~Amanda~ Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Do you have any faves? I need something for my kids to do over the summer, preferrably "hidden learning" type stuff lol. I've got them playing games like chess and scrabble, but I was wondering if anyone else had any they really liked. can be online playing games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogMom5 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 http://www.Coolmath.com and http://www.ctmathgamesforkids.com My kids especially like cool math. It has pinball, shooting games and so forth. Ct math games we have not explored much yet. Some of the PBS kids games are good too, depending on the age of your children. Super Why and Word Girl are language arts games. If I think of any more, I'll come back and post them. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Both our kids are currently doing a free trial of Dreambox. They love it and so do I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) freerice.com- they even get to help contribute food to the hungry while learning from different categories! Timez Attack- fun way to practice times tables. Webkinz has an arcade section and some of them have educational/trivia type games. multiplication.com has different multiplication table games. gamequarium.com has educational games. There's coolmath-games.com http://www.etymologic.com/ (word game) http://www.yourdictionary.com/fun.html (word games) http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html (grammar game) (funbrain has reading games, math games, etc) http://www.agameaday.com/ (language arts games) http://funschool.kaboose.com/?level=2&task=search&page=1&category=58&type=0&showIcons=3&sortBy=pop&keywords=&x=48&y=26 (fun and educational games and activities) http://home.earthlink.net/~cmalumphy/countinggame.html (a counting game for younger kids) http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html (a science game) http://www.kineticcity.com/ (science experiments, games and activities) http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/geospy/ (geography games) You can also google "typing games" if you want them to practice typing skills. Edited July 24, 2011 by NanceXToo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Civilization My ds plays this with my dd10 during the summer when he's home. They have lots of good discussions about people, places, and ideas based on choices they make during the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Civilization My ds plays this with my dd10 during the summer when he's home. They have lots of good discussions about people, places, and ideas based on choices they make during the game. :iagree: this game has sparked more interest in history, geography, decision-making, world leaders, economics, and more. It will bother those who gasp in horror at the very mention of war, as the modes of victory are either diplomatic (win the goodwill of your neighbors so they vote in your favor to lead the U.N.), scientific (be the first to build and launch a successful spaceship, discovering Alpha Centauri), one other (I forget), and military (capture all other civ's capitals, via warfare, which is cartoony animated). Building up an army and upgrading weapons technology is part of the game. It doesn't bother US in the least, but fair warning to those for whom it is not their cup of tea. This game does encourage excellent critical thinking and prioritizing skills. Adults can be challenged by it; DS10 thrives on it, and my advanced nearly-8 is starting to learn it and doing well. NB in one respect, I liked version 4 better than version 5: for almost every decision to gain something, you had to give up a tangible, valuable benefit. I loved that lesson for them-- every decision has consequences. That aspect has been downplayed quite a bit in version 5, though other factors have been improved to compensate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Amanda~ Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 is there a link for civilization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 is there a link for civilization? The promotional website is civilisation5.com but for buying it's a cdrom, so amazon etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Sorry to revive an old thread, but we're using free rice now more -- they've added a feature that your kids can each log in, and follow their individual progress. And we can friend each other to monitor each other's progress. The kids seem to like being able to track their cumulative progress, and I like being able to see what they are working on. Just thought I'd throw that out in case it is helpful to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Sorry to revive an old thread, but we're using free rice now more -- they've added a feature that your kids can each log in, and follow their individual progress. And we can friend each other to monitor each other's progress. The kids seem to like being able to track their cumulative progress, and I like being able to see what they are working on. Just thought I'd throw that out in case it is helpful to someone. I just discovered freerice.com from your recommendation, I LOVE that my kids get educational practice while feeding people at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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