Just for Fun

Just For Fun!

games & puzzles

From Page to Screen (The Barnaby Public Library keeps you up to date on new releases and coming attractions.

Welcome to one of the best animated educational sites for kids.

Meet Tim and Moby and have fun as you explore Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies and English through movies and comic strips. There are lots of great activity pages and school homework help for kids too.

This is a brand new online subscription for our school.
Please ask your librarian for the login and password.

This site is amazing! You enter the words you want to learn to spell and then the program speaks the word, you spell it and you can also listen to the word used in a sentence. Great Practice!

BookPals Storyline Online

Chess is Fun - Want to learn how to play chess? Want to learn how to play a bit better? Here are some fairly easy "lessons." Those relatively new to chess should play though the introduction to chess and the section on chess strategy just below. Feel free to explore the site. By clicking on the links just above, you'll be able to learn about chess tactics, chess openings, and even view some of the greatest chess games ever played!

FunBrain.com is a great place for kids, parents, and teachers. Includes games, quizzes, and challenges to entertain and educate! The site is part of the Family Education Network.

Funology - The Science of Having Fun - Funology.com is the best place on the Web to find things to do. Not just while you’re sitting at the computer, but anywhere. Things to do by yourself or with your friends, your parents, your pets, anyone.

MiKids.com - links to learn K-5.

PBS KIDS - Arthur, Clifford, Curious George and much more.

On Lion at the New York Public Library

KidsRead.com
Book Clubs, Authors, Games, Reviews and more!!!

Learning that Sticks
Thirteen preschool-primary activities are arranged into three categories -- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Beginner activities focus on following directions, ordering, and beginning sounds; intermediate activities involve words and letters; and advanced activities include practice working with opposites, synonyms, rhyming words, and adjectives. (Requires Macromedia Flash)

Number Time Play a Game
The BBC maintains this colorful site, which provides math games and activities for students in preschool and primary grades. Children can choose from six games that teach addition, subtraction, matching, and counting. The site also includes songs, story animations, and printable activity pages. (Requires Macromedia Shockwave.)

For all preschool and primary students, the games at the site are categorized in four subject areas -- math, science, social studies, and language arts -- and can be accessed either by subject area or alphabetically.

Seussville University
Four favorite Seuss characters guide students through the various sections of this kiddy college. Horton the Elephant heads the reading department; Yertle the Turtle teaches math; the Lorax leads the science area; and Sam-I-Am handles such reasoning skills as comparison and patterns. Each section includes games kids can play online, as well as games that can be printed and played. (Macromedia Shockwave and Adobe Acrobat)

Tiny Planet
This science activity site from the UK is arranged into four "worlds"; Nature, Technology, Light and Color, and Home. Each contains a number of challenging and engaging activities for primary students. (Macromedia Shockwave)

Learn to Read at Starfall.com

Kidspiration
(You must have Kidspiration software loaded on your computer to do any of these activities.)

Activities for K-5 from the Edina Public Schools.

Welcome to GoKidding:
English, Math, and Science

Picture Math: Practice beginning letter sounds, short-vowels, and long-vowels.

Kids on the Net: Writing by children at home and at school all over the world.

FunBrain on the Rocks

Welcome to Goodnight Stories: lots of stories to read and finish, activities and games.

Create your own “Wacky Web” story – type in the box the requested part of speech (verb, adj., noun, etc.) to create a funny, holiday story or song.

Statetris-USA

Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game 'Tetris' and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states/countries at their proper location.

Try: Africa, Europe, France, Netherlands, South Carolina UK, USA

& more!

Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers

Ghost Blasters III
2 digit plus 1 digit

Ghost Blasters III
2 digit minus 1 digit

Ghost Blasters III
2 digit plus 2 digit

Ghost Blasters III
2 digit minus 2 digit