Sitting down and hitting the books isn't for everyone when it comes to learning. Of course people have different learning styles and perhaps yourself or your child might want an alternative to books and handouts when it comes to learning. It can also be difficult to find online literacy games for middle schoolers that aren't childish in their look and approach. For this reason I have looked into what is available in terms of online literacy games for middle school students. Here are 6 resources to get you started. 1/ Mr Nussbaum MrNussbaum.com offers many online reading and literacy games. One of our favourites is Sound Garden. It appears simple at first but quickly turns into a challenge due to the time pressure. Link - https://www.mrnussbaum.com/sound-garden/ 2/ Vocabulary.co.il Vocabulary.co.il has a wide range of free online vocabulary games available and are definitely worth checking out. The one that has me hooked at the moment is High School Compound Word Match II. It is more of a memory test than anything but it will help your middle schooler learn some more advanced words. Link - http://www.vocabulary.co.il/english-language-games/high-school-compound-word-match-ii/ 3/ BBC Bite Size BBC's bite size has always been a great site for online resources to help kids and young adults learn. They have a KS3 sectrion (key stage 3) which is equivalent of age 11 to 14. There is a mix of games and guides on here so have a dig to see what is on there to suit you or your child. A useful resource not just for literacy type subjects also. Link - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv 4/ Home Spelling Words
Home spelling words.com have a number of games you can access to help with spelling and memory. These vary from basic fill in the blank type games to flash games. For a list check the link below. Link - https://www.homespellingwords.com/8th-grade 5/ FunBrain.com Funbrain.com has fun games up to 8th grade level although older children may find the spelling games aren't particularly challenging, and are best used by a struggling reader of middle school level. Link - https://www.funbrain.com/grade/8 6/ PhonicsPlay For a quick and easy to pickup and play flash game try PlanetaryPlurals from phonicsplay. Although the interface makes you think this is aimed at younger children, guessing the plurals of some words may have you stumped due to the varying difficulty of the games. Link - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PlanetaryPlurals.html Hopefully some of you find these resources useful. Keep checking my blog and I will update it with any further resources I find available. For more fun games try here - https://pbskids.org/games/spelling/ Tried any of these sites? I'd love to hear your comments below! JM
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