Creator: Arcademics | visit site
Grade Range: K - 8
Looking for engaging interactives for math, language arts, geography, and even more? Look no further than this colorful site. These activities are great ways to build skills and work on math and language arts concepts for all students. The activities are divided into multi-player and single-player games in such categories as "Addition and Subtraction," "Multiplication and Division," and "Fraction and Ratios." There are also language arts interactives! At the bottom of the page, click on How it Works to see how to enroll your students, assign games, and keep track of student progress. Be sure to view the comments under the Case Studies on the top menu to find innovative ways that teachers have used the games in classrooms. Arcademics uses HTML5, so you can use any device with a web browser. Find apps for Android and iOS, too. HTML5 allows students to play together from any device, anywhere; this means students can play some of the games with classes around the world. Talk about collaboration! Need help? See the step by step instructions for troubleshooting available at the FAQ link. Access information for Standards, Research, and a game manual across the top of the website. To choose a game, roll your mouse over it to see its title, then click. Read the quick introduction to understand the activity. Provide direction in whether students should enter a player name or use the randomly generated name from the site. Choose to create a new game or join an existing game. Create a private game if you wish, which requires password creation. No email address or personal information is required for these excellent practice activities. There is a subscription (at a cost) offer for this site. This review is for the free portion of this resource.
In the Classroom
Use these games for individual practice for students who need extra help. The instant feedback provides great learning opportunities for students and builds confidence. Group students in multi-player games that is engaging and interactive. Focus on students’ honing skills, building confidence and working together as a group of learners. Use these activities with an interactive whiteboard or projector to elicit large group participation or when computers are limited. Provide this link on your class website, for students to access both in and out of the classroom. The instant feedback for students and keeping track of student progress makes Arcademic Skill Builders perfect for remote learning or the blended classroom! Extend student learning by having students use Flipgrid, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17677">reviewed here</a>, to ask clarification questions and to reflect on their learning. Require students to comment on their peers questions and reflections.
At Home
Increase the skills and confidence of your student with these engaging games. Use them to keep skills sharp especially during long school breaks.
Tags
DAT device agnostic tool, vowels, vision, verbs, subtraction, ratios, multiplication, fractions, division, addition, game based learning, collaboration,
Subjects
English, ESL/ELL, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Social Studies,