Free educational games for 5 year olds
Peabody has free games for 5 year olds that play right in the browser, with no sign-up, no download and no ads. Each one quietly practises letters and the sounds they make, the first sight words, counting and adding small numbers, so a 5-year-old can play for fun and learn as they go. Free through the end of 2026.
Learning games for 5 year olds
These games ask questions at kindergarten level, as three big boxes to tap, with no typing. The questions get harder only when a child gets them right, so the game stays at the right level.
| Game | Asks | From | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Number Blast | counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division | K | Blast the alien ship with the right answer. |
| Deep Dig | phonics, sight words, spelling, first sounds | K | Read the word on the block to dig deeper. |
| Critter Farm | first sounds, rhymes, sight words, counting, making ten, phonics | Pre-K | Plant, water and harvest by sounds and numbers. |
| Dino Dash | counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division, first sounds, rhymes, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary | Pre-K | Hatch dinos, ride them through nine lands, chomp wrong eggs. |
| Astro Rescue | counting, first sounds, adding, sight words, making ten, rhymes, taking away, phonics, times tables, vocabulary, division, spelling, number sense | K | Jump through space and free the lost bots. |
| Temple Escape | counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division, first sounds, rhymes, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary | Pre-K | Run eight temples on a companion you hatched, and take the arch with the right answer. |
| Cell Break | first sounds, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary, counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division | Pre-K | Dig out of jail: find letters, finish words, win your lunch. |
| Last Word | first sounds, rhymes, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary, counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division, number sense | Pre-K | Give the zombies their words back. Survive the night. |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division, first sounds, rhymes, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary | K | Pick a story. Every choice changes how it ends. |
| Onslaught | counting, making ten, adding, taking away, times tables, division, first sounds, rhymes, phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary | K | Build a maze of towers. Hold back the Clankers! |
Just-for-fun games
Not every game asks a question. These are for play, and each one is free.
- Pet Hatch: Hatch eggs, care for and breed pets, ride them through nine 3D worlds, and battle.
- Build World: Build your own world, block by block. Fly, swim, and find the glowing Wonder blocks.
- Dip & Dash: Run and jump through 33 worlds, six in 3D, and answer at the doors.
- Dino Dash: Hatch dinos, ride them through nine lands, chomp wrong eggs.
- Rail Dash: Dodge the trains and run through the right answer.
What 5 year olds are learning
Most children this age are working on letters and the sounds they make, the first sight words, counting and adding small numbers. Peabody's games, stories and practice follow kindergarten, and a child can pick a different grade at any time. See the reading and math pages for kindergarten for the details.
The arcade also has two action games with cartoon violence, Sniper and Doomcrawl. We leave them off these lists on purpose; every game is on the games page.
Questions parents ask
Are these games really free?
Yes. Every game is free through the end of 2026, with no ads, no download and no sign-up to start playing.
Are the games safe for a 5 year old?
The games on this page are made for children: no ads, no tracking cookies and no typing to other people. A grown-up can set time limits from the parent console. Peabody never asks a child for a name or an email to play. See how Peabody keeps kids private.
Is this just for the classroom or for home?
Both. It works on a computer, tablet or phone, so it suits a rainy afternoon at home or a quiet corner of a classroom. Homeschooling families can use it as part of a free homeschool plan.
More ages
6 year olds · 7 year olds · 8 year olds · 10 year olds · all the games
Checked against how Peabody works on 18 October 2026. Written with help from AI, from Peabody's own code and library. Peabody is a learning app, not an assessment: if you're worried about your child's learning, talk to their teacher.