Computer Math Games for the 2nd Grade
- Math games can make the subject fun for second-graders.little computer specialist image by Renata Osinska from Fotolia.com
Whether you homeschool your second-grader, want to enrich his education or are seeking to trade in his favorite games for ones that have educational value, computer math games can be a valuable tool for young children. Your second-grader can increase his math skills and likely have fun doing it. - One option for math computer games for your second-grader is an educational computer game website, which requires a membership fee. An example is ixl.com, which costs $9.95 a month or $79 a year, as of February 2010, and has a variety of educational games in all subjects, including math, for children of all ages.
- You can opt to purchase your own software containing second-grade math games. You can find reviews on toptenreviews.com or edutainingkids.com to find games that will appeal to your child. JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade and Reader Rabbit Math Adventure Ages 6 to 9 are popular math game software programs.
- There are websites that offer free second-grade level math games (and usually children's computer games for all levels and subjects). One example is abcya.com. You can navigate to the second-grade page, which offers an interactive tutorial showing your child how to use the easy navigation buttons. On apples4theteacher.com, there are a variety of math games in categories such as geometry, money, measurement, time-telling and arithmetic operations.
