Jefferson Elementary School

Computer game speed and accuracy increase with a young child’s age; however, the age factor is less relevant than practice when it comes to being skilled with a computer mouse, according to new research.

“Learning how to use a computer has become as important as writing and reading in the classroom,” said Dr. Alison Lane, an assistant professor of occupational therapy at Ohio State University. “Since the frequency of computer mouse use is as important as age, it might be beneficial to introduce children to the computer at a young age so that they can slowly develop skills over years of practice,” said Lane.

Mouse Skill Resources

Links verified on 10/05/2016

1. Baby Rose's Eyes.
Click Image to Enlarge		Use this site to introduce mouse skills. Move the mouse pointer around the screen and watch Baby Rose's eyes follow it. SEE MORE
2. Bobby's Busy Bakery.
Click Image to Enlarge		Welcome to Bobby's Busy Bakery. Would you like to decorate cakes or help us arrange our window display? Both jobs are lots of fun and you can move things around until they look just right to you. This site practices click and drag mouse skills. SEE MORE
3. Boople's Colors.
Click Image to Enlarge		Besides working on the mouse skill of clicking objects, this website also works on the skill of learning colors.  SEE MORE
4. Build a House.
Click Image to Enlarge		Build your own house by clicking and dragging components into a picture. Make a House is an activity for early elementary age children. Students learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. Students will also exercise visual spatial skills while positioning the different pieces. Projects can also be saved and printed. SEE MORE
5. Christmas Tree Fun.
Click Image to Enlarge		Would you like to decorate a Christmas tree? It's easy. First, pick a Tree to decorate. Go to a page that shows that tree and a box full of decorations. Then "drag" ornaments to the tree and "drop" them. Have fun!  SEE MORE
6. Click and Color.
Click Image to Enlarge		Online Games Looking for a special way to spend time with your child? You'll find lots of interesting play and learn ideas. Practice the mouse skill of clicking on objects large and small. SEE MORE
7. Click and Drag for Spatial concepts.
Click Image to Enlarge		Move the animals by clicking and dragging them from place to place (spatial concepts) Great beginning click and drag exercise! Large objects! Besides mouse skills, explore and discuss relationships such as up, down, through, above, under and more! SEE MORE
8. Costume Shop.
Click Image to Enlarge		Edgar and Andrew are ready to try on some costumes. Click on the Go buttons next to Edgar and Andrew to help them by dragging the costume parts over to them. Which do you like the most? SEE MORE
9. Decorate the Doll House.
Click Image to Enlarge		Furnish your own Doll House by clicking on a sticker with your mouse. Once your mouse grabs it, drag the sticker to the area of the picture you want to place it. SEE MORE
10. Dinosaur Drawing.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on the dinosaur, then click on the picture to create your own dinosaur drawing. The mouse skill being practiced is clicking on small items. SEE MORE
11. Dress the Teddy Bear Game.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on the numbers to change the bear's cap, shirt, or pants. Try to match them up. Then try mixing them up to see what silly character you can make. To play, just click on the little buttons on the left side of the pictures.  SEE MORE
12. Egg Decorating.
Click Image to Enlarge		Choose which activity to play: Pick a color and click on the egg to color one area after another. Click on the eggs above to begin. Change colors as often as you like! Click on the colored eggs to see larger ones. Each will have a sheet of decorations you can drag onto the egg. Click on the white egg to print one to color with crayons, pencils or markers. Click on an alphabet to make letters appear. Then move them around to make words and short sentences. Click on the egg to begin. SEE MORE
13. Egg Decorating.
Click Image to Enlarge		Find the eggs and put them in the basket by clicking and dragging. Can you find all twelve? Hide them again for the next player or start again. SEE MORE
14. Feed the Monster.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click and drag the food to the monster so he can eat. Kids can feed the monster the food of their choice and hear the little monster go "yum, yum, yum"  SEE MORE
15. Finger Painting.
Click Image to Enlarge		Learn mouse skills by finger painting with your mouse! SEE MORE
16. Fish World Game.
Click Image to Enlarge		Create your own fish tank. Great for kids learning to use the mouse or for kids who just want to be creative. This is a click and drag activity. SEE MORE
17. Flower Garden.
Click Image to Enlarge		Grow your own flower garden. Each click of the mouse creates a flower!  SEE MORE
18. Halloween Fun.
Click Image to Enlarge		from MeddyBumps; Go on a Ghost Walk; look behind the masks, see the creatures of the night, meet the Pumpkin Pirates and many more activities. Many mouse skills are practiced here. SEE MORE
19. Hatch and Match.
Click Image to Enlarge		Practice clicking on eggs and find the two pictures and sounds that match. A different sound effect is used with each dragon. SEE MORE
20. Help People Pick Pets.
Click Image to Enlarge		Move your pointer over the customers to learn what they want. Click on the customers to go to the right parts of the store. SEE MORE
21. Hide and Seek.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on the numbers to find the hidden cat. This educational game practices number recognition along with mouse skills. SEE MORE
22. Leaf Games.
Click Image to Enlarge		What would you do with a pile of leaves? [six different activities] Click on the images above or the text links below to pick an activity. SEE MORE
23. Magic Paint.
Click Image to Enlarge		Select the size of the brush and the color and draw a picture on the screen. Higher level mouse skills for click and drag SEE MORE
24. Make a Pizza.
Click Image to Enlarge		Kids click and drag the different toppings to make a pizza! Students learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. Fun for children of all ages. SEE MORE
25. Merry Tulip's Flower Shop.
Click Image to Enlarge		Welcome to Merry Tulip's Flower Shop. Aga Panthis loves to arrange flowers. I bet you would, too. Want to try? Click on her hat to have some fun.  SEE MORE
26. MiniMouse.
Click Image to Enlarge		Practice your mouse skills with these games. Basic hand-eye coordination and timing skills are introduced. SEE MORE
27. Mix and Match.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click on the numbers to mix and match body parts to create characters. (Numbers are small; this site better used for students that have had practice controlling a mouse) SEE MORE
28. On-Line Coloring Pages.
Click Image to Enlarge		Drag colors from the palette to the outline drawing, kids can try to match a small thumbnail drawing or use their own creativity.  SEE MORE
29. Online Coloring.
Click Image to Enlarge		(Fisher Price) Click on a color and then on the part of the picture you want to paint. Use the water to erase a color. Print your picture when you're all finished, or use the arrows to select another. (17 different coloring sheets) SEE MORE
30. Paper Dolls.
Click Image to Enlarge		Drag and Drop Mouse Practice to Dress the Paper Doll. Create your own Sally-Sue. Select eyes, hair, nose, shoes, clothes and hat. Great mouse practice for toddlers, preschoolers and elementary kids. SEE MORE
31. Pepper's Only Pizza.
Click Image to Enlarge		Would you like to help Peter and Pepper make pizzas? Click on their pictures to step inside and put toppings on customers' pizzas. Make one for yourself, too. SEE MORE
32. Pizza Faces.
Click Image to Enlarge		You can make funny faces on your pizzas. Here are some examples. Make all you want. Give them silly names and have fun. SEE MORE
33. Put the Bubble puzzle together.
Click Image to Enlarge		Click and drag the pieces to put together the puzzle. Pieces expand to fit into the grid. Good for shape discrimination as well as clicking and dragging SEE MORE
34. Thunder and Lightning.
Click Image to Enlarge		Bowl with Pilar and friends, move the mouse and click to bowl. SEE MORE
35. Tidy The Classroom.
Click Image to Enlarge		Find what needs cleaning in the classroom. Click, click and drag or double click to put things away and clean up around the room. Excellent site to learn how to drag and drop, click once, click twice, or drag. SEE MORE
36. ZooPlanner.
Click Image to Enlarge		Where in the Zoo will I put you? Click on each animal and drag it into the zoo. You could print a picture of your zoo, too! SEE MORE