An educations game for children is a fun way to reinforce learning. Games in lower grades refresh old lessons and skills while games for higher grades introduce new concepts and provide an extra challenge in a specific subject area. Children love to play, earn points and set high scores, and parents appreciate the opportunity to track their knowledge growth.

Curious World

If you’re looking for a fun educational app, you can’t go wrong with Curious World. Developed by the makers of Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego, Curious World is a subscription-based website and iOS app that introduces children to a wide variety of concepts and topics. You can choose from 56 original games and 58 videos for your child to enjoy.

Curious World was created with parents and kids in mind. Parents can customize their child’s profile, which gives them the opportunity to choose content that best suits their child’s interests. For example, they can view suggested videos and content based on their child’s age and stage of development. The app also offers suggestions across categories.

Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a PC-based building game with an educational component. The game’s creator, Paradox Interactive, has teamed up with educational game publisher TeacherGaming to create a set of lesson plans for the game. The lesson plans focus on topics such as urban planning and active citizenship and include new tutorials for teachers. While Paradox Interactive is known for creating thoughtful games, this is the first time the company has ventured into … READ MORE ...