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In this class as well as the math curriculum and instruction class I was able to find several internet games that are also educational.

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

This game can help students practice basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) through playing a baseball game. It is definitely not a place to teach students any of these skills, but it gives them a lot of practice. This might also be a good way of getting some students that enjoy sports more excited about practicing their math skills. They might be motivated to play simply because it is a game and it involves sports.

http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/juggling_george/juggling_george.html

My three year old nephew actually showed me this game. This would be a good game to use in kindergarten when they are practicing counting skills. The man in the yellow hat tells you how many of which type of fruit to give curious george.  If you give him the correct amount, then he will juggle the fruits. My younger nephew loves this game, so I think other younger students would probably enjoy it as well. You are almost tricking them into learning and practicing their skills. The pbs kids website also has a lot of other educational games that would be appropriate for kindergarten and first grade.