Renee+Sloan's+ABCya+Page

= = =Link to: Home= =Link to: [|ABCya]= = = =__**What is ABCya?**__= ABCya.com is a website for free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. These educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. Holiday activities are available in grade level sections.

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[|Alphabet Bingo] As I investigated the selection of language arts games, this one was my favorite. I teach kindergarten and playing bingo is one of their favorites! I like this game because you can either choose letter name or letter sound as an option for the game. You can also choose to focus on upper-case letters or lower-case letters as well. This game can be geared for struggling students as well as students who need to be challenged by selecting the board size for the game. The smaller the board size, the easier it is for students to play. The bigger the board size, the harder it is for students to play. [|Number Bingo] This game was my favorite choice for a math activity. Just like the Alphabet Bingo game, this incorporates playing bingo while recognizing numbers. You can choose a range of numbers to play (0-9, 10-20, 20-30, etc.). I like this as well because it differentiates for students in the classroom.

Both of these games are easy to navigate and include sound. I would incorporate these games in my literacy and math centers. This would be an independent center, with each child using headphones to play. Depending on the student, I would choose the game that would benefit him/her. If I had a student struggling with letter names, I would choose the bingo game with letter name recognition and the smallest board size to play. If I had a student who needed to be challenged during math centers, I would choose the number bingo game with the higher range of numbers to play. I believe these games would engage each student because they are entertaining, easy to navigate, and are interactive.

Using the ABCya website in a classroom setting can be done in a variety of ways. Like I said above, this website can be used during literacy and math centers. This website can also be used as a whole group in a computer lab setting. In my school, we sign ourselves up for the use of the computer lab in our building. When my class is able to go to the computer lab, I would have this website available. To get the students used to this website, I would have each child play the same game to begin with. Once they are familiar with the setup, they can choose their game that would benefit them.

I love ABCya website and use it in my classroom as well. I don't really have any big suggestions for you, but thought maybe you could add it has links for grades K-6. I teach third graders, but have many students below grade level. I have found that it's a great tool for the students to use during non-guided RTI time. It's a fun way for them to practice skills they need to use. Great job! Corissa Hays