Best Free Math Practice for Kindergarten: Worksheets, Games and Apps

Search for free kindergarten math and you'll find thousands of worksheets, apps, videos and games. Most are fine. Few are a good fit for a child who is just starting to read, and even fewer leave your child wanting to come back. Here's how to choose, what's worth using, and what your child will be learning this year.

We make Bobby's Math Club, so we're not neutral, and we've tried to be fair to everyone here. Free sites and apps change, so check each one for current details (as of October 2026).

What makes a good free math resource for a 5 or 6 year old

Free is easy to find. Good is harder. Here's a short checklist you can use on any worksheet, game, app or video:

• It fits your child's level. A kindergartner who finds a page too hard will quit, and one who finds it too easy will drift. Look for a sheet or program that meets your child where they are, and lets them review earlier skills without feeling put back.
• It reads aloud, or uses very few words. Most kindergartners are just learning to read, so questions should be spoken or shown in pictures.
• It gives feedback right away. Your child can fix a mistake while it's still fresh. An answer key you check together works too.
• It's calm. A countdown clock or a loud scoreboard can make a child who's unsure feel worse. Practice should feel safe to get wrong.
• It's really free. Some sites let you start free, then stop at a paywall. Check what you get without paying, and whether your child needs an account.
• It has a natural stopping point. Sessions that end by themselves make it easier to stop while it's still going well.
• It covers what kindergartners are learning. The Common Core's overview of kindergarten names two big ideas for the year: whole numbers, and shapes and space. Your state's list may differ a little, so your child's teacher is the best guide to the order.

Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that reviews children's media, keeps a list of math games, websites and apps for kids that's worth browsing if you'd like a second opinion on any app.

What kindergartners typically learn

Kindergarten is when counting becomes a tool. Your child counts to 100, starts adding and taking away, and sees that teen numbers are ten and some more. Most kindergartners practice these skills:

• Counting to 100. By ones and by tens, and counting on from any number. See counting to 100.
• Comparing. Which group has more, fewer or the same. See more, fewer, or the same.
• Adding and taking away. Story problems within 10. See story problems within 10.
• Making 10. Finding the number that goes with 7 to make 10. See the number that makes 10.
• Teen numbers. Seeing 14 as ten and four more. See teen numbers.
• Shapes. Naming shapes turned any which way, flat and solid. See naming shapes.

Our What is my kid learning? pages cover every kindergarten skill, with sample questions and ways to help at home.

Where do kindergartners usually need extra help? Often it's counting past a tricky spot, like 29 to 30, and writing numbers like 12 and 21 the right way round. If you notice one of these, a few minutes of focused practice on that one thing is worth more than a stack of mixed sheets.

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Free printable worksheets

A pencil and paper are a great way to practice, even in kindergarten. There's no screen to compete with, and you can see how your child counts and writes their numbers.

When you choose free printables, a few things help:

• Pick pages with pictures to count and very few words.
• Choose sheets with about 10 problems, which is enough practice and short enough to finish.
• Read each question aloud if your child isn't reading yet.

Paper Practice is how the club does printable worksheets. You print a ten-problem sheet made for your child's level, they solve it with a pencil, and you photograph the page and check the answers. Once you save it, a checked sheet counts toward their progress, the same as practice in the app. There's no packet to buy and no guessing which grade to print. It's part of the club, and unlimited practice is free. Younger children start with multiple choice, so your kindergartner circles an answer. See how Paper Practice works.

A few ideas for choosing between formats:

• Online resources are best for instant feedback and read-aloud help.
• Printables are best for screen-free time, car rides and practicing how to write numbers.
• Free worksheets and paid subscriptions can both work. If a free sheet matches your child's level, you may not need to pay for more.

Math games, apps and websites

Games work well for kindergartners because they turn counting into something children ask for. A game your child chooses to play again is practice that doesn't feel like work. Here are a few free places to start:

• Khan Academy Kids is a free app for ages 2 to 8, per Khan Academy, with stories, songs and activities across early math, reading and more.
• PBS KIDS Games is a free collection of games for young children, including math, with no account needed, at the time of writing.
• Khan Academy offers a free kindergarten math course of videos and practice exercises.
• The Math Learning Center offers free math apps such as ten frames and a number rack. They're hands-on tools more than games, and they're useful for showing how numbers make 10.
• Bobby's Math Club offers unlimited free practice, with every question read aloud, a hint a tap away and no timer.

The honest difference: apps (downloaded to a phone or tablet) are handy for travel and sometimes work offline, while websites work on any computer and don't use up storage. Either is fine. What matters more is whether your child can use it with little help, and whether it fits the checklist above.

Board games with numbered squares are a great free choice too: counting the squares as you move builds a sense of how numbers grow. For choosing among programs, see free math practice programs, ranked.

Choosing free video lessons

A video is the right tool when your child needs a new idea explained. Practice is the right tool once they have it. At this age, a short video works best with real objects to count afterward.

Khan Academy's kindergarten course is a free place to start, and Khan Academy Kids has stories and songs inside the app. For anything on YouTube, use the checklist below.

Since YouTube has thousands of channels, here is a fair way to choose one:

• Short. Look for videos of a few minutes. A kindergartner's attention is short.
• One idea at a time. A good lesson teaches one skill, such as making 10, and shows the steps.
• Draws as it explains. Fingers, counters and ten frames beat a talking face for this age.
• A calm voice and a steady pace. Fast, loud videos can tire children out.
• Made for the grade. Check that the title names kindergarten or ages 5 to 6.
• Watch it first. Preview a video yourself, and turn off autoplay so the next one isn't chosen for you.

We also make short kid-friendly videos that follow practice. See how our math videos teach.

Free activities at home

Some of the best kindergarten math costs nothing. Try these:

1. Count to 100 together. Count by tens on your fingers: 10, 20, 30.
2. Roll and add. Roll two dice and count all the dots. Which roll is biggest?
3. Make 10 with fingers. Hold up 6 fingers. How many more make 10?
4. Count on. Start at 8 and count on three more: 9, 10, 11.
5. Go on a shape hunt. Find circles, rectangles, triangles, and solid shapes like a cylinder.
6. Share fairly. Split 10 crayons between two cups. How many ways can you do it?
7. Compare. Who has more toy cars? How many more?
8. Tell a story. "Five birds sat on a fence. Two flew away." How many are left?

For more ideas, see how to make math fun for kids.

How much and how often

I recommend 5 minutes of practice a day. It doesn't have to be every single day: a few five-minute sessions a week is great too. That's enough time to answer a handful of questions and get feedback on each one. If your child wants to keep going, let them. Read how often your child should practice for the reasons.

Motivation matters as much as minutes. Some ways to help:

• Let your child choose. Paper or screen, game or worksheet. A choice gives them a say.
• Stop while it's fun. Ending early leaves them wanting more.
• Praise the thinking, not just the answer: "I like how you counted on."
• Do it together sometimes. Even a few minutes beside them helps.
• Treat mistakes as normal. If your child feels worried about math, overcoming math anxiety has gentle ideas.

Why practice at all? Because counting, comparing and adding in kindergarten are what later math is built on. Early math confidence is worth building now.

How Bobby's Math Club fits

I built Bobby's Math Club, and I use it with my own kids a few times every week. It's meant to be the five-minute habit, and it works well next to free videos, games and everyday math:

• Unlimited practice, free. No limit on how much your child can do.
• Read aloud. Every question, hint and explanation can be heard.
• Kind feedback. A hint when needed, and a short explanation after each question.
• Paper Practice. Screen-free sheets that count toward progress.
• Progress emails. Plain-English notes on what your child practiced.

It's made for PK-5, and it's practice rather than video lessons. You can pair it with Khan Academy Kids and everyday counting for variety.

Have a child in another grade? There's a page like this one for Pre-K, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade.

Questions parents ask

Sources

• National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers (2010). Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Kindergarten Introduction.
• Common Sense Media. Best Math Games, Websites, and Apps for Kids.
• The Math Learning Center. Free Apps from MLC.