I used to subscribe to LearningPlanet.com when I was teaching in Arizona a few years back. The kids really had a great time playing Math Mayhem. They liked the educational games so much that I paid for a class subscription out of my own pocket (a common practice among teachers).
I decided to re-visit Learning Planet to see what they were up to. While not much has changed, they do have some fun activities that work great with the SMART Board interactive whiteboard and are free to use. You can click on the pictures below to go directly to the grade level you're interested in.
GRADES PRE K - Kindergarten
My favorite game for Primary is Mr. E's Matching Game.
Notes: All applications in the Primary section work great on the Smartboard except Rats! which requires the use of the keyboard.
GRADES 1 - 3
The best game for grades 1 - 3 is The Counting Game which lets kids practice their skip counting. It's loads of fun!
Note: Spacey Math and Rats! require a keyboard and are not as easy to use with the Smartboard.
Grades 4 and up
Fraction Frenzy is a lot of fun and gets pretty challenging. Geography Quiz is good practice for learning your U.S. geography.
While Math Mayhem requires a keyboard, it's a lot of fun to play in a computer lab when the kids are looking for something to do.
Note: Math Mayhem, Rats!, and SpaceyMath require the use of a keyboard and are not as easy to use with the Smartboard.
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