Plastic blocks plus glossy books plus a lot of patience. That was the old ‘formula’ to teach children alphabets and numbers. While the patience still is needed, the mediums and tools have changed a lot.

A lot of households have a computer. In the Web 2.0 age, is it any wonder that they are online and browser-based education tools?

So, it would be much easier and convenient to head to a website rather than a children’s bookstore. Hence, here are the three interactive games to teach your kids alphabets and numbers.

Simple ABC’s

Start off with a very simple way to learn ABC’s, but in a colorful manner. Learn Your ABC’s from Fisher-Price and its online games section is a Flash based tool. The game introduces the child to the letters, one at a time. The letters change in different colors and all the child has to do is to press any key on the keyboard.

Help The Monkey

Alphabet Antics is about a monkey who need some help with coconuts. The alphabet game has three levels. The game is about a monkey who says the letters out aloud and the child has to click on the right coconut to help the monkey clamber up the tree. With each wrong answer, the monkey comes down a notch or two. Also, choose between capitals and small letters to make the child recognize both.

Catch The Train

LearningPlanet has two nice games which could be good starters for number recognition. You can let your child catch the number train and then count a few chickens.

Let us know about your favorite sites for some home schooling.