Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Grammar Games and Language Arts pages (elementary)

Basic Skills

Alphabetizing. Type a list and watch the sorter alphabetize them for you. Good for whole group instruction on a smart board.
http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/1l_alph.html

Opposites. Shoot the spaceship with the opposite meaning of the word given.
http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/1l_oppos.html

Interactive story: The Elvis Who Cried Mouse (headphones suggested).
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=464

Magical Capitals. The good fairy wants you to click on only the words that need capital letters.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm

More advanced

Grammar Ninja! Aim throwing stars at the proper parts of speech. Three levels (nouns and verbs only on the first level).
http://hoodaword.com/games/grammarninja.php

Verbs in Space. Bonk the robot holding a verb. (page can be slow to load)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

Must Pop Words! Use the falling letter balls to make words. Don't go slow or the pile will rise to the top.
http://hoodaword.com/games/mustpopwords.php

Advanced

Moxie 2. Build a word and then change it to a new word one letter at a time. Nonsense words lose points!
http://hoodaword.com/games/moxie2.php

Hang Mau! Save the kitty in this weird game of hangman.
http://hoodaword.com/games/hangmau.php

Word Tower! Build bridges with your word power and save the princess.
http://hoodaword.com/games/wordtower.php