This game is very similar to Math Rescue (above) but with a literary theme. Supposedly an educational game, this game doesn't seem to provide as much educational merit as some other titles, but it sure is fun for an "educational" game. It's from Apogee (c

Wordtrix is a simple but mildly entertaining game intended to be an edutainment product to help kids learn words and increase their vocabulary. The game involves fitting falling parts of words into three possible choices at the bottom of the screen (only

The objective of Wordmax s to spell as many words as you can using letters from a master word. The game includes plenty of masterwords to try, and it has a built-in dictionary of over 80,000 other words, so it's likely the game will recognize the words th

If you're interested in learning the names and capitals of the different US states (as well as possibly the state flowers, etc.) this could be a good progam. It is very bare-bones; it is presented with very little in the way of graphics and no sound effec

TypingMaster is a suite with four different typing games that can aid typing speed and accuracy. The games include Reaction, Numberfall, Wordtris, and the most enjoyable game, Keyman. Unlike most typing software, these games are actually somewhat enjoyabl

Another program that aims to assist students with learning the basic arthimetic skills, Treasure Hunt Math involves players searching out specific items on the screen, then solving math problems to collect their treasure. Several variables, including prob

Storymaker allows kids (or whoever) to make their own storybooks. It includes a scenery editor (a decent paint program), shape (sprite) editor, melody maker (music composition tool) and a basic text editor. By combining these elements computer storybooks

If you're hunting for an enjoyable word game, this could be it. While I have never played "Boggle", this game looks lot like it. The premise is simple: you have three minutes to shift the letters around in a 5x5 grid and create as many words as possible.

Help your kids learn multiplication, factions, inequality, and other mathematical concepts with this learning game. Actually a remake of the original Number Munchers game by the software company MECC. This game doesn't feature great graphics or sound effe

This game is very similar to Word Rescue (below) but with a math theme. Supposedly an educational game, this game doesn't seem to provide as much educational merit as some other titles, but it sure is fun for an "educational" game. It's from Apogee (publi

Math Castle is simply a math drill game with some prettied-up graphics accompanying it, but it's done well. The object is to protect your medieval castle from invading aliens (?!) by typing in answers to math questions. The questions can be addition, subt

Magic Crayon is an electronic coloring book designed for young children. It does not simulate the same experience as doing a crayon and paper coloring book. Basically you choose a color and click on the pictures to auto-fill in areas with the color. It do

Also known as "that game where you draw using the Turtle", Logo is described by the Logo Foundation thusly: "The Logo programming environments that have been developed over the past 28 years are rooted in constructivist educational philosophy, and are des

Word games are quite popular now (the Windows game BookWorm is one of the most popular & addictive games on the web right now). KrisKros is just such a word game, and has NO relation to the awful rap duo from the 90's. (Whew!) The object here is simply to

Not really a game, this is more an entertainment program from kids where they can build their own "funny face" out of various parts (eyes, noses, ears, etc). It has no educational value ("Yay!" say the kids) but it seems that kids could potentially play w