Subject Material: Playing online math game
Grades: For students grades 3-12; content in all missions is
correlated to NCTM and all 50 U.S. state standards, including Washington D.C.
Challenging Math Game
If educators are looking for different math games, consider the DimensionU Games. DimensionM math games can be played in the classrooms, improving student math skills and emphasizing [...]

Subject Matter: Using play cards and the card game “War” to teach Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Fractions
Grades: All ages
War Party
This math game has probably been thought of, but I haven’t seen it on the Internet. Here’s a simple, yet competitive way to motivate students to learn math. Play individually, as teams, [...]

Subject Matter: Create, Remix and Share Music
Grades: Ages 7-12
Keep Clam with Music
Ok, here in the Northwest we say “Keep Clam” (our version of Be Cool). Yes, it’s a northwest thing (Puget Sound stuff, home of Jimmy Hendricks & Pearl Jam). Sibelius is definitely clam on music, since they have various software programs [...]

Subject Matter: Free k-12 education sites covering various subjects
Grades: Primary, secondary or K-12
For the New Year
I seem to be uncovering lots of new websites. Yes, I’m still reviewing, in fact my desk is stacked with books, music software, etc. Yet if I come across these sites, I better post them, or I’ll forget.
Tech:)Happy [...]

Subject Matter: Learning Music Visually and With Rhythms, Shapes, and Tones
Grades: Ages 5 to 7, Homeschool, Special Education, PreSchool to Elementary School

Basic Sound & Rhythm With Cool Activities
Music is an activity to experience and enjoy, but trying to teach wiggly ones is rather difficult. Let’s face it – practicing scales just isn’t that [...]

Subject Matter: How to Teach the Periodic Table Using Scrabble
Grades: Middle School & Up
Did you Know You Can Spell Halo With the Elememts Hydrogen, Aluminum, & Oxygen?
Well, kudos to Professor Kerry Cheesman of Capital University (Ohio) for redefining how to play Scrabble learning the Periodic Table. I recently returned from the NSTA Phoenix conference, [...]

Subject Matter: Math
Grades: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
Well Designed Online Supplemental Curriculum
There are many supplemental programs to reinforce content material. For elementary students, it is essential they have a strong foundation in math. Yet, students don’t learn in one fashion. My son is a visual learner. He’s good in Math, but when he [...]