Online Games

Working through states and capitals with my eighth graders has been full of excitement. Near the end of the unit the kids were becoming bored with my classroom activities. You could tell that a once exciting activity had started to become mundane. I decided that an online game that accomplished the same thing as flash cards would be a great solution. Today I brought the students to the lab to practice their states and capitals using games. The games varied in level and style. The students were invigorated with spirit and gained their excitement for states and capitals learning back. The different levels allowed students to explore the states and capitals and a personal learning level. The most difficult level stumped even the most advanced students and the easiest level was easy enough for the lowest students to accomplish. Although I will not be able to allow the students to play games every day this was a great way to show students a fun website they can use at home or in their free time at school.