PBS Kids

I have always known that PBS had several games on their website, but never had a chance to check them out so today I decided to take a look.  There are a ton of games on this website. The games are divided into several categories and star characters from their tv shows. Since vocabulary is so essential in the early grades, I decided to check out their vocabulary games. One game I found was Hopposites.

Game:  Hopposites

Publisher: PBS

Summary: The goal of the game is to help Opposite Bunny get a snack by hopping on the correct opposite. The narrator gives the player a word and the definition. Then the narrator gives the player two words to pick from. They should choose the opposite of the first word. Players can get the definition of the two choices by clicking on the flowers below the word. When the player chooses the opposite, the bunny hops to that space.  After 3-4 turns, the bunny gets his snack.

Educational Value: The neat thing about this game is that it works almost like a chain. The opposite of the first word becomes the new word for the next turn. Because of this, the game helps children learn both antonyms and synonyms as well as build their vocabularies.

Opinion:  I really like that the game gives the definition for all of the words.  I would use this as a center in my first or second grade classroom.  The game is very short so students could easily play multiple times.

Link: Hopposites