Back to School Games


As summer’s long days shorten, and parents’ thoughts turn to getting their kids ready for school in the fall, Surfnetkids.com has a slew of fun games to ease the transition from play to homework.

This first batch of links are from Barbara Feldman’s “Surfing the Net with Kids” syndicated column, where she scours the Net for “Best of Breed” games for your kids to play to sharpen their skills while having fun.

Spelling Games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/spelling_games.htm

Geography Games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/geogames.htm

Multiplication Games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/multiplication_games.htm

Phonics Games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/phonics_games.htm

Vocabulary Games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/vocabulary_games.htm

Next is a few games from the Surfnetkids site itself. First up is an interactive word search puzzle. Who can resist the simple satisfaction of finding hidden words in a matrix of letters?

Back to School Word Search

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/back-to-school-ws.htm

This last game is one that can be played at Surfnetkids.com, but is also free for webmasters and bloggers to add to their own site.

School Girl Dress Up

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/school_girl_dress_up_2.htm

Add Games to Your Site

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Add_Games/

To wrap it all up, here’s a back-to-school checklist to help parents prepare to the busy fall season.

The Essential Back-to-School Checklist

http://www.surfnetparents.com/the_essential_backtoschool_checklist-19120.html

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