Why is there minimal grade-level navigation?
Games and activities are sorted by grade-level once a user clicks on a main page (e.g. math). I have chosen to build the site navigation by skill set rather than by grade-level, however, for philosophical reasons. I know it is often easier for teachers to click on a grade-level button and see all activities deemed suitable for students in that grade. However, I want students to explore the site based on how far their skills take them, rather than on what grade-level they are on. Most of the games on MrNussbaum.com are designed so that students in grades 1 through 8 can play them. Each game begins at a certain difficulty level and progresses to harder and harder levels, or, each is customizable based on difficulty level. For example, a student in first grade can certainly play Speed Math. An average first grader may score 10 or 15, whereas the average fifth grader may score 40 or 50. In Everglades Spelling, the average third grader may be able to get to rounds two or three, whereas the
