Math PC Games: Fun Ways to Practice Math on Your Home Computer

FunBrain.com's Math Games

For arithmetic practice, your child can play the colorful computer games offered here. 'Math Arcade' has a Candy Land-style squiggly path that you must travel to get to the finish line. All the while, players are answering math problems. This and the other math games here allow you to choose a level of difficulty, so you can meet your child's needs. These games are most appropriate for elementary school kids.

Each of these games takes place entirely online. They cannot be printed out and played like board games. One game has a baseball theme; another is a digital form of tic-tac-toe.

Free Activities from Math Playground

Here you'll find more advanced math computer games for kids. These interactive games use cartoon graphics to engage children with math topics like algebraic reasoning, area and perimeter, number bonds and comparing fractions. One game, called 'Shape Mods' gives kids a chance to practice geometry by moving squares and triangles around a grid. At each level, players are given different goals requiring them to reflect, translate and rotate shapes.

Games from Sheppard Software

Dozens of fun online math games are offered here, on topics ranging from fractions and decimals to basic arithmetic. The site is easy to navigate, with the games organized by topic. Each heading, such as place value or telling time, has several games under it. The activities aren't listed by grade level, but you should be able to tell whether or not they would suit your child's abilities in a moment or two of scanning through them.

Some of the games include detailed instructions, so depending on your child's age and ability level, you may want to read the instructions to your child before he or she begins playing. Additionally, you can customize some games by selecting a level of difficulty and the range of numbers or equations that will be used.