Kids Online Games Free Preschool
Posted on Saturday, October 30th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Finding Educational Games Online Your Kids will Love
Many times parents look online for educational games for their kids to play online. Some of these games can be found for free, but most of them are charge a small fee. As a teacher, you I highly recommend allowing your children to play these games as the advantages are many.
Advantages of Online Games:
- Computer Technology is a requirement in many states
- Computer games generally do not require additional resources
- Most computer games only require an internet connection
- Computer games support the curriculum found in the classroom
Benefits of Online Games for Preschoolers
When preschool children are exposed to online games, the results are phenomenal. The vivid pictures combined with words allow children to phonics without them even realizing it. Talk about learning reading skills while having fun
Math sites are even more numerous. Cute little animal characters bee bop around the screen offering kids all kinds of incentives to play. Many math sites are aimed at children from 2 to 5 years old. While this may sound young to you, it is a perfect age. Kids have the hand eye coordination to move a mouse and click a button. The characters sing and dance away, encouraging them to count along.
Benefits of Online Games for Middle School
My middle school students have sat there and played Sudoku and that race car game for hours. (It was after a standardized test.) Granted, they did not have much else to do in class but they also did not complain either. They often ask to go to these sites and play the games.
While the math games are more popular for middle school students, some kids really like the science games. It really depends on the kid’s interest. I have seen kids really get into stock market games and business games. There is one online game site that has kids building elaborate empires. It is completely free and they do everything from running factories and building web pages.
Downloads for the iPod
If you have a teen in your house, you have definitely heard about iPod apps. It may be worth considering letting your pre-teen, teen or tween download a few education games for the iPod. There are a couple of free games and a few games that you can get for a fee that are educational.
Many of the iPod games are just like the online versions except smaller. You won’t get as many levels and the graphics aren’t quite as good.
If you are getting it for your toddler, I would check out of the free version first. Oftentimes, you can find a “Lite” version of the games. These are super simple versions that only have a 5-minute trial or just one level.
In any case, educational games are out there and are worth checking out. Look around and you will see.
About the Author
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