A great site to point to when all you want to do is play games, but your parents insist on you 'learning something'. With games in every category and for all elementary school ages, we are sure you will find something that meets and satisfies both criteria.
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PIE, which stands for 'Playful Invention and Exploring with Digital and Other Stuff' is all about building fun and cool things. Categorized in alphabetical order, you can find something under almost every letter. And that's just one of the categories on this amazing site. Be sure to check it out for all the other things it offers.
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Go on adventures with Nash, Flick and Sprat, picking up science, math and language art skills along the way. When you get tired of learning, you can 'take a break', and let your creative juices flow, by authoring your very own comic book or writing and recording an original song on the site's recording studio
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While there is nothing fancy about this site, it is a great resource for anything you wish to learn about fractions - starting from what they are, to how to solve the most complex problems. With each topic neatly labeled, the navigation is super-easy too!
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While this site has the usual interactive games, its most fascinating feature is a full-length documentary that depicts the human evolution spanning over 4 million years. View it on your own or refer it to your teacher and make your social studies class come alive!
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A great resource if you need some help with your math homework or practice for those mad-minute math tests. You can either use the online flashcards or create and print out your own. The site also has some great games, which allow you to hone your skills and have some fun too!
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Play detail detective, find the matching half of an image, work on jigsaw puzzles, find five differences or simply create your own works of art. This site created by the folks from the Getty museum puts to test your observation and art skills, and is a lot of fun for younger kids.
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Turn trash into treasure - This site has hundreds of ideas to show you how. The site also has a weekly art project using stuff that would normally end up in the landfill. As an added bonus the activities on the site qualify as projects for all you Girl Scounts trying to earn Eco-Action and Environmental Health badges.
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Like doing word puzzles? Then you will easily spend a few hours on this great site. Choose from three levels - easy, challenging and insane and have fun!
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