Free Games for 6 Year Olds

12 games picked for this age. Free in the browser, no ads, no sign-up, nothing to download.

Six is a big year. Most children are in first grade, reading their first short sentences, adding and subtracting within 20, and starting to tell the time. They can also hold a plan in their head for a few moves, which makes strategy games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Connect Four interesting instead of random.

The games picked for six-year-olds follow first-grade learning closely. Sight Word Pop practises the short words that show up in every early reader. Number Line Jump and Math Balloons turn sums into quick, visual games. Learn the Clock makes the hour and half-hour stick. Code the Critter is a gentle introduction to giving instructions in order, which is what coding is. And for winding down, Simon Says and Word Search are calm but still make them think.

Our picks for 6 year olds

All games for ages 6-8 →

words

Sight Word Pop

Read the word and pop the match!

Ages 6+ 1 player

numbers

Number Line Jump

Hop to the answer on the number line!

Ages 6+ 1 player

numbers

Math Balloons

Pop the balloon with the right answer!

Ages 6+ 1 player

numbers

Learn the Clock

Read the clock and pick the right time!

Ages 6+ 1 player

board

Tic-Tac-Toe

Get three in a row to beat the computer!

Ages 6+ 1–2 players

board

Connect Four

Drop discs and line up four to win!

Ages 6+ 1–2 players

memory

Simon Says

Watch, listen, and repeat the color pattern!

Ages 6+ 1 player

puzzles

Code the Critter

Write the code, watch the critter follow it!

Ages 6+ 1 player

words

Word Search

Find all the hidden words in the letter grid!

Ages 6+ 1 player

words

First Crossword

Read the clue, fill in the word

Ages 6+ 1 player

board

Snakes and Ladders

Climb the ladders, dodge the snakes, race to 100

Ages 3+ 1 player

arcade New

Block Smash

Fling balls to knock down towers of blocks

Ages 6+ 1 player

Printable worksheets for 6 year olds

All grade 1 worksheets →

Most 6 year olds are in grade 1. These free sheets print on ordinary paper and come with answer keys where there are answers to check.

Addition Within 20

math · printable

Subtraction Within 10

math · printable

Subtraction Within 20

math · printable

Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10

math · printable

The Lost Kitten

reading · printable

A Day at the Beach

reading · printable

Trace Days of the Week

handwriting · printable

Short Vowel Words

spelling · printable

Questions parents ask

What should a 6 year old be learning?

In first grade, children typically work on reading simple sentences and common sight words, adding and subtracting within 20, and telling time to the hour and half-hour. The games on this page practise each of those.

Are strategy games good for 6 year olds?

Yes, simple ones. Tic-Tac-Toe and Connect Four teach looking one move ahead and blocking an opponent, and both can be played against the computer or with a friend on the same screen.

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