Back to school means... back to ROOM RECESS

Back to school means... back to ROOM RECESS

What do you do on those days when the students have to stay in for recess?  It's back to school time and for most of us the weather will nice for awhile but when the weather turns foul what then? Personally, I have a huge bin of board and card games and of course I use the old "silent reading" from time to time.  What if your students could engage with FREE games that help improve their basic skills while still being fun?

Enter Room Recess.com, a FREE educational website created by teacher Brian King.  Brian funneled his passion for computer languages into a desire to create programs with graphics and music, something his students would enjoy more than the programs they had been working on. Brian created his first game, Cheese Race, and wanted to see how his students would respond to it.  One morning, when the students were all inside for recess he asked if there were any volunteers who might be interested in testing his new game. His students ALL wanted a turn and he knew then that there was no looking back.  He has worked on creating a few simple games each week since Room Recess' inception. These games are aimed at reinforcing fundamental learning concepts in math, reading, spelling, language arts, and basic problem solving.

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The games are entirely free to play for anyone and everything created is educational. The site hosts games for math, reading, spelling, and language arts. Because the educational games are free, students do not have to sign up or create an account. Students can simply load up an activity and have fun learning while they play!

I tried out a few of the games myself and I applaud Brian for all his efforts.  The games were easy to access and to play.  The game themes would appeal to a wide variety of students.  They would be perfect for 10-15 minutes periods like an indoor recess. Why don't you check out Room Recess yourself and find out more?