The one I loved was Frippletown, but I don't think it exists any longer. It had all sorts of interesting games that led to skills like being able to turn a map around in your head. The other one was Reader Rabbit, but I don't know if that exists any longer either.
The PBS Kids website and app are wonderful. Tons of free games that teach everything from potty training to simple coding. And because they're fairly simple they run super well.
Honestly Zoombinis is my personal favorite but that's basically late 1990s/early 2000s so it may or may not work well on modern computers. They really had educational games on lock back then.
I don’t think there’s anything as good as Math Blaster and Reader Rabbit. And in a few years he can move up Oregon Trail.
Seriously, though, newer games tend to be too stimulating and immersive for this age group. They also tend to require memberships rather than one-time purchases 🙄
At the moment, we're sticking to desktop computer games. We used to have a kiddie tablet, but it was overstimulating and caused a lot of meltdowns and then it broke. The desktop computer causes much less drama
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Things like Epistory, where you have to type the keywords to create the world around you and advance the story.
Seriously, though, newer games tend to be too stimulating and immersive for this age group. They also tend to require memberships rather than one-time purchases 🙄
and there is nothing wrong with math blaster. peak design.