Important: You will need the Shockwave and/or Flash plug-ins
installed on your computer to play many of the games on these sites.
These programs can be downloaded from Macromedia
at: http://www.macromedia.com/. Younger students will probably need
instruction in their mother tongue about how to use these sites as
the instructional language is not always appropriate to the level
of young EFL learners.
Zeeks.com - Collection of
on-line games for younger learners. Computers must be Java-enabled.
Some games will only work with Netscape or Explorer browsers. http://www.zeeks.com/
Billy Bear's Playground
- A collection of games activities for young learners. http://www.billybear4kids.com/l
Bonus.com - A great collection
of fun on-line games. Also includes exploration activities. These
activities are appropriate for junior high students. http://www.bonus.com/
KiddonNet - A collection
of games, on-line activities, puzzles, humorous pictures to colour and animate
with fast-loading animations and songs, which you can record,
playback and modify. To participate in some of the games
and activities the child must register. (It's free.) http://www.kiddonet.com/
Kayleigh's Playground - A collection of learning
activities, games, music, on-line stories and more. Computer must
be Java-enabled. http://kayleigh.tierranet.com/