Archive for category Online Games

Sprout Online

Sprout is a broadcaster of preschool television.  Most of their content comes from the PBS, BBC, and other public broadcasters.  They also produce some of their own content.  If you are interested, here is their schedule and programming lineup.  My wife and I restrict our kids’ television diet to Sprout, but they are more than happy with that.

Their website seems to be closely aligned to their programing which is very educational.   Games are categorized by character, educational skill, and favorites (which registered users use to bookmark their favorite games).   The educational categories include:

Check it out.

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The Playground from ABC of Australia

I’m not convinced that everything on The Playground is completely educational, but much of it is. There are a lot of opportunities for incidental English (ESL) vocabulary learning. This online games site is entertaining and rewarding to play. My kids and I like Olivia and the Olivia sections were impressively done. My daughter played Olivia for a while, but after that she went right back to her old favorite, Starfall.

Much of The Playground website is animated, colorful, and interactive. Some of the games (such as Jakers) require some reading of instructions, which might make those games difficult for preschoolers. It’s definitely worth a visit. If you do try it, let me know what you liked best.

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Fisher-Price

The Fisher-Price website has a load of games for kids.  I’m not a fan of all of them but there a few good ones. The Toddler and Preschool sections may also be useful for older kids who are still learning basic alphabetics or basic English vocabulary.

Our favorite so far has been the ABC (Alphabet) Zoo Game, which is really good for toddlers and even babies who can use a keyboard but can’t really manage the mouse yet.

Fisher-Price's ABC Zoo Game

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BBC Games for Bitesized Kids

I’m not sure if they are politically correct or not (see the depictions of Native Americans), but the BBC has a number of good online literacy games for kids.  I believe these games are best for kids who’ve mastered basic alphabetics and blending.

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Literacy Center Games

I just discovered this alphabetics website.  I’m going to try it out on my kids. I suspect they won’t like it as much as some other sites with more bells and whistles, but I think the site’s activities are probably good at teaching alphabetics.

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