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Introduce kids to new, exciting ways of learning with the help of fun online games, videos, experiments, puzzles, coloring sheets, and more! TurtleDiary activities pair with the appropriate grade level to enhance retention of material and increase success in the classroom.

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Turtle Diary offers a unique blend of education and entertainment to create the ideal interactive learning platform for your little ones. The kids' quizzes offered on our site enable children from first to fifth grade to become confident in applying learned concepts, and grant instant evaluations.

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TurtleDiary offers 1000+ games that are interactive, educational, and that kids love to play. TurtleDiary includes multiple learning-based games for kids that support necessary skills while promoting fun.

From basic topics like Number Recognition, Simple Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, to more complex topics like Geometry, kids can master Math basics and more.

Language and Art Games

Kids learn Sight Words, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and other Parts of Speech, developing grammar skills right in the app.

Nowadays, the skill of typing is undoubtedly essential. More activities are technology based and knowing how to type efficiently and successfully is key. TurtleDiary provides fun keyboarding games for kids that develop the necessary skills for typing success.

For kids who thrive on competition and challenge, we offer many fun multiplayer games. Kids can engage with their classmates, a friend (with an invite) and others in the world, in a safe environment.

Science Games

Our science games will develop your child's sense of curiosity. They build upon basic science concepts, reinforcing comprehension in an engaging, approachable, stimulating manner. Our program offers a collection of science games covering topics like the human body, weather, life cycles, animals, and much more.

Geography Games

In our map games, kids learn about US and World Geography. Students have access to maps of the world divided into different regions, so learning is simpler, and tasks feel less overwhelming.

Explore Worksheets & Quizzes

We have over 500+ Online quizzes enabling children from first to fifth grade to become more confident in applying learned concepts. They can also receive instant evaluations. Our fun quizzes give kids the opportunity to receive positive feedback as they master new skills and build their knowledge base.

Typing Lessons

The app offers 3 skill levels for typing - basic, intermediate, and advanced, that include multiple lessons in each. The basic level covers touch typing skills and introduction to the QWERTY keyboard. At the intermediate level, students learn to type basic words and simple sentences. The final advanced level progresses kids to more complex sentences and short paragraphs, all the while building solid typing skills. The program is comprehensive enough to ensure typing mastery and user friendly so your child can develop at an individualized pace.

Worksheets are a great learning tool for kids just learning to write or those who want additional practice at home. At TurtleDiary, we recognize the importance of practicing educational content online and offline. We offer 1000+ printable worksheets in subjects such as language arts, math, and science. Worksheets give students an opportunity to display their work in a written format and to receive feedback. Be sure to check out our fun and colorful worksheets for kids, available for download.

Geography Quizzes

Learn US states and Countries with their capital and their location.

Learn about World Currencies

Learn about Culture, Food and religion of the US and the World

Learn about Natural Wonders and Resources of the US and the World

Learn about important cities of US and the World

Math Quizzes

Foundational topics like Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division subdivided into smaller related subtopics, progressing from easy to hard, in a step-by-step manner.

Language and Art Quizzes

These quizzes will help kids learn Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Compound Words, Conjunctions. They are the building blocks of all reading and writing.

Educational Tools for Parents & Teachers

TurtleDiary offers assessment tools and detailed reports for teachers to track students’ activities and to report their progress. For example, we offer:

Worksheet Generator

Teachers can create their own worksheets, with customizable and unique content.

Printable Lessons

Teachers have the option to print from our 100+ lessons or review lessons online for inspiration and ideas.

Assessment Tests

We offer plenty of assessment tests, accessible anytime, to analyze student performance and identify areas of concern to address.

Assignments

In the app, teachers can create their own assignments, and send them right to students, with ease.

Teachers can view reports, including quiz scores and activity performance to closely track how students are progressing.

Google Drive Integration

Our app offers a seamless integration with Google drive. Teachers can access current or past google drive documents without leaving the program.

Google Classroom Integration

Teachers can login to TurtleDiary using their existing Google Account. They can use a simple process to import their existing google classrooms into TurtleDiary, saving time and teaching resources.

Student Management Tools

Our app offers several management features that simplify and streamline processes for administrators and educators in a top-down approach.

Account Creation

District Administrators: The app design allows District Administrators to invite multiple schools to join the program. Once School Administrators become established, teachers can receive individual invitations to create accounts.

School Administrators: School Administrators can invite multiple teachers to join the program. A teacher can then create classes and add students to the class.

Educator Account: A teacher can create classes and add students to the classes.

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Using TurtleDiary Login Credentials: Teachers and students each receive their own accounts so sharing passwords is not necessary.

Using Your Existing Google Account: Teachers can login to TurtleDiary using their existing google account.

Our dashboard provides an easy-to-use interface to access the TurtleDiary program and all its offerings. From the dashboard, teachers can manage classes and update student details, easily adding students or creating classes, as needed.

Educational Games & Activities to Guide Kids in Elementary School

Turtle Diary offers a huge compendium of online educational games from K4 through 5th grade. These support the content kids are already learning in the classroom. Often students need just a little bit of extra help to master those concepts that are introduced in the classroom. With Turtle Diary they can have that...and so much more.

The games contain amazing graphics with age-appropriate content for each grade level in each subject. Students will enjoy playing the games while you know that behind the scenes, they’re practicing and reinforcing new skills.

With Turtle Diary, kids can try multiple games that all reinforce the same concept. This gives them a scaffolded and repetitive approach to mastery of a variety of subjects. Gone are the days of rote memorization and boring flash cards.

With our site, kids will be begging to come back and play some more games. Students can play by themselves, with classmates online, or with other kids logging on. It adds an element of positive peer experience, knowing that other kids are also practicing. And they can have a bit of competition if they want!

Instead of constant battles about working on learning skills, introduce your kids to Turtle Diary. Then, take a step back to watch the magic of learning happen!

Award-Winning Learning Games Created by Top Educators

Put away your flashcards and workbooks and log on to see the new way to master educational skills! Top educators worked exclusively with Turtle Diary to create game after game with superior content and maximum fun for every child.

The concepts reviewed parallel those taught in the everyday classroom for grades K4 through 5th grade. Students focus on mastering the concept on their own with consistent and repetitive review. They won’t even realize they’re reviewing thanks to incredibly fun graphics, sounds, and interactive games.

These games will keep your kids coming back for more day after day. You can rest easy knowing they’re working towards their future.

With skills backed by top educators, parents know that Turtle Diary is giving their kids the best they have to offer. The games help to solidify the necessary skills needed for their specific grade levels.

Turtle Diary’s games are not only educational, but incredibly fun. They can even be a bit competitive at times when you choose a multiplayer option.

Students can also link up with kids in their classes and play games specifically recommended by their teacher. This helps them master the exact concepts they are working on in their classroom. The possibilities are endless, and the fun is never-ending.

Gamification of Education to Make Learning Fun & Exciting

Gamification isn’t just a new buzzword around education. The concept swirls in every educational endeavor that involves helping kids to master concepts by including games, rewards, and fun.

With Turtle Diary, concepts can be practiced in a variety of ways. But the kids will tell you they prefer the gamification features. They can see how well they’re doing in the games with the interactive scoring component.

Often, there is a countdown that occurs with each game. This encourages the students to beat their own best time on whatever concept they happen to be studying.

Who doesn’t love a good story or to be the hero in your own story? With Turtle Diary, students can play games where they must slay a dragon, or shoot hoops, or race a car. They answer questions that help them to practice and master important grade-level concepts.

Students will come back again and again for more competition as well. Turtle Diary’s multiplayer options allow students to pit themselves against kids from their own class. They can also play someone in the Turtle Diary platform. A bit of friendly competition often encourages students towards mastery in a way that nothing else quite can.

Worried about Grades in School? Try Our Learning Games for Kids to Find Success!

Sometimes grades in school don’t reflect a student’s true aptitude, and sometimes they do. Either way, students can benefit from time spent on Turtle Diary instead of in front of mindless video games.

Our platform takes the fun of video games and puts it into an educational context. This helps students learn more and enjoy the process while they’re playing. Students who don’t quite seem to be able to get a leg up in the classroom will love the opportunity to work on their skills by playing games. Those who excel can come and practice their processing and recall speeds, or work on something more challenging.

With a wide variety of great games in every subject, students will always find a place for them at Turtle Diary. Students will be empowered by the option to choose their own games. They can work towards the same goals established in their classroom in a fun and engaging way.

They often don’t realize that the games are actually helping them find success in a variety of subjects. They’re just having fun choosing their characters and working to get the next high score. Spend 15-20 minutes on Turtle Diary each day in problem areas and watch how quickly your child will improve!

Flexible Learning On-the-Go Boosts Kids Learning Potential on iPads & Tablets

Kids learning games that can travel with you wherever you may be are one of Turtle Diary’s most exciting features. As long as you have a stable WiFi connection, your student will always have access to Turtle Diary’s entire platform. Kids learning games are everywhere these days, so you want to have the right one at their fingertips at all times.

Turtle Diary promises to be an adventure in education that can travel with you wherever you may be. There’s nothing like learning on the go! Kids have this opportunity with the wide variety of games and materials available for parents.

No matter where you are or when you’re there, Turtle Diary will always be there. Kids can master both problem areas and areas needed to challenge kids. Wouldn’t you rather have the kids be mesmerized by the games than pull teeth as they actively protest their schoolwork?

Simply download the app on your tablet, iPad, or iPad. Your kids will be able to join in on the ultimate fun of Turtle Diary. No matter what your busy situation is, kids can always have Turtle Diary with them. They can master their current subjects with a high quotient of fun and gamification.

Build On, Gear Up, and Test for Mastery of Common Core Subjects

With Turtle Diary, we’ve done the hard work for you. Common Core Standards used in their classrooms will be reinforced with our games, lessons, and quizzes.

All of the fun we offer on our site is aligned with the newer vision of mathematics and other subjects. By sticking with Turtle Diary, you can let us handle the hard work of explaining Common Core. Sometimes this method may seem foreign to you if you’ve learned with “old math.” In fact, you might just learn along with your student!

Students have the necessary skills to be able to compete in a competitive world with an increased focus on STEM. Cognitive demand reigns higher than rote learning, and students are able to quickly visualize and manipulate numbers. They can “see” the inner workings of the problems, especially in math, and learn to mentally work the numbers.

Turtle Diary helps students to learn and practice these concepts, especially if they aren’t quite grasping it in the classroom. You’ll be amazed at how quickly your student picks up the new concepts. Just remember that they’ve never learned it the “old” way. The Common Core way is THE way for their learning journey.

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24/7 access to great games while still building a foundation for learning? Welcome to Turtle Diary, where you can have it all! Edutainment at its finest is alive and well here.

Students can access our platform from wherever they go on whatever device they have. All you need is an internet connection.

Once you enter Turtle Diary, the world is yours to explore. From learning videos to quizzes to entertaining games and multiplayer challenges, students will never be bored. Turtle Diary offers students amazing graphics, sounds, and intense gaming. This allows students a chance to breathe while learning in a stress-free environment.

With new games being added all the time, your student will never get bored with Turtle Diary. And since our games align with Common Core, the more they play, the more they’ll learn. The more they learn, the better their classroom experience will be because the information will click with repeated exposure.

Even though there may seem to be an overwhelming amount of games, the idea is to give students the choice. All of the games in a grade level reinforce the same necessary concepts, but just in a different way. Students will be practicing the same ideas over and over again as they choose from one fun game to another. We dare them to be bored!

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40 Amusing Games For Your Five-Year-Olds

October 19, 2023 //  by  Seda Unlucay

By age five, your kids are probably forming complex sentences, reading independently, and engaging in group activities. We’ve compiled a list of fun-filled games and activities that are guaranteed to get your learners developing these key attributes while having a ball of a time doing it. From messy and colorful crafts to amusing physical games – these activities are perfectly tailored to your growing five-year-olds.

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1. Get Creative with Googly Eyes

This inventive craft makes for hours of classroom fun! Task your kids with drawing unique animals or creatures and once they’ve completed their drawings, prompt them to adorn their quirky doodles with googly eyes. 

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2. Try a STEM Challenge

Engage your little learners in various STEM activities designed to challenge them in different spheres. Have them explore how magnets work with different objects or treat them to a colorful experience as you have them craft color-changing flowers.

Learn More: Taming Little Monsters

3. Make Your Own Kinetic Sand

Indulge your kiddos’ senses as you have them forge this sensory-rich craft. Invite them to mix corn flour, sand, and water together to create their very own kinetic sand. Then, prompt them to get their hands dirty as they shape and mold their sand into beautiful 3D art.

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4. Play a Game of Brain Freeze

Here’s a cooperative board game that will encourage your learners to develop their social skills . Start by having them partner up and sit opposite one another before prompting them to select a picture on their board. Proceed by encouraging them to ask their partner questions about their object to help them guess what picture they’ve selected.

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5. Bubble Wrap Hopscotch

This fun-filled game makes the perfect activity for rainy days spent in the classroom. Set up a game of hopscotch for your students by cutting out squares of bubble wrap and labeling each square with a number. You’ll then prompt them to skip and jump their way across the bubble wrap for a kinesthetic day of number learning.

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6. Egg Decorating Craft

Get your little hands decorating in this creative craft! Invite them to gather up a variety of small items such as gems, straws, colorful buttons, and wooden shapes before encouraging them to use their supplies to decorate an egg pattern mat. 

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7. Scrabble Junior

Help your class build familiarity with the alphabet with a game of Junior Scrabble! It’s just like regular Scrabble, except in this version you’ll challenge them to match tiles to letters that have already been printed on the board. It’s a game that’s sure to capture their attention while allowing for plenty of practice in forming bonds with letters. 

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8. Cookie Matching Game

What better way to develop basic math skills than with some cookie fun? Provide your kiddos with these adorable cookie shapes and then task them with matching each shape to its corresponding shadow displayed on a worksheet.

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9. Alphabet Phonics Hunt

Send your little ones on an exploratory phonics hunt! Simply place letters on objects around your classroom that begin with the corresponding letter sound. Then, prompt your kids to set off on a quest to find each hidden letter. 

Learn More: Meaningful Mama

10. Animal Charades

Let your kids’ imaginations run wild as they play this cheerful game of animal charades. Start by cutting and placing different animal cards into a basket. You’ll then prompt them to pick a card and act out the animal using sounds and movements, encouraging their classmates to guess the correct answer.

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11. Monopoly Junior

This iconic board game is sure to keep your class entertained for hours! Engage them in a game of Monopoly Junior, packed with kid-friendly places such as the Zoo and Ice Cream parlor. It’s a great way to teach them basic math skills like counting and organizing without them even realizing. 

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12. Play a Balancing Game

Incorporate some creative movements into your little learners’ day with a balancing game! You’ll help them build motor coordination as you challenge them to walk on lines backward, with one foot in front of the other, or in a zig-zag pattern.

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13. Classic Card Games

Engage your class in cooperative play with a classic game of Old Maid. Simply start by explaining the basic rules of this game before prompting them to partner up and challenge their peers to see who can get rid of their cards the fastest by making matches.

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14. Bubble Wrap Body Slam

Develop your kiddos’ love for colors with this ingenious activity! After wrapping them in bubble wrap, allow them to dip their bodies in paint and then apply the paint to a wall covered in canvas to create abstract art.

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15. Vocabulary Hunt

Add a literary twist to treasure hunts by having your learners seek out hidden words. You’ll provide them with a plastic bag filled with sight words that’ve been covered in rice. Then, prompt them to push around the rice to find the words hidden in their bag while encouraging them to repeat each word as they find it.

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16. Play an Educational Online Game

Engage your kids in a modern twist on learning as they play digital games! National Geographic has a whole host of educational online games to choose from. Try this leaf identification game where you’ll challenge your pupils to identify leaf types from real-life pictures, making for a creative resource that’s great for incorporating the natural world into lessons on science.

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17. Sight Word Games

Indulge your little ones in sight words galore! Engage them in memorizing these words by having them paint, look for them in a book, or spell them out with Play-Doh. There’s no better way to help your tots develop the necessary skills they’ll need for Kindergarten!

Learn More: 26 Sight Word Games For Kids To Practice Reading Fluency

18. Number Bonds to 10 Egg Game

This egg-citing game makes a fantastic resource to practice your kiddos’ math skills without any pesky worksheets. Simply start by labeling plastic egg halves with various numbers before prompting them to match the halves to create the number 10. It’s a hands-on way to develop your learners’ understanding of number bonds to 10.

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19. Cutting Practice With a Princess Doll

Hone your little ones’ fine motor skills with this cute craft. Invite them to cut a princess doll out of a template before allowing them to use markers or crayons to add some color to their doll. Then, have them use a punch to create holes that they’ll use to thread through yarn – giving their princess beautiful locks of hair.

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20. Craft a Waterproof Boot

Create an interactive science investigation right in your classroom! Challenge your class with waterproofing a paper boot by having them stick different materials such as foil and fabric over it. Then, test their creations by spraying each material with water to see whether their designs are a success.

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21. Salt Dough Heart Craft

For a beautiful keepsake or gift, have your learners put together this creative craft! Engage them in mixing flour, salt, and water together to create salt dough. Then, allow them to mold their dough together before pressing down firmly with bubble wrap and using a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out their shape.

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22. Egg Carton Flower Math 

In this interactive game, your kiddos will solve addition problems using flowers. Start by crafting a paper garden, filled with addition problems and then provide them with colorful egg cartons that you’ve labeled with the answers. Challenge them to solve each sum and glue down the corresponding flower to bloom their math garden.

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23. DIY Bucket Ball

Invite your eager learners outdoors for some fun in the sun. Start by setting up two pyramids using buckets filled with water. Kick off the festivities by having them throw balls into the buckets, removing each bucket when they successfully sink a ball. The first player to remove all their buckets wins!

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24. Learn About Color Mixing

Inspire those budding artists in your classroom with a color-mixing activity. Introduce them to color theory by having them mix different color paints together to create new and unique colors. Engage their creativity by then prompting them to label their abstract color mixtures as they see fit.

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25. Make a Printable Five Senses Book

Explore the 5 senses with your kiddos as they craft their very own Senses Book. Simply start by providing them with a template and then task them with filling in the prompts and decorating their book with colorful doodles. It’s a great way to get them motivated to read, write, and learn about the world through their senses.

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26. Pirate Treasure Hunt

Invite your little ones on a swashbuckling adventure as you have them hunt for pirate booty! Equip them with maps containing clues that they’ll use to figure out the secret location of hidden treasures. They’ll sharpen their navigational skills, practice reading maps, and enjoy the thrill of this exciting hunt.

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27. Moon Rock Collecting

In this space-age activity, your class will become astronauts for the day as they hunt for moon rocks. Begin crafting these shiny rocks by wrapping plastic balls in aluminum foil. Then, hide them around your classroom or schoolyard before prompting your kiddos to search for these cosmic curiosities.

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28. Story Stones

Ignite your kids’ imagination by having them create vibrant story stones. Supply them with smooth rocks and then task them with painting or sticking characters onto their rocks. Their rocks can then be used during story time where you’ll prompt them to use them as aids to construct whimsical tales.

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29. Musical Chairs: Animal Edition

Crank up the tunes for a jungle jam! In this twist on musical chairs, you’ll label chairs with animal pictures. When the music stops, encourage your little learners to find a chair and mimic the sound of the animal displayed before sitting down.

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30. Paper Plate Ring Toss

Transform your classroom into a bustling carnival with this ring toss game! You’ll create rings from paper plates and use a paper towel roll as a target pole. Then, kick off the fun by engaging your kiddos in this captivating game by having them aim and toss the paper rings onto the target.

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31. Nature Scavenger Hunt

Ignite your students’ curiosity by inviting them to explore Mother Nature. Simply provide them with a checklist filled with natural items that they can find outdoors. As they find each item, they’ll observe different types of leaves, flowers, and maybe a few wriggly critters.

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32. Indoor Obstacle Course

Don’t let a rainy day spoil your classroom fun! Create an indoor obstacle course for your children by setting out pillows, chairs, and tables around your class. Then, allow them to test their agility in this energetic activity by having them crawl, jump, and zig-zag through the course.

33. Build a Snow Volcano

Take advantage of snowy days by engaging your young learners in a captivating chemical reaction. Task them with using snow to build volcanoes and then guide them in adding baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar to their structure to create an icy eruption.

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34. Grocery Store Dramatic Play

It’s time to get role-playing as your kiddos learn basic math. Simply set up a mini grocery store in your class using empty boxes and toy food items. Afterward, supply them with a grocery list and encourage them to shop around the store as they tick off the items they find.

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35. Popsicle Stick Puzzle

In this activity, you’ll challenge your littles to complete a crafty brainteaser! Engage them in drawing shapes on sets of popsicle sticks. Then, prompt them to shuffle them up and have them reassemble their crafty puzzle.

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36. Freeze Dance

Get your students grooving in this musical game. Begin by playing a melody for them before stopping the music and prompting them to freeze. They’ll have to pay close attention to the auditory clues because if they move when the music stops, they’re out for the next round.

37. Magnetic Fishing Game

This stunning game will make the most perfect addition to your children’s play corner. Invite them to pick up some magnetic sticks as you task them with catching as many ocean critters as they can. It’s a delightful way to teach them patience, concentration, and even a bit of physics!

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38. Rain Cloud Science

Add a touch of color to your science lessons by having your kids create a cloud in a jar! Guide them in filling a jar with water and topping it with shaving cream. Then, hand them plastic tubes that they’ll use to drop food coloring into the shaving cream. Encourage them to observe the process as they marvel at the “rain” falling through the water.

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39. Handprint Sun Catchers

Give your young learners the gift of sunshine by creating dazzling suncatchers! Simply start by inviting them to press their hands into salt dough. Assist them in cutting out their hand shape and filling the space with pony beads. You’ll then place their design in an oven to melt the beads and allow it to cool before encouraging them to adorn your windows with their stunning artwork. 

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40. Chalk Constellations

Explore the whimsy of astronomy without the need for a telescope! Set out a constellation map for your kiddos by scattering star stickers onto your pavement or mini chalkboards. Then, arm them with chalk and encourage them to draw lines between each star to create a web of starry constellations.

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Best Apps for 5- and 6-Year Olds

The world of 5- and 6-year-olds is bustling with activity. In this selection, you'll find apps that make learning enjoyable and engaging, with a focus on educational content. Our curated selection of apps have been tried and tested, ensuring they are age-appropriate, safe, and beneficial for your child's development. These apps can complement a child's learning journey by introducing them to reading and math through interactive play.

Here is the list of the best apps for 5 year olds that make learning an adventure filled with joy and discovery.

1. Ahaaa Math

Ahaaa Math is an app designed for users in grades PreK-5 to develop and master math skills. It takes a game-based approach to supporting learners and boasts a huge number of CCSS-aligned games and activities.

Devices : Android, iPhone, iPad

2. Magic Kids

Magic Kids offers a cutting-edge, video game-style immersive learning experience tailored for children aged 5 to 8. Within the app, interactive and educational games unfold, featuring captivating characters, stunning locations, and engaging narratives. The 3D world hosts over 100 activities, updated monthly, to enhance skills in reading, spelling, logic, creativity, mathematics, social intelligence, and more.

Q-files is a web-based collection of 2000+ articles written for kids between 6 and 13. The articles cover many subjects, including math, history, science, and general interest. It forms an engaging, accurate, and good-value web-based encyclopaedia with all of its content verified by experts in the field. The articles include richly-drawn illustrations, photographs, and diagrams; some have accompanying quizzes and videos.

Devices : Works on any devices with web browsers

4. LogicLike: Kids Learning App

LogicLike is a collection of brain training games for kids. It helps develop logical and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging way. The games include math problems, spatial thinking games, logical problems, smart counting, memory, and other entertaining and engaging puzzles for kids.

5. Endless Alphabet

Endless Alphabet is a popular app for 5 year olds to teach letter sounds, vocabulary and can be used as an excellent teaching tool. The child drags the correct letter into a word and the letter takes on a personality and makes the sound as the child drags it to it correct place in the word.

6. Motion Math

Motion Math is a bundle of fun math games for 5-year olds and it is widely popular among educators. Kids can add and subtract in an underwater world where feeding fish involves math. Children can learn the underpinnings of addition, subtraction, and negative numbers in a highly intuitive fashion just by feeding little fish their desired diet.

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7. MentalUP Educational Games

MentalUP Educational Games is a great activity for your children with more than 100 games and different difficulty levels in the scope of educational games for 5-year-olds. There are fun games, like spelling and word-finding! It is not just verbal intelligence games; math intelligence games, attention, memory and visual intelligence games are also on MentalUP.

8. Monkey Word School Adventure

Monkey Word School Adventure uses six early-reading games to help kids with reading skills through phonics and word groups. This app is also great for 5 year olds and above to help develop their phonics skills.

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Selecting the apps for your child involves various considerations to ensure they cater to their unique needs and learning stage. Here are some tips to help you make an informed choice:

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Look for apps that offer educational value, such as those teaching basic math, language skills, colors, shapes, and logical thinking.

Select interactive apps with games, songs, and stories to make learning enjoyable and maintain your child's interest.

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Verify the app's safety and privacy policy to protect your child from inappropriate content and data misuse.

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Dive into the world of numbers with our fascinating Math for 5-Year-Olds games collection! Specially designed for young learners, these engaging and interactive games make math fun and accessible. Whether your child is mastering basic addition or exploring shapes and sizes, our thoughtfully crafted games support early math skills in a playful environment. Perfect for both at-home entertainment and educational enrichment, our games are currently available in interactive formats, with exciting web versions coming soon. Let your child embark on a delightful mathematical journey, nurturing a love for learning that will last a lifetime with our Math for 5-Year-Olds games.

In today's digital age, making learning fun and engaging for young minds is more important than ever. Our specially designed Math games for 5-Year-Olds serve this purpose brilliantly, providing an enjoyable yet educational experience that nurtures a love for mathematics from an early age. These games, tailored to the cognitive abilities and interests of 5-year-old children, offer a perfect blend of entertainment and learning, ensuring that your child acquires fundamental mathematical skills in a stress-free environment.

The importance of early math education cannot be overstated. It lays the groundwork for future academic success and everyday problem-solving skills. Recognizing shapes, understanding spatial relationships, counting, and simple addition and subtraction are just a few of the essential concepts that 5-year-olds can master with our games. By turning these concepts into playful activities, children are more likely to engage with the material and retain the information.

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In conclusion, our Math games for 5-Year-Olds are more than just games; they are a stepping stone towards a lifelong journey of learning and discovery. By combining interactive gameplay with educational content, we are helping children build a strong foundation in math while igniting their passion for learning. As we continue to innovate and expand our game offerings, we remain committed to making learning an enjoyable and rewarding experience for every child.

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2. count by skipping 1, 2, 3s, 3. solving a paper maze, 4. writing imaginary letters, 5. let’s make a story, 6. puzzle-based treasure hunt, 7. journalling the day & feelings, 8. time for a fashion show, 9. finding the pairing word, 10. home instruments.

Learning-based initiatives offer the most value when it comes to the most impactful activities for kids. Kids can joyfully participate in learning activities for hours while absorbing knowledge practically through experiments, hands-on playtime, and active problem-solving. Let’s explore some of the best learning activities for 5-year-olds that spark creative thinking and curiosity.

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You can print out math worksheets from SplashLearn for your 5-year-old and have them solve word problems , addition and number sense questions, and more.

Skills learned: Core math concepts, 

Things you’ll need: Worksheets and a pencil or pen

Having your child count out loud by skipping every second, third, or fourth number can be a fun learning activity. To make the activity more challenging, you could make your child skip by higher numbers.

Skills learned: Mental calculation

Things you’ll need: Stationery

This learning activity for 5-year-olds can be set up by drawing a giant maze on paper. They can pretend to be a hero trying to save a trapped prince at the end of the maze.

Skills learned: Memory, problem-solving

Kids can write imaginary letters to Harry Potter, Santa Claus, and other figures, asking specific questions on unique topics.

Skills learned: Comprehension, creativity

Things you’ll need: Toys, books, props

Kids can develop rich stories using toys, torches, shadow play, blankets, and other cool props.

Skills learned: Creative thinking

You can make a treasure hunt activity for kids by testing their ability to think on the spot and find the next clue.

Skills learned: Problem-solving

Things you’ll need: A notebook or diary and a pen or pencil

One of the most wholesome indoor activities for 5-year-olds is journaling, as it allows for quiet time, self-reflection, and intuitive thinking.

Skills learned: Introspection

Things you’ll need: Dresses, blankets

Children can drape pillowcases, blankets, and sheets around them to create gowns and various outfits. They can then put on a fashion show for the grown-ups.

Skills learned: Creative application, confidence

Things you’ll need: Cutouts, word list

You can cut out pairs of words, such as painting, coloring, school-bus, etc., and have your kids match the pairs.

Skills learned: English comprehension

Things you’ll need: Household objects

Pots, pans, boxes, and jars can be turned into musical instruments to strengthen creative thinking and self-expression.

Skills learned: Musical ability

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11. Follow The Story Map

Things you’ll need: Map template, puzzles,

Kids can find pieces of a map and follow the story to find clues about their next pieces. Once the map is complete, they can discover a valuable prize.

12. Making An Ocean In A Pool

Things you’ll need: Inflatable pool, toys

You can have your kids make a mini ocean ecosystem in an inflatable pool. They can add whales, sharks, fish, underwater plants, etc., to make it unique and interesting.

Skills learned: Biology

13. How Big Is Your Cardboard Fort?

Things you’ll need: Cardboard boxes, tape, and stationery

Engineering-based educational activities for 5-year-olds can be immersive for young ones who love building things. You can provide a template, use old boxes for fort making, and have them personalize the decor and exterior.

Skills learned: Basic engineering

14. Sandbox Castles

Things you’ll need: Sand buckets, shovels

Kids can make sandcastles of varying sizes through active problem-solving by interacting with the sand material.

Skills learned: Shape manipulation

15. Watch Me Grow!

Things you’ll need: Mud, pot, seed

You can teach the basics of germination by planting seeds in cotton and placing them in a pot of mud. These fun biology-based activities for 5-year-olds can be fulfilling in multifaceted ways.

16. Planting A Tomato Garden

Things you’ll need: Pot, mud, tomato seeds, shade

A tomato garden is one of the most perfect outdoor activities for 5-year-olds who enjoy being in nature. It not only means spending time outdoors and working with their own hands but has the added bonus of watching the plant grow and bear fruit! They can get something substantial to hold or even eat to reward their efforts.

Skills learned: Biology, gardening, and taking care of a plant

17. Obstacle Jumps

Things you’ll need: Boxes, pillows, ropes

Your kids can strengthen their vision and body control skills by jumping over obstacles. This is one of the best activities for 5-year-olds to do at home and is super easy for you to set up.

Skills learned: Coordination, Agility

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18. What Does Your Zoo Look Like?

Things you’ll need: Stationery, animal toys

Kids can fully explore different ideas on how they would design a zoo from scratch. They can draw fences, place toy animals, and make hot dog stands to create a fun-filled experience.

Skills learned: Creative thinking, problem-solving

19. Making Expressions

Things you’ll need: Template, Stationery

To strengthen the development of social skills, you can have kids fill out a blank face with the appropriate expressions for sad, angry, happy, curious, etc.

Skills learned: Self-expression

20. It’s Time For Dessert!

Things you’ll need: M&M’s, ice cream, wafers, sprinkles

Kids can make theme-based desserts like winter, Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Summer. A cooking and baking-themed activity for 5-year-olds is a great weekend project for curious kids.

Skills learned: Cooking, baking

21. Making A DIY Coin Box

Things you’ll need: Box, stationery, crayons

Kids can make a coin box out of cardboard and seal it with tape and glue. They can keep adding coins to it and intuitively grasp the concept of saving.

Skills learned: Creativity, money saving

22. How Cool Is Your Dress?

Your 5 year old can design whacky, creative, and cool dresses for themselves with chart paper, frills, sequins, glitter, and other creative tools.  

23. Writing A Permanent Message

This learning activity for 5-year-olds involves decorating garden rocks with colors and shapes and writing a positive message that stands as a loving reminder.

Skills learned: Optimism

24. Let’s Make A Clock

Things you’ll need: Paper plate, pins, and stationery

You can have your kids make a clock face and hands and have them tell the time by turning the hands around a fixed central pin.

Skills learned: Concept interpretation

25. It’s Time for Origami!

Things you’ll need: Instruction sheet, paper

You can create birds, animals, houses, and other interesting objects in origami which uses only paper folding. It is a great activity to teach precision and alignment while inspiring creativity.

Skills learned: Creativity

26. Making A Month-Based Card

Your little ones can make greeting cards celebrating what’s special about the month they’re in. For example, October can focus on Halloween, changing weather, etc.

Skills learned: Comprehension, creative thinking

27. Making A DIY Guitar

Things you’ll need: Shoebox, rubber bands, scissors

You can cut a hole in the middle of a shoebox and strap rubber bands around its length. You can pluck the bands near the hole and create unique sounds.

Skills learned: Musical skills

Developmental Activities for 5-Year-Olds: Let’s Explore the World!

28. Playing Development Games

Things you’ll need: Smart device

Kids can play educational games to learn English and math skills while traveling with interesting characters.

Skills Learned: Active learning, English, math

29. Will It Float?

Things you’ll need: Bucket, various objects to test

A bucket and some cork, plastic, balloons, and other objects can teach your children about floating and sinking.

Skills learned: Buoyancy of certain objects

30. The Role Of Oxidation

Things you’ll need: A few apples, a fork or knife, and a magnifying glass

You can place apple slices cut at different intervals to test for brownness and oxidation.

Skills learned: Chemistry

31. Sorting Objects

Things you’ll need: Distinct objects

Sorting activities and organizing games or tasks are fun for 5-year-olds and can be done with different types of shapes and different themes of objects.

Skills learned: Pattern detection

32. Science Experiments

Things you’ll need: Depends on the chosen experiment

Interesting science experiments for kids , such as balloon cars, flying tea bags, and glitter repellants, can be a great learning activity for 5-year-olds.

Skills learned: Chemistry/Physics

33. Jigsaw Puzzles

Things you’ll need: Age-based puzzle games for kids

Jigsaw puzzles can be essential for cognition, pattern detection, and problem-solving.  

Skills learned: Spatial understanding

34. Memory Tray Activities

Things you’ll need: A tray with objects placed on it

You can present a tray of toys and objects and have your 5-year-old remember and recall these items after 10 seconds of viewing.

Skills learned: Memory recall

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35. Finger Painting

Things you’ll need: Paint, paper sheets, and soap

Finger painting on new textures, such as cardboard boxes, paper, leaves, etc., will create unique experiences for 5-year-olds.

Skills learned: Color and shape recognition

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36. Art With Seeds

Things you’ll need: Template, seeds, grains

This sensory-based activity involves handling seeds and grains of different colors and textures to create works of art.

Skills learned: Color analysis, sensing

37. Playdough Animal Molding

Things you’ll need: Playdough, template cutter

Kids can make animals, birds, structures, and other interesting things with playdough. You can have them structure their designs with templates, cutters, and prompts.

Skills learned: Object manipulation, sensing

38. What’s That Sensation?

Things you’ll need: Objects that are at various temperatures or sport different textures 

You can have your 5-year-old describe different sensations by touching objects that are warm, cold, slimy, gooey, stringy, etc.

Skills learned: Touch-based differentiation, recall

39. Auditory Sensory Tubes

Things you’ll need: Paper towel roll, different objects

Using a cardboard roll of a paper towel, you can pass rice, grains, small toys, and other objects through to teach kids about the different sounds they make. These sensory activities for 5-year-olds can help them better understand the world of sounds.

Skills learned: Auditory differentiation

40. Tasting Flavors And Textures

Things you’ll need: Different flavored foods

You can fill a plate with foods of various sweet and savory categories. For example, candy would work for a sweet taste, lemons for sour, kale or arugula for bitter, fries for salty, broth or a cooked mushroom for savory, etc.

Skills learned: Taste differentiation, recall

41. The Sounds Of Water Levels

Things you’ll need: Glass, water, spoon

You can fill up four glasses of water at varying levels and strike a spoon gently to produce sounds. Kids can instinctively learn how the water levels impact the pitch of the sound produced.

Skills learned: Pitch differences

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Fine Motor Activities for 5-Year-Olds for Hands-on Fun

42. LEGO-Based City Landscapes

Things you’ll need: LEGO blocks

City planning is one of many fun activities for kids , which is also immensely rewarding. Kids can create a city or neighborhood, highlighting specific monuments with blocks.

Skills learned: Engineering, Architecture 

43. What’s In The Box?

Things you’ll need: Shoebox, Toys

You can place objects of different textures inside an empty box and have your 5-year-old guess what’s inside.

Skills Learned: Memory, object identification 

44. Pasta Necklaces

Things you’ll need: Pasta, thread, colors

Coloring individual pieces of pasta and threading them to form a necklace can be one of the simplest fine motor learning activities for 5-year-olds .

Skills Learned: Hand-Eye coordination

45. Searching In A Toy Chest

Things you’ll need: Toy chest, diverse toys

Kids can hunt for a specific toy using their vision, sensory touch, and sound experiences to find the right one.

Skills Learned: Multisensory Learning

46. Let’s Thread Some Beads Together!

Things you’ll need: Thread, beads

By threading beads, kids can improve their hand–eye coordination and focus skills. This is also a great activity for budding artists and creative thinkers.

Skills learned: Focus development

47. Shape Replicating

Things you’ll need: Blocks, templates

A great activity to enhance your child’s fine motor skills is to have them replicate different items, such as trees, school buses, and buildings, through basic blocks and elementary shapes.

Skills learned: Object parameter detection

48. Different-Sized Words

You can ask your kids to write common words in larger sizes to strengthen their ability to comprehend scaling.

Skills learned: Scale Comprehension

49. Time For Paper Snowflakes!

Things you’ll need: Paper, safety scissors, and maybe some glitter to make it fun

You can make paper snowflakes by folding around the edges and cutting out various shapes. These crafts activities for kids can help teach certain fine motor skills, as kids would need to hold scissors carefully and make precise cuts.

Skills learned: Attention to detail, coloring & shading, and other arts & crafts skills

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50. Tripod Finger Exercises

Things you’ll need: Pencil

You can have your kids practice pencil holding, chopstick holding, and forming letters with fingers to improve their finger agility.

Skills learned: Dexterity

51. Paper Folding

Things you’ll need: Paper

Kids who are weaker in hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills can fold a sheet of paper into smaller and smaller sizes to strengthen their finger strength.

Skills learned: Finger strength, hand-eye, Co-ordination

What Are Some of the Questions to Ask Before Choosing Learning Activities?

Here are some of the main questions you can ask yourself before introducing a new activity to kids.

1. What area of learning is this activity going to impact?

2. What types of tools and props will I need to facilitate the activity?

3. What prompts should I provide to help my child through the activity?

4. Should I collaborate with my child or let them independently figure out the solution?

5. What senses am I strengthening when participating in specific activities?

When you pin down the answers to these questions across all activities, you can make them more impactful and learning-oriented when introducing them. You can also ask your kids about the activities they enjoy most and build upon those foundations.

Why Are Learning Activities Important for 5-Year-Olds?

There are multiple ways to approach learning activities for 5-year-olds , especially if we want to help strengthen the areas with which a child struggles. By making the activity collaborative in nature, we can improve their sense of creative thinking without fear of making errors or embarrassment.

The importance of learning activities is also highlighted when we see their eyes light up as they solve problems of varying skill levels. Kids are naturally curious about the world and want to explore all aspects of their surroundings through cognitive and motor skills. Kids can remain active and engaged throughout the day by introducing the right learning activities. 

Let’s Conclude

Now that we’ve explored all areas of learning activities for kids, we can start introducing these activities over time. By starting with areas of keen interest, you can shape how kids play and participate in different activities. Adding new props, experiments, technologies, and activities will make them enjoy active learning.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How do you make learning fun for kids.

You can make learning more fun for kids by integrating multiple sensory activities, different stimuli, and different forms of teaching to keep kids engaged.

How do I keep my 5 year old busy at home?

Learning activities, educational gaming platforms, storytelling, watching a play, or even helping them put on a play can be enriching experiences for 5-year-olds at home.

What types of learning activities can be played with multiple kids?

Indoor and crafts-based activities can be played with multiple kids for endless learning.

What are the benefits of sensory play for 5 year olds?

Sensory play develops motor skills such as lifting, grabbing, dumping, and object manipulation.

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At age 5, children continue to develop their skills in various areas of knowledge. Here are some of the learning and concepts that children of this age tend to acquire:

What do 5-year-olds learn?

They expand their vocabulary and learn new words. They begin to understand and use more complex grammatical concepts, such as plurals and verb tenses. They develop early reading and writing skills, such as recognizing letters and writing their name.

Mathematics:

They learn to count to higher numbers and understand the number sequence. They start adding and subtracting small numbers. They grasp concepts like ‘bigger,’ ‘smaller,’ ‘equal,’ and begin exploring geometric shapes and patterns.

They improve their ability to focus and concentrate, allowing them to tackle more complex and enduring tasks. They develop the skill of following more detailed instructions.

They learn about more advanced social norms, such as empathy, cooperation, and respect for diversity. They begin to understand concepts of time and routines, such as days of the week and months of the year.

Computer Science:

They can start using electronic devices more skillfully and engage in online activities designed for children their age, such as educational apps and interactive games.

Natural Sciences:

They develop a deeper understanding of their natural environment, learning about the life cycle of animals, the seasons, weather, and the importance of environmental conservation. They start exploring more advanced scientific concepts, such as gravity and the properties of matter.

It’s important to remember that children’s development varies from individual to individual, so some children may acquire these concepts earlier or later than age 5. Additionally, learning should be a fun and tailored experience to each child’s needs and interests to foster a lasting love for learning.”

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11 Great Games to Educate and Entertain Your Kids at Home

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If you're stuck inside and your kids are climbing the walls, but you aren't yet ready to let them watch Netflix from dawn to dusk, well, I don't blame you. Here are some games that are sometimes called "edutaining." Think of them as fun games that also teach something, but in a way your kids probably won't notice.

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Ages 6-12 ( Computer , iOS , Android )

Animal Jam is an online virtual world originally created in collaboration with the National Geographic Society. It teaches kids about zoology and ecology with games, adventures, and parties and online social elements. With 160 million registered users, this is one of the largest virtual worlds for kids. If the online play gives you pause, know that the parental controls are pretty good, allowing you to lock down the game if you desire.

Ages 5 and up on Nintendo Switch ( GameStop , Amazon )

This is a great game that encourages spacial thinking and unique puzzle solving. Kids can pilot Toad through courses based on the Super Mario Odyssey game while hunting down treasures and solving puzzles.

This math-based role-playing game is free to play. Kids proceed through the game by answering skill-building math questions to earn rewards. There's an interactive element, too; they can go on quests with friends. The difficulty levels increase as your kids make progress in the game.

Ages 3-8 ( iOS , Android )

This physics puzzle game features rolling aliens that teach your kids about acceleration, buoyancy, gravity, and more. Like games of yesteryear, there are no ads, no in-app purchases, and it doesn't need an internet connection.

Ages 4 and Up ( Computer , iOS , Android )

Tinybop has dozens of learning-oriented apps and we've been fans for years . You can purchase them in bundles for iPhone or iPad (Android users there is one Tinybop bundle in the Play Store which has six games.) My kids love the Curiosity Kit ($16) , which includes apps about the human body, animal anatomy, and space. Tinybop is currently offering its Tinybop Schools subscription , which features ten science apps and classroom support, for free through the summer to help out parents and kids while schools are closed (no credit card required).

Ages 4 and Up ( iOS , Android )

Dragonbox games are primarily math-related, though they also partnered with chess champ Magnus Carlsen to create Magnus' Kingdom , a chess-learning game that's been very popular in my house. It uses an adventure-style approach to teach kids about different chess pieces and how to play. I strongly suggest picking up a real-world chess board (I like this no-stress chess board for beginners $18 ) as well. Your kids will ask for it. Trust me.

Ages 3 and Up ( Computer , iOS , Android )

It's time you let delightful animated monsters teach your kids everything from basic ABCs to complex sentences. It has puzzle games with talking letters and well-illustrated definitions to help your child learn to read. Originator, the publisher of Endless Alphabet , has many other games as well , including Endless Reader , which helps kids learn sight words, and Endless Spanish which helped my kids significantly improve their Spanish vocabulary.

Ages 4-6 ( Computer )

This language, arts, and music learning site has dozens of games and activities to help your kids learn to read, add, subtract, and identify shapes.

Ages 4-8 ( iOS , Android )

PBS Kids has dozens of apps, many of them related to the shows on PBS Kids. If your kids like a particular show, they'll probably really engage with its related game, as well.

Ages 4 and Up ( iOS )

Stop-motion animation is a fun form of art that teaches patience. This animation app will help your kids start creating their own little animated masterpieces. The interface is reasonably simple, but it might require the help of an adult the first time through.

All ages ( Apple Podcasts for iOS , Google Podcasts for Android )

Check out our guide to kids' podcasts for some ideas on great podcasts that will keep your kids entertained. If you're a podcast fan yourself, you should try using Pocket Casts (great app). I suggest getting a separate podcast app for your kids, so there's no way they'll accidentally end up listening to any adult content you don't want them to hear.

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Games for 5 Year Olds

Top Games for 5 Year Olds

Candy Match

This game for five year olds improves visual attention and counting skills

Spot the Difference

This development game for 5 year olds improves visual attention, visual scanning , and comparison skills

Musical Instruments Game

This free online games for 5 year olds improves visual memory , and decision-making skills

Track the Ball

This game for 5 year olds improves visual attention, sustained attention , and focusing skills

Face Memory Game

This game for 3-5 year olds improves visual scanning , planning , and spatial memory skills

This memory games for 5 year olds improves short-term memory , visual attention , and naming skills

Dwarf Giant

It’s designed for a five year old’s development! Improves reaction control , focusing , and divided attention

Card Matching Game

Educational activity game for 5 year olds! This educational game improves visual scanning and spatial memory skills

If you have 6-year-old children or older, you can also use technological and scientific learning games for them, too. Here are what you’re looking for: Learning Games for 6 Year Olds , Best Apps for 6 Year Olds & Learning Games for 7-8 Year Olds and Educational Toys for 6-7 Year Olds 🎮 🧮

Best Learning Games For 5 Year Olds

We have prepared a very informative article about the most popular learning games for 5-year-olds. Here, you can read about the contributions of these games to mental development, the average market prices, and what to be careful about.

In addition, you can find out about 3D, paper, and wooden educational toys for preschoolers , the learning games that can be played with family or technological devices, and games suitable for your child's learning style .

1. MentalUP Learning Games for 5-Year-Olds

There are plenty of online learning games for 5 year olds and educational activities for kids , but how do you know which one is the best? You can check out MentalUP Learning Games for 5 year olds! Also, it is important to remind you that MentalUP is among the best apps for 5 year olds that they can enjoy and learn at the same time.

It is a reliable and science-backed education platform with a pedagogical product certificate . There are hundreds of fun games, like spelling and word-finding! It is not just verbal intelligence games ; brain word games , math games , telling time games , attention games , memory games , and visual intelligence games are also on MentalUP.

What is in the MentalUP Daily Worksheets?

There are fun games, like spelling and word-finding! It is not just verbal intelligence games; math intelligence games, attention, memory and visual intelligence games are also on MentalUP.

MentalUP is designed by academicians , pedagogues , and game designers who are specialized in their fields and recommended for both preschool and school-age children for attention , memory , logic skills, and visual , verbal , and mathematical intelligence development. 🚀✨

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2. Rubik’s Cube

In other words, the patience cube is a mechanical intelligence game that requires combining the same coloured squares on the same faces and consists of 6 differently-coloured faces. It is a totally mental agility test for kids!

This toy is suitable for over 3 year olds but is especially recommended as one of the best educational games for 5 year olds and older. Nevertheless, if your younger kids are interested, it is okay for them to play.

If you watch your kid while playing with the Rubik's Cube, you should keep a time record. As he/she is trying to shorten the time of solving the game, the decision-making mechanism of your kid will improve. On the other hand, it will also improve kids’ hand-eye coordination .

TIP: Rubik’s Cube, as one of the best selling toys in the world, is also very beneficial and attractive for adults.

Rubik’s Cube Price: $10 - $30

3. Tower of Hanoi Game

It is a mathematical intelligence game with simple rules but not as simple as it seems. It consists of 3 rods and 8 round disks of different sizes. Only 1 disc is moved per round and larger discs can not be placed on smaller discs.

The discs are initially stacked in increasing size on one of the three rods. The aim of Hanoi is to move the entire stack to another rod in the right order. The number of movements is important. Less movement is better. For more information, please visit the website of the game.

Hanoi Towers Game Price: $4 - $40 (price varies according to wood and plastic options)

Board Games for 5 Year Olds

We’ve already listed the best online educational games for 5 years old. But what about the board games that kids love so much? 😊 Some of them you may already know while some of them are new to you. So, without further due, let’s dive into these cool board games for 5 year olds!

These board games for 5 year olds that we picked carefully will entertain your children and vastly support their mental development.

1. Kerplunk Game

Finding family board games for 5 year olds for family nights can be difficult as children at that age can experience difficulties in understanding the game. At those times, Kerplunk is a lifesaver.

The instructions for the game are quite simple. The goal of the game is to remove the sticks from the tube while dropping the least number of marbles possible. The one who drops the most number of marbles loses the game.

This game can be played with 2 or more people and it has very simple techniques so that it may be suitable for younger kids too. HOWEVER, it is not recommended for kids who are under the age of 5 because it contains sticks which can be dangerous for them.

It is a good option among learning games for 5-year-olds, which improves attention and concentration. For the licensed product, check out Ker Plunk Game.

Kerplunk Prices: $15 - $50

2. Katamino

It is an intelligence game made of pieces called Pentominoes . Pentominoes are similar to the images in the Tetris game. The aim of the game is to design different shapes by combining Pentominoes together. Therefore, it can be said that it is one of the best cooperative board games for 5 year olds as it teaches to cooperate with the pieces in hand.

Katamino is a suitable and fun game for children over 3 years old. The reason why we recommend this game for 5 year olds is that your kid has the capacity to understand and evaluate the concept of the game clearly. Katamino game helps develop analytical thinking skills, visual intelligence, and concentration ability.

Katamino Prices: $15 - $50

There are hundreds of online learning games like Katamino on MentalUP! 🧩

If you want to discover the best educational online games for 5 year olds to support their mental development during kindergarten, MentalUP features the most beneficial learning games! 🧠✨

Plus, these games help children achieve academic success while having fun! 🏆👏

Tangrams are perfect board games for 5 year old girls who love creativity! Not only girls of course! Parents who are looking for board games for 5 year old boys should definitely try Tangram puzzles. Why?

Tangram puzzles are great for enhancing creativity, building proper motor skills, boosting strategic thinking skills, improving the attention span, and so much more!

It is very well-known in the game-toy category. The traditional version consists of 7 pieces that form a tangram triangle. By combining the geometric pieces in different patterns, you can form hundreds of objects. Check out our free tangram printable sheets to double the fun of the board games for kids 5 years old.

If you decide to buy a tangram game, make sure to have sample images contained in the box. When children try to do the same image as it appears in the sample images, they improve their visual intelligence and attention skills. Tangram games are available in wood, plastic, or paper materials. Tangram is a fun game and also provides mental development.

Don’t forget to play our free online Tangram!

Tangram Game Prices: $5 - $30 (changes according to size and quality of material)

Taboo is hands down one of the most exciting and educational games out there. You may think that Taboo should not be in learning games for 5 year olds list; however, the Taboo Junior edition may be all you need!

It’s not only one of the best learning board games for 5 year olds as it enhances children’s vocabulary, but it also forces the mind to be more creative and gives children the ability to think strategically.

And it is very easy to play. All you have to do is explain or describe the word written at the top of the card without using the words beneath it. If you do, it’ll be taboo and you’ll lose 😞

Taboo Game Prices: $20 - $50

5. Hungry Hungry Hippos

Here’s another rather fun board game for your play dates. The aim of the game is to eat as many marbles that you can with your hippo.

Soon after your children start playing this game you will not stop hearing their laughter 😊

Hungry Hungry Hippos Game Prices: $20 - $60

Home Activities for 5-Year-Olds

Home activities can be quite enjoyable, too! All the parents need to do is search for simple educational games for 5 year olds that could support children's development in home.

If you are also looking for learning activities for 5-year-olds, let's take a look at the educational activities for 5 year olds we have listed for you. But before, if you have younger children, you can prefer to check out the best learning games for toddlers .

Kids don’t like stuck at home when there is rain outside. Try these fun games for kids of all ages. Play when bored indoors or just looking for family fun!

❱❱ 40 Games That Children Can Play With Family and Friends

MentalUP Home Activities and Events 5 Year Olds

Are you looking for the best online educational games for 5 year olds? MentalUP offers more than 200 games with different difficulty levels in the scope of educational games for 5-year-olds. MentalUP determines the player's intellectual potential and starts from the most appropriate game.

All these games are developed by pedagogues and academicians, and there is no need for any parental control because MentalUP is completely safe and ad-free!

There are more benefits that MentalUP can offer for 5-year-olds! 🤩✨

Events , tests , and fitness modules make MentalUP the number-one app with all these features besides educational games . 🧠📊👟

With MentalUP, kids enjoy their time at home by playing games, joining competitions, and doing fitness workouts! 💪🥳

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5-Year-Old Art Activities: Toilet Roll Art

Did someone say recycling? Here is one of the best 5-year-old art activities that will boost fun and creativity! Let’s turn the toilet rolls you would normally throw away into works of art. At the same time, help your child develop fine motor skills.

All you have to do is prepare the toilet roles, a few colored papers, a pair of scissors and glue. Help your child cut the shapes you want from colored paper, and then stick them to toilet roles according to his own taste. Then let him create his own work of art by stacking the colorful toilet roles.

5 Years Old Science Activities: Bouncy Egg

Let's talk about one of the most enjoyable 5 years old science activities! You know that the kitchen is a great exploring and learning area for children. With these kinds of math games , it is possible to reinforce children's mathematics intelligence and color knowledge.

Now have the following ready: half a glass of vinegar, 1 drinking glass and 1 egg. Pour the vinegar into the glass and gently place the egg in the vinegar. Leave the egg there for 2 days. After 2 days, you will see that the shell of the egg dissolves and when you drop it from the ground at a moderate distance, the egg will start bouncing.

This chemical reaction is called 'decalcification.' Vinegar, which is acid, reacted with calcium in the egg and generated this result. One of the best 5-year-old educational activities so far, isn’t it?

Math Activities for 5 Year Olds: Color recognition

By changing the rules of the UNO deck at home a little bit, you can make it one of the most hypnotizing math activities for 5 year olds. With these kinds of ice breaker games for kids , it is possible to reinforce children's mathematics intelligence, color knowledge, and also social skills.

Give 5 cards to each player and place them face up. Reveal the remaining cards, and then each player has one card in each hand. Put the pulled card on top of each other according to the color of the card you have. When the cards are run out, the player with the highest score wins!

5-Year-Old Writing Activities: Best Printables

Writing both improves children's fine motor skills and contributes to their verbal skills. Paper and pencil are needed to develop writing skills. The best way to practice writing skills is to get the kids to actually write and exploit some learning activities aimed at 5-year-olds.

Zigzags and circles, connecting dots, and even matching printables are great 5-year-old writing activities. Check out MentalUP printables to find the best colorful printable worksheets. You can discover lots of other useful activities for 5-year-old boys and girls among MentalUP printables.

Better yet, don’t forget to check out our free online educational games for 5 year olds!

Applications Raise Social Awareness

It is very important to teach your children to be sensitive to their environment even if they are younger. Here are a few application suggestions that will help them increase their social skills and awareness:

Avokkido Emotions

Welcome to the world of animals that teach your kids emotions! Your kids will experience a serious giggle when they meet shy sheep, a zany zebra, a cheerful giraffe and a modest deer! They can dress, feed, play and care for these cute animals. You will discover dozens of emotions in this colorful game world.

App Store | Amazon Store | Google Play Store | Website

Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame

You definitely remember Sesame Street. Nostalgia continues! In addition to learning how to keep calm and keep things going with this amazing application, your children will learn skills such as problem-solving, self-control, planning, and task persistence- and only by helping the cute Sesame Street Monster.

App Store | Google Play Store | Website

5 Year Old Development Checklist

We already talked about the best learning games for 5 year olds, but educational games are not enough to be completely sure about if your kids’ development is as it should be.

Answer "Yes" or "No" according to your child's performance to the development areas in the checklist below.

If two or more of the answers you give for each section about your child are "No", consider talking to a specialist.

Does your child have difficulty with:

	Skills	Yes	No

Alphabet Games and Activities for Preschoolers

Games for 6-Year-Olds - Fun Home Activities

Cool Games for 10-Year-Olds - Home Activities & Learning

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If you’re looking for apps and games that not only keep young kids occupied but also encourage them to explore, learn, and express themselves, we have some great suggestions.

The apps we cover in this guide are good learning apps not because they’re designed to make kids smarter, to drill facts, or to replace in-school learning, but because they each offer something fun, unique, and interesting for kids and adults.

As with our guides to STEM and learning toys , we didn’t test scores of apps to try to find the “best” ones. Rather, most of our favorite apps have been chosen by teachers for their students in classrooms, used by Wirecutter parents and their kids, or recommended by the experts and educators we spoke with. (For more details, read about how we selected the apps in this guide.)

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These math games don’t simply drill facts or make kids memorize but rather use visuals, narratives, and storylines to help kids discover math concepts and build their skills. We like these apps because they offer games and exercises tailored to different ages and skill levels and because they encourage adults and kids to play together.

A family math app: Bedtime Math

Bedtime Math (iOS and Android)

Bringing math home.

This free app makes math a part of daily family life, like a bedtime story. A peer-reviewed study showed that it not only helps improve kids’ math performance but also makes parents feel more comfortable with math.

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Ages: 3 to 9

How it works: Bedtime Math ( iOS and Android ) seeks to do for math what the bedtime story does for literacy, by turning math into an enjoyable bonding routine between child and caregiver.

The free app offers a daily word problem for children to solve together with an adult during bedtime or anytime. Each exercise centers on a short narrative or interesting fact and poses questions at four difficulty levels, from pre-K through elementary school.

Why it’s great: Bedtime Math is one of the few children’s educational apps that have been evaluated in a peer-reviewed study . This particular study demonstrated that students who used the app significantly boosted their math scores; it also showed that Bedtime Math can help parents mitigate their own math anxiety , a phenomenon that can negatively affect their children’s attitudes toward math and their ability in the subject.  Jennifer Auten, an elementary school teacher at the time of our interview, told us she liked that the questions were written at a middle-school reading level, meaning an adult must facilitate the discussion but you have a choice of four levels of difficulty based on the child’s age and math level.

Apps for visual math: DragonBox Numbers and DragonBox Big Numbers

DragonBox Numbers (iOS, Android, and Amazon)

Visual numeracy.

Cute characters called Nooms help kids visualize and conceptualize numbers and arithmetic operations.

DragonBox Big Numbers (iOS, Android, and Amazon)

More-complex arithmetic.

Kids go on adventures, solving long addition and subtraction equations in the process.

Ages: 4 to 8 and 6 to 9

How it works: DragonBox Numbers ( iOS , Android , and Amazon ), aimed at kids ages 4 through 8, introduces number sense, addition, and subtraction through cute characters called Nooms. (The characters are designed to resemble Cuisenaire rods , math learning aids that introduce kids to arithmetic operations in a hands-on way.) Kids feed, slice, and sort the Nooms, developing familiarity with addition, subtraction, fractions, and ranges.

In DragonBox Big Numbers ( iOS , Android , and Amazon ), for kids 6 through 9, players follow the Nooms on more complex adventures, solving long addition and subtraction equations in order to gather and trade resources.

Why it’s great: The Nooms function as digital versions of what classroom teachers call math manipulatives , physical learning aids that help young children understand theoretical math concepts in a concrete way. For older kids, the DragonBox series continues on with algebra and Euclidean geometry.

Many great apps teach coding to kids as young as preschool and progressing through upper elementary grades. We’ve highlighted four of these apps because they’re particularly easy to get started with and don’t require reading or, for the child or the parent, a coding background. Regardless of what app they use, parents should think of coding apps as a family activity, said Pat Yongpradit of Code.org . “You will rarely have such a rich media experience as you can when coding with your kid,” he said.

Coding puzzles for beginners: Lightbot and Lightbot Jr

Lightbot (iOS and Amazon)

Coding puzzles.

The app’s simple puzzle challenges are easy to jump into for kids and adults with no previous coding experience.

Lightbot Jr (iOS and Amazon)

Coding puzzles for younger kids.

A slower-paced, easier set of puzzles for kids as young as preschool.

Ages: 9 to 11 (Lightbot); 4 to 8 (Lightbot Jr)

How it works: In Lightbot ( iOS and Amazon ), kids solve a series of simple puzzles by lining up commands that make a robot advance over obstacles and light up squares. As they master basic concepts, they add more-complex commands, such as conditionals, loops, and nested statements.

Lightbot Jr ( iOS and Amazon ) follows a similar structure but at a slower pace and with simpler challenges that focus on reinforcing the basics. A minimal amount of reading is required, so pre-readers may need adult help at the beginning.

Why it’s great: Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a nonprofit educational organization that promotes and develops STEM curricula and resources, told us, “The best apps for young students without previous experience are those that teach and help build logic and reasoning skills [and] critical thinking skills, and provide brain teasers.” PLTW’s curriculum writers like the Lightbot and Lightbot Jr apps as ways to get kids as young as 4 started with the basic concepts and logical structures of coding.

A creative coding app: ScratchJr

ScratchJr (iOS, Android, and Amazon)

Visual programming.

Using graphical coding blocks, ScratchJr lets kids animate characters and create storylines.

Ages: 5 to 7

How it works: In ScratchJr ( iOS , Android , Amazon ), kids select characters and backdrop scenes and drag graphical programming blocks, which snap together like puzzle pieces, to make animation sequences and storylines. Although the app has some written cues, the programming blocks largely use symbols (such as arrows and stop signs) to indicate what they do (such as move the character forward or make them stop). As kids become familiar with how to structure the code, they can create multi-scene stories.

Why it’s great: ScratchJr isn’t lesson-based (though you can consult a variety of curricula and tutorials for the app) but rather designed to give kids a sandbox in which to experiment, learn, and create through trial and error (the app offers sample animations as well). Pat Yongpradit of Code.org , which recommends ScratchJr among other coding apps and games, noted one particular benefit: “It’s very free-form; you’re not basically being directed down a particular path.” Younger kids will need an adult or older child to guide them as they get familiar with ScratchJr .

An app for hands-on coding: Osmo Coding Awbie

Osmo Coding Starter Kit for iPhone & iPad

Tangible coding.

The Osmo system uses physical game pieces in conjunction with the device’s screen, making scripting and coding tangible and accessible for pre-readers. This set includes a stand compatible with many iPhones and iPads.

Osmo Coding Starter Kit for Amazon Fire Tablet

This kit includes the same game pieces, with a stand compatible with Amazon Fire tablets.

Osmo Coding Awbie (iOS and Amazon)

Coding with character.

This app pairs with the Osmo system, directing players to use the pieces to move Awbie through a maze and challenges.

Ages: 5 to 12

How it works: The Osmo Coding Starter Kit ( iOS and Amazon ) comes with a base system—a stand and a mirror that attaches to the device’s camera—and pairs with the Osmo Coding Awbie app ( iOS and Amazon ). Kids use physical pieces marked with commands, arrows, numbers, and loops to interact with the screen-based game, creating scripts that direct a silly character, Awbie, to navigate mazes and challenges and pick up prizes such as strawberries. The Osmo base system can also work with other Osmo games . One drawback, however: We were not able to reach customer service when we ran into issues with the app.

Why it’s great: Jennifer Auten, who used Osmo games in her classroom, said the fact that it combined an app with physical pieces made kids more patient and thoughtful as they worked through the challenges: “When something is purely on the screen, kids will sometimes end up just tapping as fast as they can, randomly guessing. With the manipulatives, it slows their thinking down.” Auten also noted that the physical pieces made it easier to play the game with multiple people, fostering discussion, collaboration, and group problem-solving. Kids still get the thrill and digital feedback from the app as they successfully complete each challenge.

In this category we chose these apps—focused on anatomy and the natural world—because they offer kids unique, open-ended ways to explore science topics. Each app encourages kids to meander, linger, and dive deeper at their own pace.

An app to see what’s inside: The Human Body

The Human Body (iOS and Android)

Seeing what’s inside.

The Human Body offers a visually and aurally interesting way to wander through the body’s organs, systems, and functions.

Ages: 4 and up

How it works: In The Human Body ( iOS and Android ), kids explore anatomy by jumping around to different organs and systems—for example, watching a mouth chew food and swallow drink, sliding into a stomach breaking down food, and following flashing nerve signals as they race up to the brain.

Why it’s great: The Human Body focuses less on teaching kids specific anatomical lessons and more on sparking wonder and fascination toward the body and what it can do. The app’s engaging visuals are neither cartoonish nor graphic, and the thoughtful sound effects are as compelling and instructive as the animations: Gurgles, wooshes, creaks, and spurts give kids a visceral sense of what’s happening inside them. You can toggle on or off the text labels that identify the systems and organs, but no reading is required to get deep into the app, making it equally accessible to pre-readers.

An app for discovering nature: Toca Boca Jr (Toca Nature)

Toca Boca Jr (iOS and Android)

Toca Nature, one of the games available through Toca Boca Jr, is an open-ended building activity where kids can explore and shape the terrain, collect resources, and observe wildlife.

Ages: 2 to 6

How it works: In Toca Nature , kids start with a simple plot of land where they can raise or lower mountains, create lakes, clear or plant forests, and make deserts. They can zoom in to different areas of their terrain to collect and distribute resources (like mushrooms, fish, or berries). As they change and shape the environment, different kinds of animals, plants, and fish will appear, multiply, migrate, or disappear.

Toca Nature is one of the games from Toca Boca Jr ( iOS and Android ). The app is free but access to the games requires a subscription. The $12-per-month Piknik bundle ( iOS and Android ) covers unlimited access to Toca Boca Jr games such as Toca Nature , Toca Pet Doctor , and Toca Lab: Plants , as well as Sago Mini games such as Sago Mini World . A Toca Boca Jr plan with only Toca Boca games is also available for $8 per month.

Why it’s great: Similar to popular narrative-less building games like Minecraft , Toca Nature harnesses the enjoyment kids get from open-ended creating, wandering, and exploring games, with a unique focus on the natural world. Common Sense Media senior editor and learning center strategist Christine Elgersma said that an app like Toca Nature doesn’t have explicit learning goals—it’s not trying to teach kids the names of animals or types of terrain, for example—but rather is “an exploratory app with experiences that a kid really couldn’t have off screen.” By creating and manipulating the environment, and then observing how the plant and wildlife change as a result, kids can see how animals, resources, and the environment interact.

Social and emotional learning , which includes self-awareness, empathy, communication skills, and building relationships, among other capacities, has increasingly been recognized as a critical component of children’s education. These two apps let young kids explore different aspects of self-expression, emotions, and social play.

An app for self-expression: Me: A Kid’s Diary

Me: A Kid's Diary (iOS)

A digital diary.

This app lets kids explore self-expression through drawing, writing, photos, and audio and video.

Ages: 6 to 8

How it works: Kids create a digital diary of their lives by answering questions about themselves; making avatars for family members, friends, and other loved ones; and designing their own media. Kids navigate all these entries on their Me Map, a sort of multimedia landscape of their lives.

Why it’s great: Me: A Kid’s Diary (iOS only) helps kids creatively document their feelings, experiences, and loved ones through different media and modes of expression. In some ways, the app offers an experience akin to social media—uploading photos, making videos, writing reflections, and mapping personal connections—but in an entirely closed environment (there’s no actual communication or sharing within the app). This can create a space for kids to start to explore (and for parents to discuss) digital self-expression and sharing.

An app for emotions: Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings

Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Feelings (iOS, Android, and Amazon)

Exploring emotions.

The beloved PBS character helps young kids identify, act out, and explore their feelings through games, songs and creative activities.

Ages: 0 to 5

How it works: Kids explore the familiar world of the PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood ( iOS , Android , Amazon ) through simple games, songs, and art activities that focus on identifying and exploring feelings and emotions. It offers different ways for kids to practice, talk about, and experience emotions, such as by drawing a picture, taking a photo of themselves feeling angry or happy, or practicing a calming exercise with Daniel Tiger.

Why it’s great: The app is simple and accessible for very young kids, with frequent verbal cues and reminders to help them through the easily navigable interface. “Even without the Daniel tie-in, it could actually still be a pretty successful app for teaching a lot of social, emotional, and self-care skills,” said Harry Sawyers, Wirecutter senior editor and father of three. “But having the familiar characters and songs really helps jump-start their interest if, for example, they ‘have to go potty—stop, and go right awaaaaay!’”

An app for reading: Epic ebook subscription

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Endless ebooks.

This app allows young readers to choose from up to 35,000 different books for a low monthly cost.

Ages: 4 to 12

How it works: For $14 a month ($7 per month if you pay annually), kids gain access to some 35,000 children’s books in an intuitively designed app. Epic’s library is updated regularly with new titles, including classics and the site’s original content. Many of the picture books have a “Read to me” function, in which a narrator reads the text aloud and the pages turn automatically. The app also suggests books by age and based on what a child has previously read, allowing kids to easily discover new titles at their reading level. Epic works on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones.

Why it’s great: While some subscription kids ebook apps tend to be populated with the kinds of uninteresting titles you’d find in a bookstore bargain bin, Epic offers an impressive library of children’s books, including many of the beloved classics and award-winning authors you’d find in a well-curated children’s library. ( The Wizard of Oz, with the original 1900 illustrations, was one memorable find that gave us many nights of rapt bedtime reading.) The app is simple enough to use that my daughters could independently browse books by the cover art and find what interested them—even when they were pre-readers. Fairy tales abound, but I’ve also found them paging through books about geology, Ramadan, and coding.

Since we began researching learning apps in 2016, we’ve spoken with a range of experts, including a classroom teacher, a child developmental psychologist, a pediatrician, an astronomer, education researchers, app developers, and others.

These experts have included Kathy Hirsh-Pasek , a professor of psychology at Temple University who has written about and conducted research studies on educational apps for young children; Jennifer Auten , an award-winning teacher in Cupertino, California, who at the time was using tablet and smartphone apps in her first- and second-grade classrooms; Christine Elgersma , senior editor, learning content, for Common Sense Media, an organization focused on children’s media; and Pat Yongpradit , chief academic officer at Code.org, a nonprofit that advocates for computer science education. Last, we’ve spoken with parents on our staff for recommendations of apps they and their kids love in categories such as science, music, and coding.

We read articles and reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and child developmental psychologists and educational researchers to learn about kids’ media use and about principles for designing learning apps. Finally, we read through reviews and ratings from well-regarded children’s media sites such as Common Sense Media .

The good news: research has found that educational apps can aid with student learning. The challenge is finding the good ones. Similar to what we found when researching learning toys , we discovered that developers and app stores often label apps as “educational” with little research or evidence, and few experts, to support those claims.

In 2016, the AAP released a broad report on children’s use of digital media, calling for more-rigorous evaluation of apps that claim to be educational: “Unfortunately, very few of the commercially available apps found in the educational section of app stores have evidence-based design input with demonstrated learning effectiveness.” Similarly, in a 2015 article , Hirsh-Pasek writes that educational apps “present a significant opportunity for out-of-school, informal learning when designed in educationally appropriate ways” but notes later on that “[o]nly a handful of apps are designed with an eye toward how children actually learn.”

In a 2019 analysis of 124 popular children’s educational apps in the Google Play Store, most scored low in offering meaningful learning or engagement, particularly those that were free. Among the top-rated apps were several Toca Boca apps and a related Daniel Tiger app, Daniel Tiger’s Stop and Go Potty ( iOS and Android ).

Experts are still studying what makes learning apps successful pedagogical tools, as well as fun and interesting activities for kids. But after speaking with experts, reading research, and trying out apps ourselves, we identified a few features that seem to be common among great learning apps.

• Offer unique experiences: Several of the experts we spoke to noted that a good educational app should offer children something they couldn’t simply do, learn, or explore in a classroom or the real world. If the app is “basically a worksheet on screen, [or] an experience that could be replicated off screen, then that’s not a good use of the screen,” Elgersma said. “You want it to be an experience that kids could really only have in that screen world.”
• Be open-ended, with limits: Most of the apps in this guide are open-ended in the sense that they encourage kids to independently explore, create, and navigate within the app. But researchers say it’s important to have built-in limits, as well. The AAP has pointed out that digital games have traditionally been designed with rewards and reinforcement designed to keep kids playing as long as possible. The organization recommends that learning apps instead have “automatic ‘stops’ as the default design to encourage children and caregivers to pause the game use and turn to the 3-dimensional world.”
• Be engaging but not distracting: Apps have great potential to engage children through interactive features, but some research has shown that too many bells and whistles can distract children or reduce their comprehension. A good learning app uses interactive, animated, and responsive features to engage kids or enhance their comprehension, not simply to entertain. Hirsh-Pasek has written that parents should evaluate an app’s interactive features and ask: “Do the enhancements actually add value and increase engagement, or do they cause distraction?”
• Encourage interaction: The AAP and other organizations say that learning apps that encourage real-life interaction among multiple people—adult and child, or child and peers—can be especially strong at facilitating learning. The apps in this guide are fun and interesting for kids and adults, and many foster conversation and play outside of the app itself.

As with our guide to learning toys , we focused primarily on apps aimed at kids 3 to 9 years old, though older kids can enjoy many of our recommendations, as well. We chose this age range because, as Hirsh-Pasek has written , “there are so many apps targeted toward [children in this range] that parents and educators do not know how to navigate the marketplace of possibilities.”

Sarah Gannett and Ellen Lee contributed to this guide.

Christine Elgersma, senior editor, parent education, Common Sense Media , phone interview, March 12, 2019, email interview, April 15, 2024

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD, professor of psychology, Temple University , phone interview , January 8, 2019

Pat Yongpradit, chief academic officer, Code.org , phone interview , April 18, 2019

Jana Grcevich, PhD, astronomer, science educator, author , phone interview , December 1, 2016

Jennifer Auten, first- and second-grade teacher, Cupertino, California , phone interview , November 8, 2016

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, et al., Putting Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons From the Science of Learning , Psychological Science in the Public Interest , April 20, 2015

Yolanda (Linda) Reid Chassiakos, et al., Children and Adolescents and Digital Media , Pediatrics , October 1, 2016

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Apalachee High School students eager for school's reopening Tuesday: 'I want to get back to my life'

Apalachee survivor among students ready to return.

Natalie Griffith, 14, is getting ready to return to Apalachee High School just a few weeks after she was shot during the tragic mass shooting that unfolded in early September. Tuesday is expected to be an emotional day for students and staff.

WINDER, Ga. - Students at Apalachee High School will return to class on Tuesday, their first day back since the mass shooting that took place nearly three weeks ago.  

The shooting, which happened on Sept 4, claimed the lives of Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie, both math teachers, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old . The incident also injured eight others.

Sheriff Smith hosts open house at school 

School officials held an open house on Monday to prepare students and families for the difficult transition. 

As families arrived at the school, they were greeted by hundreds of flowers surrounding the flagpole—a memorial for the victims of the shooting that claimed the lives of two students and two teachers, and injured several others. For many, this was their first glimpse of what the new normal would be like when classes resume. 

"Obviously, a lot of emotions are going on today," said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith. "The kids and the teachers have been communicating, but not face-to-face in most regards, but they will today." 

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Apalachee HS Open House ahead of reopening

Some students returned to Apalachee High School on Monday for an Open House ahead of the official reopening on Tuesday. Officials said they have stepped up security to protect the returning students and staff.

The open house allowed students to walk through the school building, though the hallway where the shooting took place remains closed off. Students who have classes in that area, primarily social studies, will be bused to a different building down the road. 

Some students, l ike Natalie Griffith , who was injured in the shooting, are eager to return to a routine. 

"I want to get back to doing marching band and doing band. I want to get back to my life," Griffith said. 

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Others, however, are more apprehensive. 

"Of course, I understand the importance of going back and I would like to, but I feel as if what's the point if nothing has changed," said student Sasha Contreras. 

Apalachee High increased security 

In response to the tragedy, school officials have implemented several new security measures. Additional mental health resources will be available to students, and the presence of school resource officers and state troopers will be increased. 

"Understand that there are safety measures in place, and just because you don't see them, doesn't mean they're not there," Sheriff Smith reassured the community. 

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FULL: Barrow County sheriff gives statement before open house

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith gave a statement Monday morning for the open house at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.

Barrow County Superintendent Dr. Dallas LeDuff acknowledged the difficulty of the situation in a statement on the school district’s website. 

"We know this isn’t easy. We are all still navigating our way through adversity and emotions we may never fully understand. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority," he said. 

LeDuff also mentioned that the district is actively discussing additional security enhancements with local law enforcement and state agencies, while a petition from a student group, Change for Chee, has called for measures such as metal detectors and the use of clear backpacks. 

Barrow County community support 

Despite the heightened security, Sheriff Smith emphasized the importance of community support during this difficult time. 

"The love that we give our kids, the love that we give our parents, and our staff and teachers, it will always prevail over what happened," he said. 

The students will attend half-days for the remainder of this week and next. Full-day schedules will resume after fall break on Oct. 14. 

Apalachee parent Amanda Buckingham appreciates the shorter class periods with less school work.

"I think that’s going to help with the healing process and kids working together again with one another, and talking about their feelings while they’re in that setting," Buckingham said.

Barrow County Crisis Fund helps Apalachee recover

A Barrow County Crisis Fund has been established to help the Apalachee High School community heal after the tragic shooting that killed two students, two teachers and injured nine other people. Here's how it works and how you can contribute to the fund.

In the meantime, classes previously held in the closed section of the school will be relocated to a temporary facility known as "Chee East." Buses will transport students to and from the remote location until new classroom pods arrive on campus, which is expected in January 2025. 

Students and staff will also have extra counselors and therapy dogs available for the transition.

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