ABCya!

Shawlon Abuan

ED638 Fall Intersession 2017

Dr. M. Rivera

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #3

            Educators look no further, ABCya! (http://www.abcya.com), is a free educational game website with 300+ games and activities. Some games have Common Core State Standards listed for educators to easily use in their lesson plans. The site is designed for young children from grades Pre-Kinder to 5^th grade and is easy to navigate. In addition, the site has been given the kidSAFE COPPA CERTIFIED LOGO, which means that this site is free of inappropriate content. ABCya! has been featured on major platforms such as The New York Times, Apple, USA TODAY, PARENTS, Scholastic, and FOX NEWS. The homepage indicates grade level categories that lead to games that focus on five categories; Letters, Numbers, Holiday, Strategy, and Skills.

            The first category, Letters, consist of games that focus on learning letters of the alphabets, reinforcing letter sounds, creating words, and much more. The next category, Numbers, children are able to work on their skills of number identification, counting, sorting and comparing, ten-base computation, measuring, fractions, multiplication, and place value. The third category, Holiday, consist of games educators can use as a supplementary tool for students who may have finished work early to use during the holidays (Christmas, Earth Day, Easter, etc.). The fourth category, Strategy, students are challenged with games of memory, physics, logic, and puzzles. The last category, Skills, children are able to practice their skills in shapes, social studies, and art.

Children are able to finite their literacy, mathematic, and strategic skills by playing games pertaining to their ability and interests. Educators and Parents are able to use this site as supplementary tool to entice young learners in the classroom and at home. Lastly, ABCya now offers all its content on apps supported by ios and Android devices through PAID subscriptions. This amazing tool is at the fingertips of young eager learners.