I recently found some students using www.studyisland.com as an education tool in a Manchester 4th grade classroom. My plan that day was to assist the teacher for an hour during her math lesson so that I could help answer any questions the students may have. When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find that as a "Friday Reward" the teacher was allowing the students to play math games on the school laptops during their math lesson! I've never seen a class so engaged while solving math problems. The students had to answer each set of questions in order to move on to the next level just as you would in a video game. The students were very serious about making sure they chose the correct answer and were diligently using scrap paper to do the math. There was an air of excitement in the room and students were definitely happy with their "reward."
If you visit www.studyisland.com and click on New Hampshire, you will see that the games are built directly from the NECAP Grade Level Expectations. Students must create a log in based on the school that they attend in order to play the games. And they continue to use that log in which allows the website to provide real time progress reports. Students, parents, and teachers can sample the games by going to the following site: http://www.studyisland.com/demoAsk.cfm?action=TUOT&myState=NH
I highly recommend this website based on the reactions I saw from the 4th grade students. Who knew math could be so much fun?!
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My kids love Studyisland. The only reason they use it at home is because I work in the schools and I have them practice at home. The website is so much fun for kids and they are so excited to work on something at home that they use at school. I think it's important that teachers or school admin pass on useful, free websites for kids to use outside of school. Even putting a list together for parents to learn about and use at home is a great way for kids to practice and have fun at home, while learning of course at the same time.
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