Bembo's Zoo is a free, interactive website where children play by clicking letters. When a letter is clicked, it morphs into a picture of an animal that starts with that letter. The animation is visually entertaining and the simple point and click operation is suitable for children in kindergarten through the early elementary grades.
Storyline Online is a free website that features videos of professional actors and actresses reading popular books, such as "Harry the Dirty Dog," which is read by actress Betty White. Each reading is accompanied by interactive activities that children can do to reinforce their understanding of each book.
Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. The website, which teaches children to read using a systematic phonics approach, is ideal for preschool through second grade children, as well as children with special education needs and home school children. The website offers a combination of reading activities and games at no charge.
Primarygames.com offers an array of classic games that can be played online. Reading games include activities such as crossword puzzles and word scrambles, as well as games such as "Eat Your Words." The games are free, but you must set up an account before you can play them. The focus of these games is to teach reading and spelling skills in the context of game play, while engaging your child's interest via entertainment.
The Learning Today website offers a range of challenging reading games and activities for children, including matching and memory games, games that help word recognition, riddle games and games that focus on prefixes and suffixes as well as synonyms and antonyms.