Downloadable Educational Freeware

Free educational software for Windows that you can download and install on your own computer.

Toddlers

Babysmash - Computer Play For Toddlers
Baby Smash is a free "keyboard banger" game for very young kids (ages 1-3 years). It disables all system keys such as ctrl-esc, alt-tab and the Windows key, so that the kids do not exit the program accidentally or harm the computer.
Read more... (08/03/2008)
http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/

Minisebran - Freeware For Toddlers
Minisebran contains alphabet exercises, number exercises and doodle activities. It is perfect for toddlers and kids up to 5 years old who are learning the basics of using a computer, keyboard and mouse.
Read more... (01/29/2007)
http://www.wartoft.nu/software/minisebran

Gcompris - Educational Games For Linux and Windows
GCompris is an educational software package which offers different activities to kids from 2 to 10 years old. GCompris is part of the GNU project. It is available for both Windows and Linux.
Read more... (01/15/2007)
http://gcompris.net

Hiyah - Free Software For Special Needs Kids And Toddlers
Hiyah is a collection of nice and extremely simple software written by a mom with two young children who struggle with autism, ADHD, and speech delays. It is so easy to use, all you need to do is to press the spacebar!
Read more... (08/23/2006)
http://www.hiyah.net/

Childs Play - Free Educational Games
Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children (approximately between 3 and 10 years old). Just like Gcompris, it is both freeware and open source, and is available for Linux as well as for Windows.
Read more... (08/19/2006)
http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/

Cyberstart - Freeware For The Very Young
Cyberstart by Larry Loveland is a great way to teach toddlers how to use a mouse, some basic shapes etc. This freeware program does not use the keyboard at all, and you do not need to be able to click the mouse to use it. You simply move the cursor over the screen, matching up colors and shapes.
Read more... (01/24/2006)
http://www.larryloveland.com/

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