Ereading Games

Ereading Games are free educational video games designed to give students helpful practice with essential reading skills. These games are completely free of cost and provide genuine educational experiences. I worked hard to make these games fun and engaging, so that students are compelled to learn each reading skill to better progress in the game. They will have so much fun playing, that they won't even realize how much they are learning. These games cover ELA skills from the Common Core State Standards, such as poetic devices, parts of speech, sentence structure, and figurative language. I am committed to adding more games and skills to this site.

Homophone Bee | Word Choice Game

Homophone Bee is a platform game where students answer over 600 questions about homophones and word choice. Students play as a bee and fly across 50 levels. They sting through insect enemies and pollinate flowers to win. When students bump into enemy insects, they must choose the correct homophone to complete a sentence. If they get it wrong, they must start the level over again. During the course of this game, students will master choosing from common and exotic word sets and have a fun time doing it. Check it out now!

This is a screenshot from Homophone Bee. The player flying past enemy insects in the city sky during sunset.

This is a screenshot from Homophone Bee. The player is running across crumbling bricks through a dark forest and surrounded by enemy insects.

This is a screenshot from Homophone Bee. The player is flying above a cloud surface in outer space with several cockroaches below.

Conflict Cars | Reading Game

Conflict Cars is an arcade style racer where students answer hundreds of questions about literary conflict. Players choose one of fifteen vehicles and compete in 5 different cups. Some of these vehicles and cups need to be unlocked. The game keeps track of top speeds, encouraging friendly competition. When students bump into a computer controlled vehicle, they must answer a reading comprehension question about literary conflict. If they get the answer right, they can zoom through opponents for 21 seconds. If they get it wrong, they stop and spin out, getting left behind. Who will get the high score in your classroom?

This is a screenshot from Conflict Cars. The player is a green motorcycle racing on a snow track.

This is a screenshot from Conflict Cars. The player is blue race car on a desert track.

This is a screenshot from Conflict Cars. The player is a hotdog truck racing through a grass level.

Idiom Unicorn | Reading Comprehension Game

Idiom Unicorn is a bright, catchy running game with a focus on reading comprehension. Students play as a magic unicorn. They run, jump, and rainbow blast their way through 50 levels. Along the way they will encounter a slew of enemies and 500 frequently used idioms. This game will give students high-frequency exposure to idiomatic expressions and will boost their reading skills. This game is mobile friendly. Try it out now!

This is a screenshot from Idiom Unicorn. The player is bursting through a bunch of enemies and about to collect a cupcake.

This is a screenshot from Idiom Unicorn. The player is climbing up the hill in a space level and headed toward trouble.

This is a screenshot from Idiom Unicorn. The player is flying through the air in rainbow mode and has just collected a treat.

Context Clues Climber | Vocabulary Game

Context Clues Climber is a fun, platform-style adventure game with some cool moves. The player can hang from walls, climb on ceilings, and break bricks with a pickaxe. Students try to get to the top of 50 levels while avoiding enemies. If they get hit, they have to answer one of over 500 vocabulary questions. Students will study hundreds of challenging vocabulary words without even noticing. This one's going to be a big hit in the classroom. This game is mobile friendly.

This is a screenshot from Context Clues Climber. The player is hanging from an icy cliff underneath an abominable snowman.

This is a screenshot from Context Clues Climber. The player is jumping on girders through a sunlit forest.

This is a screenshot from Context Clues Climber. The player is hanging from the ceiling and about to collect a coin.

Genre Piranha | Literary Genre Review Game

Genre Piranha is a fun and innovative fish game that helps students learn and review genre. Students play as a small fish trying to escape larger fish, avoid threats, and make it to the lighthouse. If they get hit by enemies, students must answer one of hundreds of literary genre questions. They also collect worms, hide in the weeds, shoot from cannons, and transform into a giant fish! Students will have so much fun, they won't even notice that they are mastering literary genre. This game is mobile friendly.

This is a screenshot from Genre Piranha. The player is being hunted by an octopus who is shooting ink clouds.

This is a screenshot from Genre Piranha. The player has transformed into a large fish and is breaking through bricks.

This is a screenshot from Genre Piranha. The player is being drawn toward a glowing angler fish.

Viewpoint Pilot | Point of View Review Game

Viewpoint Pilot is an awesome arcade-style spaceship game that helps students master point of view. Students blast their way across the Universe, collecting cool power-ups and answering hundreds of questions about narrative perspective. When students get hit by any one of over 20 bad guys, they must answer a question about point of view. In the early levels, they must identify the difference between first, second, and third-person narration. In the later levels, students must distinguish between objective, limited, and omniscient modes of narration. This game is mobile friendly.

This is a screenshot from Viewpoint Pilot. The player is shooting an enemy ship with a wave blast.

This is a screenshot from Viewpoint Pilot. The player is dropping automated cannons on a grassy plane.

This is a screenshot from Viewpoint Pilot. The player is shooting homing missles and dropping aerial landmines over an icy field.

Poetry Cat | Poetic Devices Review Game

Poetry Cat provides a unique gaming experience. Students play a cat trying to collect balls of yarn while avoiding dogs and birds. Gameplay is enriched with objects like springs, spikes, gum, ice, and teleporters. When students get hit by an enemy, they have to read a line of poetry and determine which poetic device is being used. If they get it right, they continue playing. If they get it wrong, they die. The gameplay is simple, fun, and addictive. This game will encourage students to learn the following poetic devices: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, understatement, onomatopoeia, alliteration, allusion, rhyme, and repetition. With 50 levels and 500 questions, students will master poetic devices while playing this game. This is one of my more popular games. Now works on phones and tablets!

This is a screenshot from Poetry Cat. The player is climbing up a wall with gum on it and a red bird is dropping a rock on the player.

This is a screenshot from Poetry Cat. The player is jumping over a blue bird and about to land on the final yarn ball.

This is a screenshot from Poetry Cat. The player is jumping toward a yarn ball while a doberman patrols and icy floor.

Super Grammar Ninja | Parts of Speech & Sentence Structure Game

Super Grammar Ninja is a throwback to classic video gaming titles such as Mega Man and The Adventures of Link, but with an educational twist. Players fight their way through five worlds while reviewing parts of speech and sentence structure concepts. Each world has a different focus and students will have the opportunity to learn and review the material at virtual schools along the way. Players collect powerups and learn secret abilities during the course of play and unlocking all of the ninja powers is half of the fun. This video game is a great way to prepare for the language arts portion of the Explore, Plan, and ACT tests. Language learners and those seeking to better understand their own language will find the play just as compelling as old school gamers. Doesn't work on phones or tablets 😢

This is a screenshot from Super Grammar Ninja. The player has answered a question correctly and poisoned an enemy character.

This is a screenshot from Super Grammar Ninja. The player is clinging to the wall and climbing up a snow bank.

This is a screenshot from Super Grammar Ninja. The player is fighting two warriors and one of the enemies has stepped on the player's caltrops.

Orpheus the Lyrical | Figurative Language Game

Orpheus the Lyrical follows the myth of Orpheus, son of Apollo, in his quest to retrieve his wife from the underworld. Students will identify hundred of examples of figurative language in the course of this game, and they'll have fun doing it. Collect power ups, pacify dangerous creatures through song, and save your loved one. This game also works on phones and tablets!

This is a screenshot from Orpheus the Lyrical. Orpheus is fighting a boss: Charon.

This is a screenshot from Orpheus the Lyrical. Orpheus has an invincibility powerup and is shooting a bunch of enemies with musical notes.

This is a screenshot from Orpheus the Lyrical. Orpheus is jumping through a dark forest and defending against the undead.