One of the most frequent challenges at the forefront of most stories I write about educational games is how to balance fun and engagement with instructional content and learning, or in other words, ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

In order to take learning to the next level, there's an experiment in Pittsburgh that brings game designers closer to the educators who want games for learning. The hope is that by working together, ...

Before your child can add and subtract, they need to count. Start at a young age and teach your child about numbers with fun, interesting counting games. When your child is first learning how to count ...

If you’ve homeschooled for any length of time, you know the panic that hits when you realize your child forgot how to multiply fractions—or worse, that you can’t quite remember how to explain it ...

Building a strong vocabulary doesn’t always require thick books or screen-heavy apps. Sometimes, the best learning happens during laughter-filled moments at home. Children absorb words like sponges, ...

Evolutionarily speaking, we are built to enjoy learning. Neuroscientists (and those of us who spend time with young children) know this to be true—but institutionalized education tends to dim the joy ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are your favorite classroom games? In Part One, Shannon Jones, Jennifer Bay-Williams, Molly Ness, and Sheniqua Johnson shared their favorites. Today, Jenny Vo, ...

Everyone’s home right now. Some people have kids home from school. They all need more entertainment than usual to keep them occupied throughout the day. We’ve rounded up some educational toys from ...