Homeschool learning games in Canada

11 hand-checked learning games resources for homeschooling families, with honest cost labels. Free options are listed first. See the full resource directory for every category.

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• FreeAges 2–8

  PBS KIDS Games

  Free browser games from the US public broadcaster featuring characters from its children's shows, grouped by topic such as maths, science and pre-K skills. Some content reflects US contexts.

  Visit pbskids.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 8–16

  Scratch

  A free block-based programming environment from the MIT Media Lab where children make their own games, stories and animations and can share them with an online community. A verified email is needed before projects can be shared publicly.

  Visit scratch.mit.edu ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 5–18

  Code.org

  A non-profit offering free self-paced computer science and AI courses, including short Hour of Code activities and longer courses for primary and secondary students. The organisation now also uses the name CodeAI.

  Visit code.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 3–18

  NRICH

  A University of Cambridge maths enrichment site with free open-ended problems, games and interactive tasks, plus notes for adults explaining how to use each task.

  Visit nrich.maths.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 4–9

  Toy Theater

  Free online games for early primary learners covering counting, operations, telling time, letter recognition and spelling, along with simple art, music and logic games.

  Visit toytheater.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 6–10

  CBC Kids games

  The public broadcaster's free browser games for children, sorted into categories such as puzzle, strategy, animals, sports and beginner. Some are tied to CBC Kids shows, and there are word and spelling games among the puzzles.

  Visit cbc.ca ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 2–11

  TVOKids

  Free games and shows from Ontario's public educational broadcaster for preschool and school-age children (about 2–11). The games are built around the Ontario curriculum and linked to TVOKids programs.

  Visit tvokids.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 8–12

  Mission: Astronaut game (Canadian Space Agency)

  A free online game from the Canadian Space Agency, aimed at Grades 3 to 6, that covers astronaut training, the Moon, robotics and the Webb Telescope. It runs on a computer or tablet.

  Visit asc-csa.gc.ca ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• FreeAges 8–18

  Canadian Geography Challenge study zone

  The study area for Canadian Geographic's national geography contest, pointing to Can Geo Education materials that help students prepare. Families can use it as quiz-style geography practice even if they don't enter the contest.

  Visit challenge.canadiangeographic.ca ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• Free + paid optionsAges 6–14

  Prodigy Math

  A fantasy-style game in which children answer maths questions to progress, with a free parent account for tracking progress. The maths content is free; an optional paid membership adds in-game extras and reports.

  Visit prodigygame.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• Free + paid optionsAges 8+

  Duolingo

  A game-style app and website for learning languages, with additional maths and music courses. All courses can be used free with ads; paid subscriptions remove ads and add extra features.

  Visit duolingo.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)