About the site

Megatfo is a collection of free games that run in an ordinary web browser, made for children from about four to twelve and for the grown-ups who sit next to them. The name is simply the site's address, megatfo.com, said as one word.

What is here

The games cover the things primary children practise every week: number bonds and sums, times tables, fractions, decimals and percents, shapes and angles, spelling, sentences, early reading, and first words in French. A few are just for careful looking and remembering. The Story Corner has short stories to read aloud, and the Listen and Read player reads a text while each word lights up.

Every game page has a section called "For grown-ups" underneath. It explains what the game practises, how to make it easier or harder, and how to play a version with cards, paper or things from the kitchen drawer, because the best practice often happens away from a screen. Longer pieces for parents and teachers live in For grown-ups.

How the games are made

• No sign-in, no names, no scores kept. A game forgets everything when the page closes. Children never type their name, and nothing they do inside a game is sent anywhere.
• No ads for children. The games and the story pages never show advertising or shop links.
• Short and finished. A round ends. There are no streaks to protect, no daily rewards and no timers that push a child to keep going.
• Sound only when asked. Read-aloud buttons use the voice already built into the browser.

Who writes the notes

Five writers look after the grown-up notes: Tobias Quarrie on everyday math, Maud Harcastle on early reading and writing, Gaëtan Arsenault on French at home, Adaeze Morrow on learning through play, and Greer Bramwell on ideas for classrooms. You can read more about each of them on the writers page.

How the site pays for itself

Some articles for grown-ups, and the Backpack page of books and learning tools, carry a clearly marked shop box. If a grown-up buys through one of those links, Megatfo may earn a small commission. Those boxes are never shown on a game, the games page or the Story Corner, and they never change what the notes say.

Corrections and ideas

If a question has a wrong answer, a game will not start on your device, or you would like a word list added, please write to us. Fixes go straight into the game.