Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire 4th graders whether they’re in your classroom or at home (click here for updates on links):
- Coffee shop--the economics of running a business
- Everfi.com–finances for K-12
- Learning Games from BrainPop
- Virtual weather, machines and surgery–clever, mind-expanding games; some are free, others fee so look for ‘free’ under the ‘games’ tab
- Grammaropolis–membership required; see if your school has joined; lots of grammar-intensive fun games
- Samorost—problem solving adventure in outer space; one game free, the rest for a fee
- Simulations–varied science games; highly popular; they do a good job of explaining complicated science
- States of Matter Game–a simple Quia game
- Internet research sites for kids–an age-appropriate list of safe internet research websites for kids
- Libraryspot.com–another age-appropriate list of safe internet research websites for kids
- Research—facts–and age-appropriate list of safe internet research websites for kids
- World Almanac for Kids
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
