Do you know what an idiom is? Well if you’ve ever heard someone say, “I’m sick as a dog” then you’ve heard an idiom. Idioms are creative ways of saying everyday things. We can’t interpret idioms literally. We have to memorize the meanings of idioms in order to understand them. Since there are several common [...]
Some games are educational, some games are fun, and then there are games that are fun and educational. Hangman is one of those games. It helps to reinforce spelling and vocabulary words. Many people young and old struggle with spelling correctly. Using hangman games can often help them to improve their spelling much faster than [...]
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Analogies are used to show relationships between words. For example, if you were told that “near” relates to “far” in the same way that “small” is related to “big.” You would be able to understand the relationship and meanings of the words. Colons are often used for demonstration. near: far small: big Relationships among words [...]
I’ve reviewed the usage data from users, the educational value of the games, and added a little personal preference and here, in time for back to school study, the Best Five English Vocabulary Learning Games. The countdown: 5) English Idioms game.. This game teaches and tests your understanding of current American English idiomatic expressions or [...]
Here’s my list of the top five quirky educational games. What’s yours? Send me your list. 1) Games about Ben Franklin. For instance, True or False? Ben signed the Declaration of Independence. 2) Logic Games. One is funnier and weirder than the next. Who new IQ-building could be such a blast! 3) A Science Song [...]
VocabularySpellingCity has just added a digital and printable flashcards. The flashcards are customizable: choose what information you want to see about each word: definition, sentence, part of speech, synonym, antonym (any or all of the above) choose how you want the information displayed: see the word first, see the information first, order the words alphabetically [...]
In our local area, schools are completely shut down today thanks to an unusually powerful and pervasive snowstorm that doesn’t often hit those of us living in the Southeastern States. Knowing how slowly our local department of transportation is able to clear the roads after a storm like this one, I predict that schools will [...]
We are excited to announce an exciting update to our sister-site: SpellingCity.com. Although it will be keeping the same URL, Spelling City has expanded to become Vocabulary and Spelling City!! Vocabulary and SpellingCity not only features sentences for each of their 42,000+ words, they also now feature vocabulary content, including definitions, parts of speech, synonyms [...]
The second semester of each school year often brings together students nationwide in a common foreboding: the knowledge that standardized tests will soon be upon them. For elementary and middle school students, this usually means some type of basic reading and math assessment, and possibly science and social studies assessments, as well. For high school [...]
