Preschool Games
Follow the links below to these great free online
preschool games. I have chosen games which are
bright,engaging and easy for young children to use. There is
nothing worse than a game aimed for tots which is simply too
difficult - I particularly dislike those online preschool games
with a timer which doesn't give young children enough time to
complete the activity, leaving them miserable and demotivated
instead of having fun while they learn.
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 Little
Robots
Match the robot pictures on the dominoes. If
you choose Level 2, some of the dominoes have
dots instead of robots to match. (CBeebies)
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 Spot the
Difference
Look carefully at the pictures and click on
the differences in the photo on the right hand
side. There are three differences in each
picture. (UpToTen)
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 Nursery Rhyme
Collage Maker
Choose a nursery rhyme then make a picture
by dragging the characters and props into the
scene. When you have finished, you can click
Play to make the picture come to life and you
can listen to the rhyme (CBeebies)
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 Colour
Train
Click the trucks to make the colours on your
train match the one in the shed. (Crickweb)
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 Mend the Family
Photo
Can you mend the family photo by dragging
the pieces into the correct place? There are
three different levels to choose from.
(UpToTen)
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 Balamory
Nessie's Story
A rhyming story all about a trip to Loch
Ness to look for Nessie the monster.
(CBeebies)
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 Kites
Look at the kites very carefully and click
on the two which are exactly the same. On the
younger kids level the kites have faces, on the
older kids level they have more abstract
patterns. (UpToTen)
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 Razzledazzle
Rhyming
Use the picture clues to help you to click
on the word to complete the rhyme.
(CBeebies)
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 Smarteenies Shape
Store
Choose a picture, then drag shapes from the
drawers to complete it. When you have finished,
you can turn the picture into a movie.
(CBeebies)
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 Barnyard
Matchup
Click the tiles to see pictures of animals
and hear animal sounds. Match them up to reveal
a photograph. (Harcourt)
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 Lecky's
Colouring Game
Paint the picture choosing colours to match
the example. When you have coloured all the
pictures, you can print a certificate with your
name on. (Crickweb)
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 Snapdragon
If the two cards match, click SNAP. Anice
simple game to practice matching pictures. (BBC
Wales)
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 CBeebies Watch
and Read Along Stories
An index of all the Cbeebies Watch and Read
Along Stories. Once you've chosen the story,
choose the full screen version
if there is one.
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As well as being lots of fun for three to five year olds
(older children will enjoy them too), these preschool
online gameswill help children to practice some of the
skills which are useful for learning to read, such as matching
shapes, which will help with letter recognition later, and
rhyming.
Recommended books:
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