Graffiti Creator
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Activity Village
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If you are looking for ideas to keep the children busy and entertained then this is the site for you. Activity Village provides a range of activities and printable resources. Content is regularly updated and of good quality. I particularly like the colouring pages because the graphics are great and they cover many themes.
Kerpoof
3:19 AM Posted In Creativity , Fun Edit This 0 Comments »
This is another great site which allows children to explore their creativity. It offers options to make a picture, a movie, a card, a story, make a drawing and doodle. It is easy and fun to use.
Story Maker
3:09 AM Posted In Creativity , Reading , Storytelling Edit This 0 Comments »
Help kids develop their imagination and develop their story telling skills with Story Maker. The site offers characters you can choose from and provides settings and objects. As you add items to the scene, a story is written at the bottom. When you have finished your story it is converted into a virtual book which you can share on the site or print out.
Soup Toys
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Soup Toys is a free dowload which you can have hours of fun with. It provides you with playsets on your desktop. You can shoot some hoops, build a castle or build moving contraptions.
Trackmania Nations Forever
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Trackmania Nations Forever is a free download game. It is a car racing game where you can choose from different level tracks. The is also an editor component which allows you to design and build your own track, design your car and edit replays of your races. This is a great game which provides fun and allows kids to show their creative side. There is also a version which you can purchase called Trackmania United. This version offers more options.
Turn yourself into an Cartoon Character
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Fun ways to learn keyboard skills
1:29 AM Posted In Fun , Games , Typing Edit This 0 Comments »
It is good for children to become familiar with the keyboard and know where the letters are. Here are some fun games to help them learn.
These are great for beginning typists where you only need to type a letter at a time. A good way to understand where the keys are on the keyboard.
Typing Letters
These are great for beginning typists where you only need to type a letter at a time. A good way to understand where the keys are on the keyboard.
The monkey climbs to different levels as you type the letter indicated.
A memory card game where you type the letter to turn the card.
Type the letter on the back of the lizard to stop them from getting to the spider.
A Pac Man style game where you decide where the character moves by typing the letter.
This game shows you where the key is on the keyboard. The letters on the keybaord are also in lower case.
Typing Words
These games are a little more advanced where you are asked to type words. It is also a good way to learn new words.
The jet shoots missiles at the enemy when you type in the correct word shown on the plane.
Type in the word at the top to win the race. Their are several different levels.
Typing Tutors
These activities are for older children who can understand the correct keyboard skills.
This is a great site with several different levels. It demonstrates typing techniques using interesting graphics.
This site offers a fun course where children can learn typing skills and be tested on their abilities.
Itza Bitza
6:57 PM Posted In Creativity , Fun , Games , Literacy , Reading Edit This 0 Comments »
This is a game that I came across just in time for school holidays. It is a game you download and which you can purchase, there is a free trial you can download first to try it out. Normally I like to stick to free software but this was too good to resist.
It is a game which incorporates literacy with creativity and problem solving. You have several worlds and levels to choose from. You choose a boy or girl character and are given challenges. The challenges appear as text and as you move the mouse over the text the word is spoken. It provides a great opportunity for kids to learn new words. You interact with the character and click on them to choose your next task.
The challenges involve drawing objects which come to life and become part of the game. As you play and complete the challenges more levels are unlocked.
This is a great game for early readers and would even be suitable for students up to grades 3 or 4, due to the creativity and problem solving components.
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