Adventure Academy (Effective Literacy Website 5)

Adventure Academy (https://www.adventureacademy.com/) is a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) learning platform that has high quality graphics for games and resources. There are thousands of activities. It is available on most tablets, phones, and systems as long as system requirements are met. Skills for Elementary and Middle School kids are covered through resources such as videos, puzzles, books, and quizzes.

There is a wide variety of topics covered throughout the website. Under the subject of Language Arts, skills covered include main idea, drawing inferences, point of view, decoding, phonics, comprehension, sentence/paragraph/essay structure, fluency, figurative language, literal language, spelling, punctuation, and parts of speech. Adventure Academy also covers math, science, and social studies skills.

Children are able to create a 3D avatar of themselves and explore an online 3D world. During the experience, children collect coins, complete quests and challenges, unlock new content, and interact with other users. Only three kids are allowed to play on one account at the same time. Parents are able to track their child’s progress.

The experience starts in what is called the Commons. The Academy is where the most of the learning occurs. It is divided into wings for different subjects. Children are able to interact with non-playable characters, such as librarians and professors, and other Adventure Academy users. Other areas such as a marketplace, a neighborhood, and a pier are unlocked by gaining experience points. Quests include tasks that are educational and tasks that are designed just for fun, so children do not get bored. It is like a Brain Break in their virtual educational experience. In order for kids to get to the next level, they need to complete tasks, which ensures that they are not just playing for fun, but are actually accessing the educational content of the website.

There is an opportunity to try Adventure Academy free for 30 days. After that, you may purchase a subscription at $12.99 per month or $59.99 per year.