games, word scrambles, and interactive flashcards make studying vocabulary words fun and can improve retention. Some of this week's sites offer built in vocabulary lists, and others allow you to input your own words. Have fun!
This summer will be huge for Harry Potter fans, as both book number seven ( "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows") and movie number five ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" ) will be released in July.
Because of Halloween's popularity with kids and adults alike, there are a lot of websites with a Halloween theme. Today's focus is on interactive Halloween games, although many of this week's picks also have other free Halloween goodies such as e-cards, s
On August 13, 2004 the XXVIII Olympiad will begin in Athens, Greece, the 776 BCE birthplace of the original games and host of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. This year, nearly 10,500 athletes will compete in twenty-eight sports, vying for 903 meda
Years ago I purchased a travel Bingo card set, and we practically wore it out. Now that my kids are in their teens, we play word games. Our favorite is Ghost. This week's picks focus on car travel games for the younger set. Are we there yet?
It must be spelling bee season, because I see bees buzzing everywhere. The 79th annual National Spelling Bee finals will be in Washington D.C. May 31- June 1. The movie "Akeelah and the Bee" is now in movie theaters. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spellin
The weather is great. Turn off that computer and go play outside. Today's web picks feature hundreds of games to play by yourself, with just a few friends, or with your entire scout troop or classroom. Whether you are looking for rules to a game you vague
Although it's been a year since the last Harry Potter book was published, and the Harry Potter movie isn't due until November, there is still plenty of Harry Potter to be found online. Today's picks are sites that feature online Harry Potter games for
Today's game sites for young entrepreneurs combine fun and learning. The topic was inspired by my nine-year old daughter's success at selling her already-read-them-don't-want-to-keep-them paperback books on eBay. After making $24 on her first batch of auc
Traipsing around the Internet, in search of a topic for Earth Day (April 22), I found these games, quizzes, exercises, simulations and derbies. Each of them deals with ecology: the relationship we have with our environment. Enjoy!