ZooWhiz

A site my kids are loving right now is  ZooWhiz. It is a free site that reinforces Math, Reading, Word Skills, Punctuation, and Grammar. I found it on iLearnTechnology.com, check out the link to learn more about this great resource and for ideas on how to integrate it into your classroom.


Students must answer questions (they pick the age level and content) to earn points. Most questions are worth 10 points even if they must answer 4 things in that one problem. Students can then buy animals for their zoo to help their zoo popularity and worth go up. In just two days I had a student who was so motivated he accessed this game at home before AND after school. He bought a dinosaur, some mythical creatures and more. He spent at least 5000 points/coins on animals, and with only earning 10 points per question, that proves it is a very motivating site! The site is still in its beginning stages but soon there will be features to allow teachers to access their students' activity reports. I have created class usernames for three of my four 5th grade classes and they all love it. I also love it because it presents math questions we haven't gotten to yet, or simply in a new way that makes students think and make connections. I monitor my class while they play this game and their questions have really activated great mathematical discussions.