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RoomRecess
By RoomRecess.com (built by an elementary school teacher). Visit RoomRecess
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A free website of about 160 simple learning games for elementary kids, made by one elementary school teacher. Games practice math skills such as computation, fractions, place value and rounding, reading strategies like main idea and cause and effect, plus spelling, typing and problem solving. Kids just open a game; there are no accounts. Teachers often use it for centers. It is supported by ads.
Our take: Useful free practice for K-5 skills; families who mind ads or want progress reports should pick another tool.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 2 out of 5 | Programmatic ad networks loaded, and a privacy pop-up with sale-of-data, targeted-ads and sensitive-data switches already turned on covers the page; a log-in and subscribe link sit at the top. |
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| Data: 1 out of 5 | Ten ad networks and the ID-sync services id5 and Lotame (crwdcntrl) fired before the consent pop-up was answered. |
| Ease: 2 out of 5 | A large consent pop-up blocks the games on arrival; a child would need an adult to deal with it. |
| Cost honesty: 3 out of 5 | Free games, with a 'Subscribe' link at the top of the page. |
What we found
- 32 third-party sites contacted on the first visit
- 10 known ad networks plus id5-sync and crwdcntrl (Lotame) before consent
- 30 cookies set before consent, from 9 third-party domains
- The privacy pop-up showed 'Consent to Sale and Sharing of Personal Data', 'Targeted Advertising' and 'Processing of Sensitive Data' all switched on by default
From the test: Free teacher-made games, but the first screen is a data-sharing pop-up with every switch pre-set to on, and ad and ID-sync services load before anyone answers it.
| Ages it suits | about 6-11 (grades K-5) |
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| What its terms say about age | Not stated: there is no terms page. The privacy policy says the site collects no information from visitors and follows COPPA, and encourages parents to supervise. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free (Oct 2026), supported by ads. |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Free, no sign-up
- Skills match common elementary standards
- Simple games that load fast
Watch for
- Ads on the pages
- Privacy policy contradicts itself on ad cookies
- Dated look; no progress tracking
Data and privacy
The policy says no information is collected from visitors and that third-party behavioral tracking is not allowed, yet it also says ads from AdMetricsPro and partners use Google's DoubleClick and other cookies for demographics and interests reporting. The two statements do not fully match. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
No study found.
In the Big Index
- On the list Top 50 free game sites for kids (2026)
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