More to comeβ¦
New clearings Β· in the works
The forest is growing! New animal friends and new adventures are on their way. Do watch out!
Curious Forestβ’
Playful learning games for curious kids.
Each clearing in the forest is a different game. Free, ad-free, no signup required. Best on a bigger screen β laptop, tablet, or your TV browser (a remote works fine). Easier on small eyes than a phone.
Grade
Subject
Reading Hollow
Cosy stories & sight words Β· Grade 1β4
Hoot the Owl shares 15+ cosy forest tales β Zen parables, Big-Feelings stories, and true tales of real-life heroes. Sight words highlighted in orange.
Works on any device
Visit the hollow βWord Garden
Spelling Β· Year 1β6 Β· Movable Alphabet
Quill the Magpie collects words. Plant a word, grow a garden β CVC, magic-e, prefixes, homophones, and Greek and Latin roots. Etymology cards on every third word. No timer, no score.
Works on any device
Enter the garden βAtlas Acres
Countries, capitals & maps Β· Grade 3+
Fly with Peri-Peri the Peregrine π¦ (fastest flyer, fieriest fan of spicy food πΆοΈ) across 190+ countries. Three modes: Capitals β pick the right capital city. Flags β recognise countries by their flag, with cultural fun facts after each one. Countries β tap the country on an interactive map of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, or Oceania. Choose Easy, Medium, Hard, or Super Hard.
Works on any device
Start the tour βBamboo Grove
Typing for kids Β· Grade 1β5 / Year 1β6
Help Pip the Panda cross bridges by typing letters and words. 15 progressive levels plus a Word Rain mini-game.
Needs a real keyboard
Enter the grove βMath Glade
Counting (Y1) & times tables Β· Grade 1β5
Help Otto the Fox count his berry baskets! Year 1 counting and take-away with a ten-frame, plus all 11 times tables (2Γ through 12Γ) β grouped by the Cambridge Primary Maths stage that introduces each one.
Works on any device
Visit the glade βPhonics Path
Year R & Year 1 phonics Β· with Professor Hoot
Letter sounds (Sound Garden), CVC blending (Blend the Word), and sight words (Sight Word Pond). No timers, no scores β Hoot reads at your own pace. No ads, no signup required, no third-party trackers.
Works on any device
Enter the path βAkshara Vanamu
Telugu letters Β· Grade 1 & 2 (preview)
Help Mayuri the Peacock π¦ grow the biggest feather collection in the forest by mastering Telugu vowels (ΰ° ΰ°ΰ±ΰ°ΰ±ΰ°²ΰ±), consonants (ΰ°Ήΰ°²ΰ±ΰ°²ΰ±ΰ°²ΰ±) and vowel signs (ΰ°ΰ±ΰ°£ΰ°Ώΰ°ΰ°€ΰ°Ύΰ°²ΰ±). Tap-based β no typing needed. Next sprint: nursery rhymes (Pada Patalu).
Works on any device
Enter the vana βAtlas Chained
Place-chain word game Β· Grade 3+
Peri-Peri π¦ the Peregrine challenges you to an old-school Atlas chain: name a place, she names one starting with your last letter, you name another, and on it goes. Three modes β continents-only, +capitals, +major cities.
Works on any device
Start a chain βGuess in 10
Mystery-country deduction game Β· Ages 7β11
Peri-Peri π¦ is thinking of a country. Spend up to 10 visual clue cards β landmark, climate, food, animal, flag colours β to narrow it down. Three guesses. Fewer clues used = more stars.
Works on any device
Start hunting βGuess the Animal
Mystery-animal deduction game Β· Ages 6β12
Peri-Peri π¦ is thinking of an animal. Spend up to 10 clue cards β habitat, diet, sound (you can hear it!), lifespan β to figure out which of 50 creatures it is. Three guesses, fewer clues = more stars.
Works on any device
Start spotting βVinnu Vale
Daily slokas Β· All ages Β· Telugu & English
Three daily essential slokas β morning, meal, and bedtime β plus six more for the rest of the day. Word-by-word meanings in Telugu and English. Guided by Vinnu the Elephant π.
Works on any device
Enter the glade βRun Rusty Run
Maths Β· Clock Β· Fractions arcade Β· Grade 1β5
Rusty the Squirrel's tearing down the forest road β help him collect berries, dodge the mushrooms, and pick the right answer sign as it slides past. Three topics (maths, clock reading, fractions), five grades, three speeds. Wrong maths costs nothing; only mushrooms take a life.
Steering needs a keyboard or touch swipe
Start the run βParents Zone β see the whole Cambridge curriculum journey β
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Parents Zone
Cambridge curriculum Β· at a glance
The whole journey from Reception to Year 6 β what your child learns at each year, the milestones along the way, and the games that help them across. For parents, not kids.
Works on any device
Open the Parents Zone βLeaderboard
Top scores Β· This week & all time
See who's racing ahead in each game. Beat your best, beat your friends, climb the ranks!
Works on any device
View top scores βForest Ranger Badges
15 badges Β· Coming soon
Fifteen creative badges Forest Rangers will earn for playing games, leaving feedback, and shaping the forest. See the wall of badges-to-come.
Works on any device
Peek at the badges βThe Rangers Wall
Reader reflections Β· A wall of voices
What other Forest Rangers learned from each Reading Hollow story β in their own words. Share yours after any story.
Works on any device
Visit the wall βFree educational games for Grade 1β5
Curious Forestβ’ is a small collection of free, ad-free educational games for kids in Grade 1 to Grade 5 (Year 1 to Year 6 / Class 1 to Class 5). No signup required, no third-party trackers, no in-app purchases β just playful learning. Creating a forest profile is optional: kids who do save a name and progress, kids who don't leave no server-side footprint. Each clearing in the forest is a different subject, with Pip the Panda and friends as your guides.
The Bamboo Grove teaches 10-finger touch typing through 15 progressive lessons and a fast-paced Word Rain mini-game β perfect for ICT skill building. Atlas Acres is a countries and capitals quiz with 190+ countries across 6 continent tours and four difficulty tiers (Easy, Medium, Hard, Super Hard) β 10 fun facts per country and a stamp-collecting passport.
Math Glade teaches the 2Γ, 5Γ, and 10Γ times tables with Otto the Fox's berry baskets and an unhurried, no-timer pace. Twig Workshop (preview) has matchstick puzzles for Grade 1 β Chuck the Woodchuck hides shapes inside the twigs for you to count. Reading Hollow has 15+ cosy storiesspanning Grade 1 to Grade 4 β Zen and Taoist parables for early readers, Big-Feelings tales about emotions, and True Stories of real-life heroes (Edison, the Wright brothers, Katherine Johnson, Temple Grandin and more). Sight words are highlighted in orange to help early readers, all guided by Professor Hoot the Owl.
Curious Forest works on laptops, desktops, and most tablets. The typing tutor needs a real keyboard; everything else is fully tap-friendly on mobile.
Parent FAQ
Quick answers to what parents ask us most.
- Yes. Most smart TVs come with a built-in browser β open it, type curiousforest.org, create a profile, and play with the TV remote. The remote navigates and taps just like a touchscreen. The only exception is Bamboo Grove (typing), which needs a real keyboard. Everything else β Reading Hollow, Atlas Acres, Math Glade, Akshara Vanamu β works on the sofa with a remote in hand.