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1. Reading Grids - Find Hurkle in an intersection of a grid
2. Data Interpretation Games - Numerous activities on using and interpreting data - Activities include bar, pie and line graphs, data collecting and much more
3. Graphing Skills - What's the point? Find the point on the grid
4. Using Graphs to Understand Data - online quiz
5. Interpreting Data - online quiz
6. Collecting and Analyzing Data - online quiz
7. Probability - online quiz
8. Analyzing game probabilities - online quiz
9. Probability Spinner - Check out your probabilities here!

1. Math Mayhem- A fast paced program where you can select addition problems - (most are two digit problems) Warning: set sound to mute; this activity gets very loud!
2. Math Mastery - Select subtraction and practice your facts
3. What number would complete this sentence?- Find the missing addend
4. Mental Math - practice your skills
5. Mixed Review - Addition and subtraction of three numbers, find answer to reveal mystery picture.
6. Mystery Picture- Subtract 2 digit numerals, no borrowing

1. Adding Fractions - with the same denominator
2. Adding Fractions - using circle graphs - (mixed numbers)
3. Subtracting Fractions - with same denominator
4. Adding Fractions - mixed denominators
5. Multiply fractions - circles, mixed number times a whole number
6. Divide fractions - using circles, will show visually how the divisor will fit into the dividend a whole number of times
7. Dividing fractions - Fraction Bar -This is a very versatile tool that can be used to illustrate a variety of number operations.
8. EZ Fractions - Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide fractions - Help tools are on the site to give students every tool necessary for performing operations with fractions as easy as it has ever been!
9. Fractional Distances - Find Grampy by entering a fractional distance. (includes mixed numbers and various fractions)
10. Rename Fractions in Lowest Terms - practice renaming fractions
11. Word problems - online quiz adding and subtracting fractions
12. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - online quiz

1. Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals - online quiz
2. Adding with decimals - Addition of numbers with three decimal digits
3. Subtracting with decimals - Subtraction with three decimal digits

1. Equation Match - Find the value of X in each equation
2. Late Delivery - Find the value of expression written on each door to deliver the mail
3. Converting Standard Numbers to Scientific Notation - online quiz
4. Converting from Scientific Notation to Standard Numbers - online quiz
5. Comparing Scientific and Standard Notation Numbers - online quiz
6. Converting Decimal Numbers to Scientific Notation - online quiz
7. Converting from Scientific Notation to Decimal Numbers - online quiz
8. Converting Fractions to Scientific Notation - online quiz
9. Word problems that lead to simple linear equations - Online lesson
10. Practice with Scientific Notation - Pencil and paper may be needed - (answers provided)

1. Calculate percent - Discover relationships between fractions, percents, and decimals
2. Using percents - online quiz
3. Finding a percent of a quantity - online quiz
4. Percents and Wholes - online quiz
5. Percent Game - Funbrain site
6. Writing Percents as decimals - Interactive lesson and quiz
7. Simple Interest Problems - interactive quiz
8. Simple Interest Calculations - online lesson
9. Simple Interest Rates - interactive quiz

1. Reduce Ratios to Lowest Terms - interactive quiz
2. Percents and Ratios - AAA math site with many interactive quizzes

1. Making Triangles - Investigating the Concept of Triangle and the Properties of Polygons (from NCTM)
2. Creating Polygons - Investigating the Concept of Triangle and the Properties of Polygons (from NCTM)
3. Identify Polygons - Names of polygons by number of sides and angles.
4. Congruent Plane Figures - draw lines of symmetry to make congruent figures
5. Name that Polygon - Identify name of given polygon components.
6. Triangle Identification - What type of triangle, given its angles.
7. Triangle Identification - What type of triangle, given its number of sides
8. Patterns for Solid Figures - Complete to make a cube figure
9. Classifying Angles - online quiz
10. The Pythagorean Theorem - online quiz

1. Perimeter of a Square - Calculate the perimeter of a square with given dimensions
2. Perimeter of a Rectangle - Calculate the perimeter of a square with given dimensions
3. Measuring Around - find circumference, online quiz
4. Areas and Squares - online quiz
5. Calculating Areas - online quiz
6. Measuring Angles - online quiz with virtual protractor

1. Number Cracker - guess what number comes next in the pattern
2. Writing Rules for Patterns - online quiz
3. Create your own pattern - drag shapes to create a pattern - Instructions on how to use this page in your classroom
4. Patterns in Geometry - online quiz
5. Patterns - Figure out the patterns, if you can!

1. Verbal Reasoning - Challenges students to clearly understand a problem and think through the solution!
2. Word Problem Practice - Problems in addition, subtraction and more (Warning: many pop-up ads on this site)
3. Word Problems for Kids - Select your grade level and good luck! Hints are provided
4. Test Prep Worksheets - Print algebra word problem worksheets. (Only one per category is free. Others are members-only.)
5. Problem Solving - Worksheets that may be printed for students
6. Word Problem Practice - Set up this online quiz to fit your students' needs.
7. Age Word Problems - Online lesson on how to do these types of problems, plus practice

1. Grade Eight English Questions - Nine weekly sheets to print and distribute (read selections and answer questions)
2. Brainchild's Eighth Grade Reading Assessment - Online quiz

1. Online Lessons - Cloze exercises, speed reading and more
2. Online Practice for Reading - Many choices of text selections - Choose specific activity from the frame on the left to practice skills.
3. Cloze Tests Exercises - Scroll to find Cloze tests in the list of Tests and Exercises.
4. Cloze Test: (Reading test - Proficiency level) - Students are to complete the text with one word in each gap.
5. Cloze Test: (Exploration - Why in the World?) - Students are to complete the text with one word in each gap.
6. Cloze Test: (Juliet) - longing for Romeo to arrive - Act III, Scene 2.
7. Cloze Test: (The Chink) - A long (and fairly difficult) cloze exercise about the experiences of a young man of Japanese extraction during World War Two.
8. Eight Grade Reading Test - Online quiz that covers most areas of Standardized testing. Click on Return to Program to begin test.

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Comprehension

1. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes online for 5 stories - Each text is followed by a grammar exercise and summary writing exercise.
2. Literal Understanding - Interactive quizzes with factual information on planets [not available 3/23/08]
3. Reading Exercises - Comprehension, Fill in and Sequencing
4. Reading Comprehension Quiz- Online quiz

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Evaluate and Extend Meaning

1. Reading for a Purpose - Nine activities to check understanding about the purposes of different sorts of text
2. Different Types of Text - Do you understand the purpose of different text types and the main differences between them? Online quizzes
3. Text Types- Online game helping learn about the different text types such as persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive.
4. Proverbs Around the World- Analyze information and assess meaning from prior knowledge - Print this sheet and have group discussions on meanings. (this is a .pdf document)

1. Short Story Elements - Online Quiz

Language Mechanics

1. Proofreading Power - Choose your level of skill and your areas of concepts to practice with an interactive activity (grades 2-8)

1. Commas and Colons - online quiz
2. Quotation Marks and Colons - online quiz
3. Quiz on Comma Usage
4. Using Commas: Exercise 1 || Exercise 2 || Exercise 3 || Exercise 4 || Exercise 5
5. Quotation Marks: Exercise to be printed and completed by students at their desk || answer to the exercise

1. Combining Sentences - online interactive quiz
2. Independent Clauses - online interactive quiz
3. Ingredients of Independent Clauses - online lesson and quiz following
4. Dependent Clauses and Types of Sentences - online quiz
5. Parallel Structures - rewrite the sentences with the use of proper parallel constructions

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Synonyms/Homonyms

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Grammar

1. Parts of Speech- Noun, Verb, Preposition, etc. Interactive quizzes
2. Parts of Speech Quiz -Select correct part of speech
3. Online Grammar Quizzes- many categories to select from
4. Grammar Blast - Choose your grade level and practice grammar skills

1. Word Meaning Jigsaw Game One- match words with their meanings
   Game Two; Game Three; Game Four; Game Five; Game Six.