At RoomRecess, you’ll find over 150 free learning games for kids. “RoomRecess.com was developed entirely by an elementary school teacher with the goal of reinforcing fundamental learning concepts in math, reading, spelling, language arts, typing, and problem-solving. Because learning games are free, students do not have to sign up or hold an account. Children can simply load up an activity and have fun learning online while they play!”

Students can select a grade level and then choose a from a variety of math, reading, and word games. There are also puzzles, learning tools, and even fiction and non-fiction story selections. Have fun exploring!

Play This Game & Help Feed the Hungry!

Here’s an online game that helps a very worthy cause.

Test your general knowledge and do a good deed at the same time. For each correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated to hungry people around the globe through the United Nations World Food Program.

The opening game is vocabulary, but other categories include math, chemistry, geography, and foreign languages, including French and Spanish. It’s easy to play: just the click the correct answer from one of four possible choices. If you answer correctly, the next question is a little harder.

Warning: This game may make you smarter.

This month, we’re enjoying the timeless books and poetry of the talented Shel Silverstein. Here are some games & puzzles that will test your knowledge and even help you write some poetry.

 Here are some great library activities for you to try:

   My Storymaker

 From the folks at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, My Storymaker allows you to write and illustrate your own story from a selection of characters, goals and settings.  Watch the Story Helper’s easy instructions on how to write, save or print your completed story.
                             

The Shelver Game

Mrs. Lodge is a librarian who created a pretty cool game called Shelver.  The game has 3 different levels of difficulty, and you can choose to arrange fiction or non-fiction titles. Below is a screen-shot of the Level One Fiction game.

Order in the Library Game

This game is really 3-games in one: you can choose to sort books, add a book to a shelf (in the correct order), or totally reshelve a bunch of books that are out of order.