The following links can be used for student independent practice to develop and reinforce academic skills, digital media operational skills, and fine motor skills related to using the computer.
Our shortlist
Typing Lessons & Games
- Typing.com
- Dance Mat Typing from BBC
- Typing Club Chrome App
- Big Brown Bear Typing Class
- Nitrotype.com
- Type Racer
Internet Research
- KidRex.org safe search engine
- Newsela builds close reading and critical thinking skills
Phonics & Literacy
Reading, Spelling & Vocabulary
- Storyline Online Schooltube Channel
- PBSkids Between the Lions
- Storyplace.org
- Vocabulary Spelling City
- Alphabet Goop
- Funbrain Spell Check Spell Check Game
Math Practice
- khanacademy.org/ video math lessons and trackable activities
- IXL.com
Programming and Coding
- program your own games at scratch.mit.edu
- go to Coding school at Code Academy
“Click & Drag” Motor Skills Activities
- FunBrain Playground
- jigzone.com puzzles
Recommended Curated Collections
- Common Sense Media’s Apps, Games, and Websites for learning (for teachers to search)
- iear.org (educational apps review for teachers)
- Brooklyn School of Inquiry’s Media Literacy Links page (curated for kids)
- Scholastic’s Kid Stacks GAMES Page (games, math, literacy, puzzles…)
- The Little Animals Activity Centre (games, math, literacy, music, puzzles…)
- Kidz Club (mix of games & activities for kids)
- Sesame Workshop (mix of games & activities for kids)
- kidsafelink.com (mix of games & activities for kids)
- playkidsgames.com (mix of games & activities for kids)
- pbskids.org (mix of games & activities for kids)
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