons in Saving and Borrowing Money Bank Jr. is an educational banking website designed for elementary school students. I discovered Bank Jr. through Donna Murray's excellent blog. Bank Jr. is an interactive website on which students can learn the in's and out's of banking. Bank Jr. has a glossary of terms, a help center, and savings wizards. Bank Jr. also provides students with a history of money and a look at how different countries use money. The teachers section of Bank Jr. provides an extensive glossary of terms and some lesson ideas. Bank Jr. does not provide full-length, detailed lesson plans, but it does provide PDF's of worksheets and handouts that teachers may find useful for teaching banking lessons.

"Primary Pad is a web-based word processor designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time."

Primary Pad is a web-based word processor designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time.

Kid friendly

Plastelina, (http://www.plastelina.net), has some of my favorite online games for gifted children.They have a good selection of logic games that are sure to appeal to gifted children. Five of the games are free to play, Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/family/articles/70813.aspx#ixzz0nVomMGi4

The Fun Brain Math Arcade, (www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html), covers a wide gamut of math skills and would be great practice for gifted math students. The games start off relatively easy, but soon increase in difficulty to provide the level of challenge required to engage students. There are 25 games in all to complete as you work your way around this virtual board game, and each is presented in a fun and engaging way. As well as basic facts, you will encounter skills like angles, double digit multiplying, and decimals. Each one seamlessly combines video game skills with Math skills. Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/family/articles/70813.aspx#ixzz0nVog4SyY

Spraklebox, has all sorts of stuff for the elementary classroom!

"Tumble Bees"

list of sites to help kids work on their spelling.

"Be a spelling bee in Tumble Bees Play free Tumble Bees at Pogo.com and see what the buzz is about. It's the sweetest spelling bee online. Help the bees with their honey supply by spelling as many words as you can before the honeycomb fills up with letters. Each word you make will fill the honey pot with honey. Fill the pot to win the game and score tokens."