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📣 shireboy

Online kids games for math and memory?


I am overwhelmed looking for quality online educational games for my kids (8 and 11), so I thought I’d ask HN. I’ve found plenty googling, but none that stand out. Specifically I’m looking for quality games like Duolingo, except for math and working memory. Prefer HTML5 over flash or download.

  👤 sethammons Accepted Answer ✓
While you are looking for HTML5 over an app, in app-land, there are the DragonBox games. Very, very well done. My kids loved those games.

As far as other games go that are free online, there are plenty of options. Check out Set, KenKen, Sudoku, Vertex, Tiles, and 2048.

👤 ArtWomb
Just saw this and it really moved me, shireboy. Also spend hours researching quality games for kids ;)

Duolingo works. It's proven with learners at scale. But I worry branching that out to classical subjects like bio and math just reinforce rote memorization.

Memory games never work for me outside the virtual world.

I think turn based strategy (think GBA Advance Wars) games have the best shot at improving young minds. Teach them how to plan ahead, in environments with complex branching factors and every thing else will work itself out.

👤 drsopp
I made a multiplication game. http://trondal.com/m
👤 scott31
Stop helicopter parenting and let them play what they like. Also those "educational games" are useless compared to games like Minecraft
👤 prkvs
Have you tried Elevate app or Lumosity apps, they have fancy UIs and have those game challenges.