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** Site ** : Primary Games ** Lev ** el : K-3 URL : [] Title of Game : See N’ Spell ** Summary of Site ** : Primary games in a great site for children to find educational games. There are games for every subject area and more. Along with great colors, easy navigation, and games of different levels that suit different learners. ** Summary of Game ** : The game See N’ Spell is a good way for students to use images and link them to words. The player selects a level they want to play at, and then the player has a box on the left filled with letters and a box on the right with an image. The player uses the letters in the left box to spell out what the image on the right is, when the player is finished spelling and would like to see if they spelt the word correctly there is a box under the image that says “check work”. After the player has checked their work there is a “next” box that they can click and continue on to the next image. The student drags the letters to the top of the box to spell out what the image is. ** Color ** : There are very bright colors that will catch children’s attention and keep then interested in the game. ** Repetition ** : The pattern of the game is consistent in that the children always have the letters on the left side and the picture of what they’re trying to spell on the right. ** Talking Text ** : This game did not contain any talking text. ** Visual Cues ** : The visual cues include pictures given for the child to spell what is in the image as well as the letters to spell what the image is. ** Mistakes ** : To get the correct spelling of the word the player has to click the button that says “check work”, when you click this it gives you the correct spelling of the word but does not correct the spelling if the player types it incorrectly. ** Rating ** : There is no rating system at the end of the game for the player to evaluate with. ** Highlighted Cues ** : The colors of both the letters and images were bright. ** Navigation Routine ** : This game has a “next” box for the player to click when they feel they are ready to move onto the next image. ** Click back and back ** : Once the player has clicked the “next” box they cannot return to their previous image, but if they would like to use those images again they can start over and the same images will appear. ** Click and Drag ** : In order for the player to spell out their word they must drag the letters to the upper area of the left box. ** Rate ** : 6 ** Site ** : Fun Brain ** Level ** : K-3 ** URL ** : [] ** Title of Game ** : 2Bee or Nottoobee ** Summary of Site ** : Funbrain is a site that contains a range of subject area games. Along with games children are given a section devoted to reading, a “fun blog”, an arcade, and a “playground”. This site has things for children of all ages along with teachers and is fun for everyone. It is easy and colorful for children to navigate through. ** Summary of Game ** : In this game the player is given a sentence that is missing a verb. Where the verb should go there is a flower and the player is given three options of verbs that can be placed there. The three verb options are always the same each time, “am”, “is”, and “are”. After the player takes a looks at the sentence and decides which word would correctly fit, the player will click the flower above the correct verb. If the word is correct you will be told and it will automatically move on to the next sentence, if you choose the incorrect verb it will tell you and give you the correct verb that should have been used. If the first level is too easy for the player there is a second level that the player can go to. ** Color ** : The colors are very simple but bright. There is not a huge range of color for this game but it is still inviting and will keep the children interested. ** Repetition ** : The verb options are always the same, the consistency is good for the students as they begin to learn how to correctly place verbs in sentences. ** Talking Text ** : This game did not contain any talking text. ** Visual Cues ** : The visual cues on this site include bee’s on each side, one that kept count of how many sentences you formed correctly and one that kept count of how many sentences were formed incorrectly. ** Mistakes ** : When the player filled the verb in incorrectly the game would tell the player that the sentences was formed incorrectly at the top and underneath would have the correct verb in place in the sentence. ** Rating ** : There is no rating system at the end of the game for the player to evaluate with. ** Highlighted Cues ** : There were highlighted cues with a flower above the verb and a flower in the place where the verb would be placed. ** Navigation Routine ** : Once the player selected a verb for the current sentence the next sentence would automatically come up. If the player wanted to start over or continue to the second level there were buttons to click. ** Click back and back ** : There was no button for the players to go back to the previous page. ** Click and Drag ** : There was no need for the player to drag anything because all the player needed to do was click the flower above the verb that they would like to select. ** Rate ** : 6 ** Site ** : PBS Kids ** Level ** : K-2 ** URL ** : [] ** Title of Game ** : Cookie Monster’s Alphabet Soup ** Summary of Site ** : This site is a great place for kids to play fun, educational online games. This site contains games in multiple subject areas and with characters from PBS television shows. Also on this site are videos for the kids to watch along with other information about their favorite television shows. It is very simple for a child to navigate through and the colors are very bright and inviting. ** Summary of Game ** : This game is really creative and fun way for children to learn how to spell words at the beginner level. The cookie monster has a bowl of soup that has letters in it; the player is given letters that can be added to other letters in different ways and spell out different words. It is not a winning or losing game but a way for children who have just begun spelling to test how much they understand when it comes to the sounds of a word and the spelling. After the player adds a letter to the unfinished word the cookie monster says the word aloud and the player can join in. ** Color ** : The colors are bright and bold. Also the shapes of the letters look like actual alphabet soup which kids love. The setting is a very classic home which could resemble many players’ kitchens. ** Repetition ** : The basic idea is kept the same throughout the whole game in which the player selects a letter to be added to an unfinished word. After the letter is added the cookie monster reads the word aloud to the player. ** Talking Text ** : The talking text in this game includes the cookie monster reading each word out loud after the word was formed by the player. Also when the player clicks on other games to play there are usually sounds and talking to go along. ** Visual Cues ** : Visual cues in this game include the cookie monster who gives direction to the player as well as the bowl of soup, the letters, and a star to select the letters that the player would like to use. ** Mistakes ** : There are no mistakes to be made in this game; each letter that is given can be used in the word. ** Rating ** : There is no rating system at the end of the game for the player to evaluate with. ** Highlighted Cues ** : The letters in the soup are bold and brightly outlined in the soup. ** Navigation Routine ** : The directions are simple and easy for a child to use; the game automatically goes to the next round after you have completed the first. ** Click back and back ** : The player cannot go back to the previous word but they can x-out of the box and start over. Each time the player starts over the same words are given. ** Click and Drag ** : The player only have to click on the letter to form the word, there is no use of dragging of objects. ** Rate ** : 8
 * Melissa Hurley **
 * October 1 **