Free Games for 7 and 8 Year Olds

By seven and eight, children are ready for thinking games: working out what just happened, solving word problems, spotting patterns and understanding mixed feelings. Level 3 of every FunMinds pack is built for this, so the games stay challenging without getting frustrating.

Best games for this age

Start each game on Level 3. Children can move up or down a level at any time.

• Maths Rocket (Level 3): Numbers to 20 and beyond, word problems and number patterns.
• Story Sequence (Level 3): Five-step stories with a problem and a solution, plus finding the missing step.
• Picture Talk (Level 3): Inference: what just happened, seasons, time of day and spotting silly pictures.
• WH Questions (Level 3): Inference, problem solving and social situations.
• Feelings (Level 3): Reading body clues, mixed feelings and choosing kind ways to cope.
• Opposites (Level 3): Advanced pairs like brave and afraid, arrive and leave, beginning and end.

Skills these games build

• Inference and problem solving
• Maths word problems and patterns
• Understanding how a story is built
• Recognising and managing feelings

Tips for parents and teachers

Let them choose their own games and aim for the leaderboard with a free account. For an extra challenge, ask them to make up their own question or story for you to answer.

Every FunMinds game is free, works in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, and needs nothing to install.

Games for other ages