Kahoot!- Allows you to make online quizzes for students.
Epic Unlimited Books for Kids- Provides lots of free books for elementary school students.
iBooks- Has free books that can be downloaded to your device.
ClassDojo- Great tool for classroom management and can be used to connect with students' parents and families.
Flashcards- Allows you to create and save your own flashcards.
ShowMe- Allows you to write on a virtual whiteboard while you verbally explain the concept. Students are then able to play back the video to review as needed.
Homophones- This app allows students to review homophones.
Toontastic- Students are able to create their own story.
StoryKit- This app allows students to rewrite fairy tales.
Mad Libs- Students can use this app to practice the parts of speech.
Here are some vocabulary games that I like to use in my classroom. Most of the games can also easily be altered to become any type of review game.
Letter or Sight Word Hopscotch- I tape different letters or sight words my students need to review to the floor in a hopscotch pattern. Students are then able to practice these in teams or on their own. One rule I make is that they need to say the letter or word aloud before they are able to jump on it. Playing the game in teams is the best way to help your newcomers or students who need extra assistance.
Hot Potato- I give my students a ball and play music while the students pass the ball around. When the music stops the student with the ball is out. This is a good review game, for example if you are reviewing story elements students will need to name a story element, define a story element, or provide an example of a story element before they are able to pass the ball to the next person. Having students work with a partner is a good way to assist your newcomers or students who need extra help.
Circle Ball- This is a game I use on a daily basis to review the week's vocabulary. Students stand in a circle and pass the ball around. The student with the ball must answer the previous student's question and then ask the next student a question before they are able to pass the ball. For example, I usually start off with the ball and pose the first question. An example question could be, "What does the word compare mean?" I then pass the ball to a student and they say, "It means to look at how things are the same." Then that same student will ask a new question, "How can we compare the two Little Red Hen stories we read?" The student will then pass the ball on to another student and the game will continue. I usually whisper questions to my students who are still learning how to create their own questions and I allow my students to call on a friend if they need help answering the question asked.
Basketball Review- For this game I split the class into teams. I ask one person from each team a question and the first one to answer correctly earns their team a point. That teammate is then allowed to shoot a basketball, if the student scores another point is added to that team's points. A way to support your students during this game would be to allow the students to discuss their answer with their team before they needed to supply an answer. They could also write down their answer on a whiteboard if they did not wish to speak the answer.
Memory- For this game you can use vocabulary terms, pictures, definitions, and/or examples on pieces of paper. Flip the papers upside down and then encourage students to find matching pairs. I have used this game for sight words, letters, and regular vocabulary. When I have students play this game I require them to read aloud what is on the card. For students who need help I encourage them to ask a friend for help and then they simply repeat what their friend said.
Go Fish- For this game I have used sight words, letters, and vocabulary. You use the same rules as you would for any Go Fish game, but I again ask for students to say what is on their card aloud. For students who need assistance I will whisper the words to them and then they will repeat what I said or I have students play with partners.