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Learning games for 6 year olds

Every game here is pitched at 6 year olds — short enough to finish, forgiving enough to keep trying, and playable straight in the browser.

21 games

Trace the alphabet

Learn to write every capital letter with guided, stroke-by-stroke tracing.

Trace it · ages 36

Trace numbers 1–10

Write your first digits, one confident stroke at a time.

Trace it · ages 36

Hungry frogs

The frog is hungry for one letter only — can you spot it before the others?

Catch it · ages 36

Number hunt

Numbers are hiding among the planets. Tap the one you find.

Catch it · ages 36

Marine life

Dive down and meet the creatures that live under the waves.

Learn the words · ages 37

Memory zoo

Flip the cards, remember where the animals are hiding, match every pair.

Match the pairs · ages 37

Counting stars

Count what you find in the night sky — a calm one for bedtime.

Count them · ages 36

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Colouring book

Pick a crayon and fill it in. No rules, no wrong answers.

Colour it in · ages 28

Spell it out

See the picture, hear the word, then tap the letters in the right order.

Spell it · ages 47

Word and picture

Read the word, then find the picture it belongs to. First real reading.

Find the match · ages 48

First sounds

Every letter makes a sound. Find the thing that starts with it.

Find the match · ages 36

Pattern train

The carriages follow a pattern. Work out which one comes next.

What comes next · ages 37

Add it up

Two little groups, counted together. The gentlest possible first sums.

Count them · ages 48

Sort the baskets

Tap a thing, tap the basket it belongs in. Sorting without any dragging.

Sort it out · ages 36

Jigsaw time

The picture came apart. Tap two pieces to swap them back into place.

Put it together · ages 38

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Echo tunes

Listen to the little tune, then play it back. It gets one note longer each time.

Play it back · ages 38

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Bubble pop

Bubbles drift up through the water. Pop exactly the number you are asked for.

Pop them · ages 26

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Sound box

Drop balls, flick them, listen. No rules, no score — just a toy that sounds lovely.

Play with it · ages 28

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Move the sun

Drag the sun across the sky and watch the whole day change. Nothing to win — just a world that answers.

Play with it · ages 28

Rhyme time

Two words that end the same way. Hearing rhyme is the first step into reading.

Find the match · ages 47

Opposites

Big and small, hot and cold, day and night — the pairs language is built on.

Find the match · ages 36

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