7 Free Online Games and learning resources for Maths of Primary Section

Those who think that winning an argument with one's Boss or Spouse is tough......try engaging a kid for a maths practice session for 15 mins.

I can't help with the former, but for latter......Definitely yes.

In my previous post i had discussed about various tools to conduct online classes and my subsequent post covered 100% Indian apps for online classes. However, for subject like maths, Online or Physical classroom teaching does not suffice. A lot of practice needs to be done by the kids after the class is over......and all maths teachers and parents will know that this is one of the toughest job.

And since our kids are going to use maths and number skills throughout their lives, we cannot compromise on the practice of maths. 

So, I have tried to explore and find out some good websites which allows students to practice and hone their maths skills. And since nothing engages a young mind more than games, i have tried to identify 7 sites which offer lots of online maths games (in addition to videos and worksheets)

Lets game...

1) www.mathgametime.com

It covers all major topics of maths in primary section. It has Games, Videos, Worksheets and blogs on innovative maths teaching. The best part of this site is that the entire content is categorised from KG till Class 7. This makes it extremely easy for teachers and parents both to guide the students properly to use this site. No sign-up/login required.

2) www.mathgames.com

One of the largest collection on online games for maths. All games are segregated class-wise as well as skill wise. A student/teacher/parent can chose to play games on basis of fundamental number skills too. Worksheets are available but no videos. No login is required.

Unique feature of this site is it offers gaming arcade. Students can play some really cool games, accumulate points, cross levels….its a lot of fun!!! This feature however requires one to sign-up and login.

3) www.matific.com

This is a good site but a paid one. Good news is due to Covid-19, a free complimentary access of 7 days for parents and 60 days for teachers is provided by the site. The site has a good compilation of games/episodes, worksheet and word problems. The unique aspect of the site is various DIY workshops. Students can model a lot of things like fractions etc and hone their number skills and easily related with a lot of concepts. It also comes with reports which can help a parent monitor the progress of their kids.

 

4) www.splashlearn.com

The site offers maths games from KG till class 5. The collection of games is good and the graphics are of very high quality. The site requires a sign up, but it is free. The best feature of the site is it allows you to allocate days and time that your kid wants to commit to study maths. The site also keeps a tab on this and keeps the parent updated via the parent dashboard. A very useful feature, if our kids are as we were during our school days 😊

 

5) www.themathsfactor.com

Based on the UK curriculum for maths, the site has some good games. The coverage is not very exhaustive from Indian curriculum point of view, but there are enough games to cover the basic skills and concepts in maths. The site has paid content, but currently it is made free for all. The site needs sign up and there is a parent login also through which parents can monitor the progress of their kids. There are a few interesting blogs also on making maths more interesting

 

6) www.education.com

This is another very interesting site for maths. Lots of worksheets and online games are given, categorised grade and topic wise. Interesting features are the guided lessons which enables the student (with some help from the parent) to learn on their own. Also there are ready to use lesson plans, with step by step activities to enable learning. This will be extremely useful to parents who are trying to teach their kids for the first time, that too without the kid going to the physical school. 

In addition to this, there are lot of Hands-on activities, Interactive stories, online exercises, printable workbooks, science projects and song videos. The only catch is that the site has 2 versions; basic and premium. Certain features are not fully accessible in the basic version. Basic is totally free and premium is charged.

 

7) www.mathplayground.com

 This site contains maths content from grade 1 to 6. Videos and online games are interesting. The most unique aspects are story math and math arcade. Story math consists of word problems which can be solved by creating online models. The model making process is very easy and gives a very good perspective of the problem to the students, making it very easy for them to understand and solve word problems. The math arcade consist of online multiplayer games taking maths practice for students on a full on gaming level. I myself got hooked to it 😊

How you can use these resources?

1) Schools & Teachers: 

• All Apps and Resources to conduct online classes have a chat box or direct messaging option. Math Teachers can easily share these links pinpointing specific games after each maths class that they conduct online.

2) Parents: 

• Use the teacher recommended games for the current class of your kid
• Use all the games of previous grades, to ensure that your kid revises all the concepts that they studied last year. 

3) Others:

• Share this blog with anyone who is a maths educator or a parent of kids from KG till class 8

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