Language Arts

Vocabulary

Tons of Vocabulary Games – Join some of your favorite cartoon characters like Barney, Skit and Caillou, to learn and practice vocabulary through a series of fun games!
Vocabulary Fun Worksheet (PDF) – Match each word to the correct definition and then check it against the answer sheet to see if you got them all correct.
Word Detectives – Download a series of worksheets to help Wally the Word Detective solve all the vocabulary mysteries.
Vocab Word Puzzles – Choose your grade level and then pick from a series of corresponding games for some fun with words!
Matching Word Games – Explore different situations, such as animals, computers, personalities and more, to learn about words that apply to each one.
Head Out to Sea! – Play a virtual “choose your own adventure” game where you play a new theater actor who has to learn many new words in the script.
Match the Homophones – Homophones are words that sound the same (or very similar) but have different spellings and meanings.
A Photographic Vocabulary Game – Can you guess which of the supplied words is the correct name of the photographs in each category?
Tricky Words – Try reading a list of sentences that use words with the same spelling but very different meanings, and sometimes different pronunciations too.
Virtual Hangman – Play a game of hangman and choose a category from news, sports or entertainment.
Art Vocabulary – Learn about special words that are used when describing a picture or a painting.
Image Dictionary – Is there a word that you’ve heard or read, but don’t understand? Look it up in the online picture dictionary to instantly make sense of it!

Reading & Writing

Writing Forms – Learn how to write a letter, form a proper sentence, and learn the parts of a story.
Writing a Book Report – See what makes the main parts of a book report and then practice writing one.
Find a Book! – Not sure what to read next? Try using a special search tool for kids where you can find books according to your age, the length of the book, category, characters and colors.
Express Yourself (PDF) – Fill out the worksheet to find out how to express yourself and your various moods.
Online Stories – Pick a short online kids story to read it and then browse the rest of the site for related activities and word games.
Tips for Young Writers – Whether you need help with planning a story or defeating writer’s block, there are plenty of helpful tips and hints here.
Write a Play – Use a handy little online tool to help you write a play, and then gather a few friends to put on a mini theater production!
Writing a Letter – For a fun approach to letter writing, try the letter generator and then print out your completed letter to drop it in the mail.
Newspaper Articles – Travel back in time and learn how a newspaper article is structured, before writing one of your own.
Understanding the Stories – After reading these illustrated stories online, go back to the home page and answer the questions for each story to see how well you understood them.
Bibliomania – Read thousands of books for free online!
BookHive – Find a book to read online and play the fun activities on this site.

Grammar & Speech

Apostrophes – Play a few starter activities to refresh your knowledge of how to use apostrophes correctly before heading to the main games.
Proverbs – Choose a game to practice learning the meanings behind some proverbs (wise sayings) that we use every day.
Adjective Detectives – View an on line lesson about adjectives and then help the Adjective Detective track down the thieves in a quiz and a game.
Comparative Adjectives – Fill in the correct adjectives for each sentence and submit the quiz to check your answers automatically.
Proper Nouns – Watch a cartoon on proper nouns to see how they are different from other nouns.
Grammar Exercises – Go through all of the interactive grammar exercises or simply pick the categories that you need extra practice.
Contractions – Match the correct contracted words with their longer forms to win this game!
Spelling Builder – Spell the words in the correct order to get the word factory functioning correctly.
Look, Cover and Write – Look at a word, then click to cover it and see if you can spell it correctly yourself.
Spin and Spell – Spin the giant wheel to spell out the words or pictures that appear on the screen.
Prefixes – Drag the prefixes to existing words to create new words in a sentence.

Poetry & Literature

The Little Animals Rhyming Game – Help Digby the mole locate the rhyming words in order to dig his tunnel through the earth.
Poems for Kids – Read through some poems written especially for kids and understand them better with the accompanying audio and illustrations.
Grimm’s Fairy Tales Online – Read some classic fairy tales that have been around for hundreds of years!
Aesop’s Fables Illustrated – Read some classic fables from around the world, in a fun new illustrated online version!
Animated Folk Tales – Listen to Aunt Pearlie Sue narrate a selection of well-known folk tales and follow along with the illustrations and animation.
Shakespeare for Kids – William Shakespeare is known as one of the greatest writers in the English language. Find out more about him and his plays in a special website for kids.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny – Follow along with a timeless classic tale by Beatrix Potter, about a very naughty bunny who gets into a lot of trouble!
Amazing Adventures – In the amazing series, kids get to choose from stories, poems, activities and more!
Animal Stories – Pick from several books about birds and animals and turn the pages online to read the story.
Big Books for Kids – Read a collection of stories about children, nature and a few very extraordinary creatures!
Merpy Stories – Learn all about Merpy the little blue monster by reading stories about her adventures with several other monster friends.
Types of Poems – Did you know that poems do not necessarily have to rhyme? In fact there are many different kinds of poems to try out.

Foreign Language

Learn Japanese Basics – Learn how to say some simple and common words and phrases in Japanese with a colorful illustrated audio guide online.
Saying Hello – Find out how to say hello to people in many different languages!
Speak Spanish! – Learn to speak Spanish with Nickelodeon’s Diego and Dora.
European Languages – Pick an activity and then click on the different flags to hear words spoken in French, Italian, Spanish or German.
French Kids’ Resources – Have fun learning French by playing a board game, practicing dialogues, printing flash cards, singing songs and plenty more!
Fruits in Spanish – Click on the English fruit names to get a matching picture and audio pronunciation of the Spanish word.
Spanish Lessons – Choose a Spanish lesson to begin with, such as the alphabet, colors, animals, numbers and more.
Chez Mimi – Join Mimi and her neighbors and practice your French to help them complete several important tasks.
German Grammar Worksheets – Print a few worksheets to practice German grammar exercises.
French Parts of the Body – Try a vocabulary practice revision based on parts of the body in French, and then test yourself with a quiz.
Foreign Language Stories – Listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, narrated in French, Italian, Spanish and German.
Easy Spanish Lessons for Kids – Practice saying the alphabet as well as names of colors, animals, shapes and numbers in Spanish.