Many computer reading games help kindergarterners either sharpen or develop their early reading skills. These activities focus on the alphabet, colors, numbers and shapes, spelling and basic skills. One of the more basic reading activities is the ABC Train. In this game, a list of letters is given starting with A. Three consecutive letters are set aside with the last letter missing. Kids have to enter what the next letter should be.
Many math games like Count Us In, Number Circus and Barney Shapes are good computer activities for kindergarteners. In Barney Shapes, the game focuses on numbers, shapes, and numbers matching. Kids match the numbers, colors and shapes in each picture. Count Us In is designed to help kids understand basic number concepts. In Number Circus, kids are taught the correct progression in numbers when counting up from one.
Many computer activities focus on special themes like animals, farm life, the community, the five senses, transportation and plants. These games help kids experience real-life themes about the world in which they live and add to the knowledge base of the kindergarteners. The interactive nature of the games give kids a feel for being on a farm, riding on a bus or growing an actual plant.
Some kindergarten teachers have students play entertaining games on the computer as an incentive for continuing to do well in class. Also, teachers sometimes allow kids to play games on the computer as a free-time activity. Games often come tied to cartoon characters that kindergarteners see on television daily, such as Dora and Wow-Wow Wubzy.