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As the holidays begin to dominate our lives, we often find ourselves too busy to spend as much time paying attention to our child’s at-home learning and growth as we might like. Often, when parents are busy and kids are bored, the screens come out. This need not be a cause for guilt, however. Screen time can be almost as productive as hands-on learning if you know how to access the right tools.
There are tons of sites all across the web that offer free, educational, entertaining games for kids of all ages. They can help you take some of the shame out of occupying your child with devices for a little while. You’ll rest easy knowing that even as your child thinks they’re playing, they’re actually absorbing key mental skills that will help them succeed in school and life!
This list of free, easy to access, online game sites for kids are safe and beneficial for kids. Restricting your child’s browsing to these sites assures you that their internet experience will be a positive one, in terms of what they see and what they learn. And you’ll no doubt be surprised at how much fun your child has playing these educational games. Soon they’ll be having so much fun they won’t even suspect they’re learning!
Math Games is exactly what’s on the package, a vast selection of educational online games for kids, specifically focused on teaching mathematics skills. You can sort games by age range to find the perfect challenge for your child’s skill level—they offer games for kids from kindergarten to 8th grade. Or, you can sort by the skill you want your child to practice, in order to improve specific areas they may be struggling with.
Mission U.S. is a roleplaying game that immerses kids in important moments in American history. Kids can play six different “missions” which take place in various eras. They can learn firsthand about the underground railroad, the experience of a turn-of-the-century immigrant to the U.S., and more complex and multifaceted aspects of history that textbooks tend to overlook. These memorable games will give your child a unique experience that will stay with them more than just facts and dates out of a book.
Poptropica is another super fun and exciting roleplay game with oodles of mysteries and puzzles for kids to solve. Your child starts by creating their own personalized avatar and exploring the many islands of Poptropica. Each island has a different theme and a different challenge for your child to solve. Poptropica helps kids develop problem solving, working memory, and creative thinking skills, and, best of all, it’s a totally safe and secure online environment for kids.
Funbrain is a repository of some of the most creative and unique learning games on the internet. They don’t just feature games though. There’s also a great selection of educational and entertaining videos and engaging read-along stories. You can sort content by grade level or subject, and there’s something for everyone from kindergarten to 8th grade!
This site is an invaluable resource for kids and parents alike. Kids will love all the fun math, science, reading, and social studies games the site has to offer. But that’s not all that’s in store at Primary Games! They also feature educational animated shorts based on kids’ favorite games such as Cut The Rope and Kingdom Builder. Check out their printable section to make your own calendars, crafts, stationary, and more! Heads up, though—this site does feature ads.
National Geographic’s online games for kids are positively next level! From quizzes to adventure games to puzzles and madlibs, they’ve got a little something for everyone. Kids can also take advantage of this site to learn more about animals with Nat Geo’s Amazing Animals video series, as well as easy-to-follow, colorful fact sheets. There’s also lots of kid-friendly, easy-to-read articles for kids on topics related to history, STEM, social studies, and more.
A longstanding provider online learning games and activities for kids, Mr. Nussbaum is a site which also features some ads. They don’t get in the way of this being a truly remarkable site for both kids and parents, though. Make no mistake, this website is about way more than just learning games for kids, although they have an ample selection across many subjects. You can also find tons of at-home learning resources to print and use. Whether you want to teach your child about fractions or the Revolutionary War, Mr. Nussbaum has a fully curated activity bundle for you!
Shepperd Software is home to hundreds on hundreds of educational games for kids of all ages. They cover subjects from geography to civics to Spanish! Kids will also love the fact that these games are designed to work on phones and tablets as well, so they can take their favorite learning games on the road. Shepperd Software also offers kid-friendly articles for your little one to read up on different types of animals.
Camp Wonderopolis is a comprehensive summer camp program for kids that’s available year round. Every year for the past 4 years, Wonderopolis has released a new edition of their camp centered around a different theme. Each camp is then available year-round for kids to experience online! When kids sign up for camp, they get to create a personalized avatar and explore 42 exciting and fun lessons at their own pace.
This iconic staple of kids’ learning games is moving into the future! Carmen Sandiego has hopped off CD-ROM and onto Google Maps. The online version uses Google Maps to teach kids geography in an exciting and interactive way.
We hope this list of online learning activities for kids helps you to make your child’s screen time the most useful it can be! If you’re looking for more online learning activities for kids, keep following Activity Answers on the Wondrfly blog.
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