Games for 6 to 8 Year Olds
Nine games that are the most demanding here: the only ones that ask you to read, to calculate, or to think several moves ahead.
Tangram
Build shapes with the 7 tangram pieces
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Visual Addition & Subtraction
Learn to add and subtract by counting fun objects
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Telling Time
Learn to read the clock
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Spot the differences
Compare both pictures and find the 5 differences
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Geometric Shapes Puzzle
Drag the colored shapes and build each picture
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Antonyms
Find the word that means the opposite
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Which One Doesn't Belong?
Look at the four pictures and tap the one that doesn't belong
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Tic-Tac-Toe
Align 3 in a row and beat the computer
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Jigsaw Puzzle
Drag the pieces and fit them into place
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Four in a Row
Line up four before your rival
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Sort the Trash
Put each piece of trash in the right color bin
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Hidden Objects
Find all the objects in the scene
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Word Search
Find the words hidden among the letters
Play! →Why these nine are different
This is the only group where three things turn up that are absent from the rest of the site: text to read (antonyms), arithmetic (addition and subtraction) and an opponent playing against you (tic-tac-toe). No other game on the site asks for any of the three.
Tangram deserves its own mention: it is the hardest game here. Some figures do not come out on the first try or the second, and the piece only drops in once it is turned to the right angle.
From easiest to hardest
- Spot the difference and shape puzzles, to get started.
- Addition and subtraction and tic-tac-toe, which ask you to calculate or anticipate.
- Tangram last, starting with the few-piece figures.
Frequently asked questions
Can these be used at school?
Yes. They work on the interactive whiteboard and with a mouse, and nothing has to be installed on the classroom computer.
Which ones need reading?
Antonyms is the only one where the word on screen has to be read. The other eight are solved by looking or listening.
Do they cover the school curriculum?
No. They are standalone games of logic, arithmetic and language, not a sequence that follows a year of curriculum.