Arcademic Game Descriptions

Verb viper

Type: Single-player
Content: Verb Tenses and Forms
NCTM Standards Strand: Parts of Speech: Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of the following parts of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions.

Verb Viper encourages your student to choose correct verb tenses (present, past, past participle), recognize correct verb forms (ran instead of runned), and recognize subject/verb agreement (I am, he is). You select game content to suit the needs and abilities of your child. A friendly viper feeds on verbs. A subject appears below the viper. Your student reads the subject; notes whether the subject is singular or plural; and determines whether the verb closest to the viper agrees in tense and number with the subject and is a correct verb form. If the verb and subject match, your child feeds the verb to the viper. Quick reactions, focused attention, and game strategy enable your child to match subjects and verbs while feeding the colorful viper.

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System Requirements:
OS: Windows, MAC
Recent Internet Browser: IE, Firefox, Safari
Flash Player

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