Learn and Play with Free Games on ABCmouse
ABCmouse is known for being an effective and comprehensive educational app with more than 10,000 individual activities and games, but did you know we also offer free-to-play online games? Designed by education experts, these fun free games offer valuable learning opportunities that children can enjoy while they play.
While our free-to-play games are just a fraction of what’s available in the full app, they include a variety of core subjects, from basic literacy and math, to more complex topics, like ecosystems and grammatical rules. Each game is thoughtfully designed to meet specific educational goals in a playful setting, ensuring children learn while they play.
Spotlight On Free Online Games
Here are a few examples of the free games available to your child through ABCmouse. Click the pictures to try playing the game!
Toddler
Rainbow Traceables: Heart creates an engaging way for young learners to practice fine motor skills and work with shapes and their names. Toddlers will use their finger or a mouse to outline hearts in vibrant rainbow colors.
Galaxy Dash: Uppercase Letters invites children to practice identifying uppercase letters of the alphabet while guiding a spaceship through the stars.
Dinosaur Chomp is a great way for kindergarteners to practice with counting while helping to feed an adorable dino.
In this fun first grade letter game, players get to be in a Letter Maze Race as they work to identify letters of the alphabet.
Second graders help a gold miner and his horse make a tasty stew in Prospector Paul’s Campfire Cooking, solving two-step word problems along the way.
Go on an adventure with Austin and Scout: Temple of Inferences. Read the clues and determine the correct inference to solve the mystery of the Jade Monkey.
Help Draco’s Dash through the jungle by picking the correct number and jumping over those that are incorrect. This fast-paced game adds excitement to math practice!
Players practice counting skills 1-10 as they feed an anteater in Advanced Hungry Anteaters. Watch for the red ants–the anteater doesn’t like those!
Bounce your way through learning about odd and even numbers in Trampoline Park Numbers. Each correct turn leads to more bouncing.
In Forest Friends Addition, players add up single-digit numbers to determine which lily pad the frogs live on, then drag and drop the frogs to the correct spot.
Practice with phonics and word families with the game Last Letter in Line. Kids will create new CVC words by swapping out the last letter in each one. How many new words can you create?
Blast off with high-frequency words in Sight Word Rocket, where players will help Ben and Galileo build a rocket by choosing the correct rhyming sight words.
Letter Grab encourages alphabet mastery by prompting children to “grab” the correct letters as they move across the screen. This game strengthens letter recognition and sequencing.
Zoom down snowy hills in Spelling on the Slopes! Kids pick from letter blends, vowels, and consonants to correctly spell words that match the image they see, then race down a hill to the finish.
Social Studies
Help Carla and her friends plan a trip by answering questions about the globe. Spin the Globe provides an interactive way for kids to learn about the world around them.
In Build It Matching children learn about different animal habitats and the unique creatures that live in them as they match animals to their correct homes.
Memory Match Colors is a two-player game that reinforces color recognition while building memory and turn-taking skills. .
Shapes at the Zoo: Squares introduces children to basic geometric shapes, such as squares, in a fun and interactive zoo setting.
Puzzle Games are perfect for young problem-solvers. In this puzzle game, children piece together educational images, improving spatial reasoning and problem-solving abilities as they go.
Health
This hippo needs some help getting her teeth sparkly clean! In Bright Smiles Safari, players use the floss, toothpaste, and toothbrush to help her take care of her chompers!
Explore More Free Games with ABCmouse
ABCmouse offers many of its games for free. However, subscribing to the ABCmouse app provides your child with the most comprehensive learning experience.
Games with Voice-Guided Discovery
The voice-guided instructions are among the many standout features of the ABCmouse games. Providing children with instructions they can hear allows non-readers to explore and interact with the games independently, helping to develop self-reliance and confidence in young learners and making the games available to a larger group of children.
What Skills Do Our Games Cover?
ABCmouse games are specifically designed to foster educational growth through engaging and interactive content that appeals to young children. These games cover a wide range of skills that are crucial for early development. Here’s an expanded look at the skills and knowledge children can acquire through the ABCmouse games:
Reading and Language Arts Games
- Phonics: By engaging in fun games that involve sounding out letters and blending sounds, children develop phonemic awareness, a critical early reading skill.
- Grammar and Sentence Structure: Interactive games help children understand basic grammar, teaching them how to construct sentences and use different parts of speech effectively.
- Reading Comprehension: Through interactive storybooks and questions, children improve their ability to follow a story’s plot and understand character motivations, settings, and key events.
Mathematical Thinking Games
- Shapes and Spatial Awareness: Children learn to identify and differentiate between various shapes, enhancing their visual-spatial understanding.
- Measurements and Comparisons: Games involve measuring and comparing lengths, weights, and volumes, introducing basic concepts of measurement.
- Patterns and Sequencing: Recognizing and creating patterns help children develop mathematical thinking and prediction skills.
Science and World Around Us Games
- Nature and Animals: Games teach children about different animals, plants, and ecosystems, fostering a sense of curiosity and a deeper understanding about the natural world.
- Physical Sciences: Simple experiments and simulations introduce basic concepts like gravity, motion, and energy in an age-appropriate manner.
- Geography and Cultures: Interactive maps and cultural stories expand children’s horizons, introducing them to diverse communities and geographic features.
Art and Colors Games
- Creativity: Drawing, coloring, and crafting games encourage creative expression, allowing children to explore art in various forms.
- Color Recognition: Activities help children recognize and name colors, which is important for visual learning and artistic skills.
More Than Just Games
The free games on ABCmouse brings a balanced approach to early childhood education, where fun and knowledge come together to help create a rich learning environment. For those interested in the full educational journey, ABCmouse’s app offers an expansive range of activities and games, guiding children through a comprehensive learning path.
