The Hour of Code is Here!
Click this link to begin the fun: Code.org
Common Sense Media
This website gives very helpful advice for parents about TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and other issues facing our families. It's also very helpful for movie, book, TV show and video game reviews!
This is a great site to practice your typing. It is from the BBC so the characters have a British accent, it's well organized and has a variety of levels to choose from.
BBC DanceMat Typing
Typing Club
Great site to practice keyboarding basics. No frills and excellent for fundamentals.
Typing Club
ABCya
This site offers free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students.All children's 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.
http://www.abcya.com/
DigiPuzzle
Fun website for younger students with lots of styles of puzzles to choose from. Great for Holiday activities.
https://www.digipuzzle.net/
Toy Theater
Another website geared towards younger students. It has a variety of games and puzzles that are great for problem solving skills and teaching perseverance.
https://toytheater.com/
Sheppard Software Educational Games
The free version of this site does have ads on the sides of the page, but there are a variety of games for all age levels. Just remind the children not to click on the ads and they will find many fun and educational games to choose from.
http://sheppardsoftware.com/