IRA Website #3

ABCya (abcya.com) is a wonderful site for kids in grades pre-k to 6^th.  The site claims to be the leader in educational games.  It is created and designed by parents and educators who understand that children learn better if they are having fun.  The site surely does have a lot of fun educational games that students can play and learn from.  ABCya provides over 400 games to choose from! What’s also great about this website is that their games are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.  Upon clicking the link to Common Core State Standards, you would then click on preferred grade level (Kindergarten to 6^th Grade).  The site features educational games categorized by grades and subject.  The subjects include ABC Letters, 123 Numbers, Holiday, Strategy, and Skill.  Under first grade word games alone, there are 30 plus games to choose from.  Some examples of literacy games featured on this site are rhyme word games, syllables games, ABC order games, spelling games, storybooks, and more!

ABCya is a free site for anyone to use but some may want to opt to join the premium site for less than $10 a month.  The premium subscription will allow users unlimited access to the games on both desktop and mobile access.  There is even an option for teachers to pay $25 a month to have premium classroom subscription, which allows access up to 30 devices and unlimited education game usage. 

This is an overall awesome site whether you pay for subscription or not.  Children ages 4 to 12 will surely enjoy playing and selecting numerous educational games featured on this site.