Educational Games –The powerful tool for the overall development of pre-schoolers

Educational games are increasingly considered as important aids in developing the cognitive aspect of early childhood education. That is, the interactive activity has great potential in developing preschoolers’ cognitive competencies in problem-solving, language acquisition, and social interaction. Effective tools for improving the retention of preschoolers’ memories are educational games, which present children with repeatedly enjoyable activities involving them in ways that trigger recall abilities and learning. This paper reviews the latest literature, theories of cognition, and practical applications on the effect of educational games on preschoolers’ cognitive development and memory consolidation. This paper discusses game- based learning mechanisms and best practices with the aim of establishing educational games as a powerful supplement to traditional methods in early childhood education.