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Educational games for kids online - 9 games with a narrator

A good educational game is short, talks to the child and has no distracting ads. That is how we built the 9 educational games in YourPet. We describe each one and suggest how to match a game to your child’s age.

The YourPet team24/10/20264 min read

How to choose an educational game for your child?

Before your child starts playing, it is worth checking a few things. A good educational game:

has short rounds - a minute is enough to focus without getting bored,
has a narrator who reads aloud - for children who are only learning to read,
says straight away whether the answer is right,
has no ads and no chat with strangers,
teaches one specific thing at a time instead of a bit of everything.

The 9 educational games in YourPet - what does each one teach?

Feelings

The narrator reads a short story about Teddy, and your child picks the face that shows how Teddy feels. The game teaches naming emotions and recognising them in everyday situations.

Patterns

Shapes make a repeating pattern, and where the question mark is, your child picks what comes next. It practises logical thinking and spotting rules.

Syllables

Your child looks at a picture and picks the matching word, with the syllables split by a dot. A good exercise for early readers.

Maths

Sums with plus, minus, times and divide, each with four answers to choose from. It practises mental arithmetic.

The clock

Your child reads the time on a clock face: full hours first, then halves and quarters. Useful at school and in the daily routine.

Shapes

Circles, triangles, squares, diamonds, stars and hexagons - names first, then the number of sides. A first step into geometry.

Odd one out

One of four pictures does not belong with the rest. After choosing, your child finds out why. It practises grouping and explaining.

Opposites

For every word your child finds its opposite - for example, night goes with day. It builds vocabulary.

Road signs

The game shows a road sign and your child picks what it means. Red signs ban, blue signs order, and yellow signs warn. Handy on the way to school.

Why does the narrator matter so much?

Children at the age of these games often cannot read yet, or read slowly. That is why the narrator reads the stories in Feelings aloud and comments on every answer - usually by saying the correct one, so your child hears it even after a mistake. While the narrator is speaking, the round clock stops, so the time counts for thinking, not for listening.

On the English version of the site the games and recordings are in English, with an English narrator and their own set of words. English syllables cannot be translated from Polish ones, so we wrote them from scratch.

Which game for a preschooler and which for a school child?

Preschoolers usually find it easiest to start with Feelings, Patterns, Shapes and Odd one out - all it takes is looking and listening. Children who are learning to read enjoy Syllables and Opposites, and first-graders The clock and Road signs. Maths also includes times and divide, so it fully suits slightly older children. This is only a hint - the best way is to play together and see what your child enjoys.

How much time for educational games?

A round lasts 45 to 60 seconds, so a few rounds are a few minutes of learning. Every game can be paused. Short sessions are easy to fit into the day, for example after school, and you can set time limits on the device. Read more about healthy habits in Child safety.

How to get started?

The educational games are in the pet panel, next to the active games. You need an account - an adult creates it, and a new account gets 7 days free with a pet from the gallery, with no payment details needed. Create an account or see how YourPet works. If your child prefers to move, try the 14 animal games you can play without an account.

Frequently asked questions

Are the educational games in YourPet free?

For the first 7 days on a new account - yes, with a pet from the gallery and no payment details needed. After that you keep playing with your own pet from a photo or with pets from a package. The games have no ads and no paid random rewards.

What age are these games for?

For children who are discovering emotions, shapes, letters, numbers and the clock - mostly preschoolers and first-graders. The account is created by an adult, and the child plays on the parent’s account.

Are the games in English?

Yes, on the English version of the site, with an English narrator and their own set of words. On the Polish version they are in Polish with a Polish narrator.

Do the educational games work on a phone?

Yes, on phones, tablets and computers, in the browser. It is best to turn the sound on so your child can hear the narrator.