Free Fun Kids Games

One of my favorite places to find computer games for kids is FactMonster.com.  That’s how I stumbled upon this game.  There are so many games at FactMonster, you can play all the time and not play the same game twice.  Plus they tend to make all of their games educational that’s why they call it FACTmonster. So, if you need to practice your math skills, FactMonster may be a place you want to bookmark.

One of the things FactMonster focuses on a lot is kids math games. If you click on Games & Quizzes on the left side of the page, you’ll find Math Games listed.  Once you go to this page, you’ll see there are various games that cover almost all areas of math.  From simple things such as counting, addition and subtraction through to the more difficult items like multiplication, division and even geometry.  Most of the geometry games use something called “Baseball Geometry.”  We’ll explain how that works in a minute.

Baseball Geometry starts off teaching you about the basics of geometry such as the types of angles and how to measure them.  From there it teaches you about types of triangles, calculating the area of a triangle and into Pythagorean theorem (a²+b²=c²).  It also covers circles and finding the area and circumferance as well as polygons and rectangles.

All of this is done while playing a very fun game of baseball.  Don’t worry if you don’t know the rules to baseball, this is a very basic version of the game that is more similar to a home run derby than a full blown game.  Once you answer a question correctly you get a chance to swing and hit the ball.  If you answer the question on the first try, you’ll get 3 pitches.  Answer on the 2nd and you get 2 and if you do it on your third you get just one pitch. You have to click at the exact right time to hit the ball over the fence.  I spent a lot of time learning how to do this and hit more than my fair share of foul balls.  The computer keeps track of your batting average and it will even let you forward that score to your parents.

Give Baseball Geometry a try and you’ll find yourself a little hooked on it.  The math challenges are one thing, but learning how to click that mouse at the exact time will really keeping you coming back for more.  Even my dad spent some time refreshing his memory on some math facts so that he could get another chance at hitting that ball over the fence. Good luck and … PLAY BALL!