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.
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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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 Tots TV Colourful Shapes Game
Match the toys to their outline shapes, using the colours to help. (CBeebies)
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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. A nice simple game to practice matching pictures. (BBC Wales)
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 Peter Rabbit Stories
This site contains a selection of Beatrix Potter books which are read aloud. These are not the full versions of the
stories, so it is much better to get the real books if you can!
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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. much
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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
games will 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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