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Anything remotely school-related is a total summer-break bummer. But that doesn't mean the learning has to stop. Kids will get engrossed in these great at-home games that also are teacher-approved.

. . . not for summertime only :)

While looking at A Great List of OER Resources, I found G4C. I thought I'd see if there were any online games students could play to add to the immigration unit. Not only did I find a great one on iCivics called Liberty Belle's Nation, it also linked me to lesson plans with learning objectives, readings, a variety of activities to access comprehension, Scholastic Teacher links to interactive tour guides of Ellis Island, virtual field trip links, graphs with data, and (Scholastic) lesson plans on this topic, leading from the past to present.

This game can be used to teach middle school students about the judicial system.

This game can be used to teach middle school students about the judicial system.

These interactive science games look like ones my younger kids would love!

As mentioned, this is part of the AR (Augmented Reality) suite by Field Day.  Download the app to phone & can make location based games or interactive stories.  

Literature game - Follett award winner Webinar - Oct. 6, 2016

Science Games-educational, quick, easy-to-play, & fun for students.

Science Games-educational, quick, easy-to-play, & fun for students.

This arcade is a portal to games and interactive activities focused on ocean and air themes. It highlights the science and the activities of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies and organizations promoting environmental stewardship. I would use this site to supplement Science curriculum and lessons at the Elementary level. All content can be shared.

When students learn simple machines, the Museum of Science and Industry has this Simple Machines game that demonstrates different concepts of this unit to show them just how simple machines work.

Awesome collection of tools, organized into categories for easy use: Organization & Collaboration, Search Engines & Directories, Google, Templates & Lesson Plans, Research & Reference, Games, Reading & Writing, Math & Science, Arts, History & Social Studies, Online Libraries, Activities.  Share with staff for use in classrooms

Learn programming with a multiplayer live coding strategy game for beginners. Learn Python or JavaScript as you defeat ogres, solve mazes, and level up. Open source HTML5 game!

This is a game that teaches students information literacy. I think it would be a great resource to use when teaching a research unit. You do have to download and perhaps print the materials, so I wish it were available online - but nonetheless still a good activity.