This article is in collaboration with EdAlive.
EdAlive is an Australian-based online learning company that has received many educational awards for creating excellent teaching games for students of all grade levels and ages. They have created many games that are meant to boost kids learning. The Homeschool Review Crew was given the opportunity to review several of their online learning games.
Each of these games has been written to adapt to the learners’ specific abilities and allows them to excel by building their confidence as they play.
Math Game
Baggin’ the Dragon is a carefully constructed online learning math game created for students age 5 to 15 and beyond with unique learning abilities. It contains several levels that build on each other with unique coding that allows students to master the math questions as they save the planets from invaders.
When a student begins Baggin’ the Dragon, they have access to over 10,000 interactive math questions. Students can begin with basic knowledge, and then the game introduces students to new topics at the student’s pace.
Baggin’ the Dragon can be played in single-player mode, or students can play against other students or the inbuilt smart computer players. As students earn achievements, they receive hero cards to show off their newly mastered skills. There is a full collection of Medieval heroes that the students can earn.
Baggin’ the Dragon covers a wide range of math topics:
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fractions
- Percentages
- Ratios & Proportions
- Geometry
- Algebra
- and so much more
Reading Game
Volcanic Panic Reading Success is a phonics-based online learning program that was created for ages 5 to 15 and even older depending on a student’s learning abilities. It progressively works on student’s abilities and continues to build with topics in:
- Pre Reading
- Sound/letter correspondences for all 44 phonemes
- Sight words and vocabulary building
- Spelling, grammar, and punctuation in a reading context
- Comprehension and literary appreciation
- Diverse range of text types
Students can collect Explorer Cards for their achievements. These cards encourage the students to continue and reach the goal of escaping the exploding volcano.
Vocabulary Game
Words Rock Online (ages 5 to 15 and beyond) adapts to student’s skills as they really get to dig into the vocabulary. As they play these vocabulary-based games, they can earn achievements. It allows students to improve their vocabulary to express their thoughts with clear and meaningful texts. With Words Rock Online, students are awarded Agent cards for their achievements. This reward system encourages students to keep playing as the game adjusts to each student’s learning levels.
Words Rock Online covers:
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Vocabulary
- Pre-literacy
Online Learning Made Easy
Each of the above programs is connected to a parent account so that parents can track their student’s progress and areas where they may be struggling. EdAlive has created all these programs to work through several different web browsers and computer and mobile devices. No need to worry about downloading separate apps for each system that your child may use.
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Thank you to Renita K @ Krazy Kuehner Days for this introductory article.
Click below to read the reviews about these online learning games from the members of the Homeschool Review Crew that had the opportunity to use the above products in their homes over the past few weeks.
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