Educational Games

The collection of resources and links are currently being moved from the old website to this new site. You may find that some of the links are out of date and do not lead anywhere.

EdTech, as is life, is a journey with many dead ends.

pbskids.org/sesame/games	A collection of Sesame Street games with all my… I mean the children’s favourite characters.
kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/index.htm	A superb collection of literacy and numeracy games for KS1 and lower KS2.
crickweb.co.uk	A collection of educational games collected together from other websites and sorted into subjects.
footee.com	Football themed games. Some games are educational, while others are just for fun. The site is free, but requires a signup and sign in.
sporteecricket.com	Cricket themed educational games from the same people as Footee.com. The site is free, but requires a signup and sign in.
freeworldgroup.com/games8/gameindex/mindcards.htm	Get your children’s brains in gear with this tricky mind game. Has maths, spacial & memory problems.
manythings.org/vocabulary/games/r/	A collection of wordsearches on a range of topics.
manythings.org/vocabulary/games/k/	A list of hangman games using a wide range of words grouped by topic.
hitentertainment.com/kipper/game_roly.html	Get Roly the hamster safely across the room by building a contraption. Great fun especially for young children.
think-bank.com/iwb/games/blobs.swf	A logical thinking game where players have to ‘leap-frog’ blobs in the correct order to make them all disappear.
earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html	Game Goo is a collection of cross curricular games for Primary schools.
primarygames.com	Primary Games has a vast collection of educational games. Mostly for Primary school, but there are many Secondary games as well.
sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm	A huge collection of flash games for across the curriculum.[Be aware – Site contains Advertising]
pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/#1	A collection of Curious George games and resources from the PBS website in the US.
primarygamesarena.com/subjects.php	Primary Games Arena is a great site which hosts hundreds of educational flash games from many other site.
toytheater.com	Play some great flash-based educational games for across the curriculum. [Be aware – Site contains Advertising]
roshambo.me	Roshambo is an online version on the ‘Rock paper scissors’ game. Setting up a game is easy. Then just share the link.
hellam.net/maths2000/frogs.html	A logic game where you make frogs jump in the correct order to get to the other side of the pond.
proprofs.com/games	Find lots of games for your, or better yet, your students’ brains at ProProfs.
lichess.org	There are thousands of chess sites out there, but this one looks great, is easy to use and you can play againsts your friends by shared a link.
uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-home.html	A collection of great games and online activities for children aged between 6 and 10 years old.
fantasticcontraption.com/game/Contraption.swf	A superb logic/thinking puzzle game where players must design a contraption to complete the challenges.
flash.hoodamath.com/werebox.swf	A fun problem solving logic game which will get your class thinking. Click on the Wereboxes to change their shape to clear the red shapes from the screen. My class love it!
miniclip.com/games/bloxorz/en/bloxorz_miniclip.swf	A logic game introduced to me by one of my students. Move a block around a platform trying to fit it into a hole.
static.stencyl.com/games/7805-2.swf	Play this logic puzzle flash game where player must remove the cats and save the ducks.
games.jayisgames.com/magic-pen.swf	A fun puzzle game where players must draw the objects to solve it.
webstore.limexgames.net/cargo_bridge/index.html	A great design and problem solving game where players must build bridges to collect the parcels.
sandfields.co.uk/games	A great site full of customisable games like ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’, a darts quiz and many more. Just download and change the questions and answers in the XML file.
img.gamesbox.com/games/files/mariotetris3.swf	This takes me back! Play this Mario themed Tetris to improve spatial awareness and learn that a four is not always useful.
bartbonte.com/sugarsugar/sugarsugar.swf	Apologies for the time you are going to spend on this one! This is a truly addictive logic game where players have to guide falling sugar into cups. Great fun!
freetetris.org/data/flash/nbloxFreeTetris.swf	Tetris is a great game for practising spatial awareness and this is a good online flash version of the game.
miniclip.com/games/adventures-of-bloo/en/webgame.php	A fun logic game where players must travel from one platform to another jumping on coloured columns. Great for younger children.
doctorwhowit.com	An online Dr Who adventure game from the BBC. Solve the mystery to save the day.
playauditorium.com	This is a fun musical themed logic game where players must direct light particles into containers by placing arrows in the correct places.
cuttherope.ie	A fun strategy game where players must cut ropes to feed the little creature.
jigsawdoku.com/loading.swf	A great child-friendly Sudoku game. Play different sized grids and difficulty levels. You can also choose to use numbers, letters or symbols.
mathplayground.com/logic_jolls.html	A fun logic game where players must roll and bounce balls to collect the same coloured tokens.
gamedesign.jp/flash/chatnoir/chatnoir.swf	Are you smarter that a virtual cat. Prove it. Click on the dots to block the cat’s escape.
mathplayground.com/logic_snoring.html	A fun logic game where players must use animals to push a sleeping elephant. Probably not quite so much fun for the elephant.
mathplayground.com/logic_bear_vs_bee.html	A cute logic game where users must help a bear get honey.
gamedesign.jp/flash/dice/dice.swf	A fun dice game where you need to invade other areas by rolling a bigger number.
simutrans.com	Download this game where players must design the transport system for a city.
bouncing-balls.org/swf/bouncing-balls.swf	A fun flash logic game where players must connect three or more balls to make them disappear.
static.microoyun.com/angry-birds-rio.swf	Angry Birds is a wonderful game for teaching all sorts of maths and physics. Play an online version of Angry Birds Rio.
flash.hoodamath.com/games/rotateandroll.swf	This is a fun logic game where players must rotate the platforms and objects on the screen to collect tokens and reach the orb.
cubeslam.com	Pong may be simple, but it is a great game for hand eye coordination, and this 21st century 3D version from is fast and fun. You can also share the link and play together online. Requires Chrome to run at its best.
smartygames.com/index.php	A great set of English, maths and other educational flash games for young learners.