Engaging US History Classroom Games for February

Hi Legends! Welcome to another update from our Learning Universe! This February, we’re highlighting interactive US History games that immerse students in pivotal moments from America’s past. Designed for grades 5–8, these games bring history to life through storytelling, decision-making, and hands-on exploration.

Whether you’re introducing a new unit or reinforcing key concepts, these experiences help students build historical understanding, critical thinking, and empathy.

📚 If you missed last month’s new games, you can explore last month update to catch up on recent releases.

New US History February Games

Engage students with narrative-driven adventures that explore the ideas, conflicts, and choices that shaped the nation.

🍎 Teacher Tip: After key decisions in the game, ask students to identify whose perspective is being represented and who benefits or loses. This strengthens historical empathy and supports deeper classroom discussion.

Grades 5-8

  • 🏘️ Life in the Colonies: Experience everyday colonial life by completing quests, harvesting crops, trading goods, and interacting with colonists. Explore how geography, labor systems, and local government shaped life in early America.
  • ⚖️ Law & Disorder: Step into the role of a young lawyer navigating courtroom cases tied directly to the Bill of Rights. Decide which cases to take, match clients to constitutional amendments, and balance justice, reputation, and resources.
  • ⛈️ Eyes on the Storm: Take on the role of a government commissioner navigating rising sectional tensions. Manage crises, analyze political compromise, and explore the deepening divisions over slavery that pushed the nation toward conflict.

These US History games turn learning into an interactive, decision-driven experience! 🎉 Students examine multiple perspectives, weigh historical choices, and explore cause and effect through immersive gameplay.

🏘️ Life in the Colonies — Everyday Colonial America

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Life in the Colonies immerses students in the daily experiences of early American settlers. Through quests and interactions, players learn about family labor, indentured servitude, slavery, trade networks, and local government.

This game helps students understand how geography, resources, and economic systems shaped colonial regions — while highlighting the foundations of representative government and community life.

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⚖️ Law & Disorder — The Bill of Rights in Action

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In Law & Disorder, students run a growing law office and decide which constitutional cases are worth fighting for. Each client’s case connects directly to specific amendments in the Bill of Rights, challenging players to interpret freedoms like speech, religion, due process, and protection from self-incrimination.

By hiring specialized lawyers and making strategic decisions, students explore how constitutional rights apply in real-life scenarios and how the Bill of Rights limits government power while protecting individual freedoms.

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⛈️ Eyes on the Storm — Sectional Tensions & Slavery

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Eyes on the Storm places students in the role of a commissioner monitoring unrest across the United States as sectional tensions escalate. Through historically inspired case files, players assess political compromises, constitutional debates, acts of violence, and the growing divide over slavery.

This game challenges students to analyze how failed compromises, regional interests, and moral conflicts pushed the nation closer to disunion.

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More exciting US History content is coming soon — stay tuned!

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Step Into the Past: Explore January’s Latest US History Games

Hi Legends! We’re excited to bring you another update from our Learning Universe — this time with brand-new US History games designed to help students explore major events, themes, and perspectives from America’s past.

These interactive adventures immerse learners in powerful historical moments while strengthening critical thinking and historical understanding.

📚 If you missed last month’s new games, you can explore last month update to catch up on recent releases.

New US History January Games

Bring history to life with interactive narratives, decision-making challenges, and hands-on activities that help students connect with real historical experiences.

💡 Teacher Tip: Have students pause at key decision moments in the game to predict outcomes or compare perspectives. This encourages deeper historical thinking and improves text-based reasoning during discussions and writing activities.

Grades 5-8

  • 🗽 The Cost of Freedom: Step into the shoes of Pietro, an Italian immigrant in the early 1900s. Explore personal stories, navigate the challenges of urban immigrant life, and uncover how immigration shaped America’s cultural and economic landscape.
  • 🏛️ Nation Builders: Rebuild a nation after the War of 1812! Make decisions about culture, infrastructure, government, and economics as you help define a growing national identity in the early 19th century.
  • ⚔️ Liberty Legends Path to Independence: Experience the events leading up to the American Revolution through the eyes of everyday colonists. Make choices, analyze propaganda, and explore how resistance movements shaped the path to independence.

🗽 The Cost of Freedom — Immigration & Urbanization

Students follow Pietro, a young Italian immigrant arriving in America during the early 1900s. Through dialogue, exploration, and hands-on challenges, players learn what life was like for newcomers navigating unfamiliar cities, factory work, discrimination, and community life.

Students explore push–pull immigration factors, urban living conditions, cultural identity, and how personal narratives reveal the hopes and struggles of early 20th-century immigrants.

🏛️ Nation Builders — National Identity After the War of 1812

Nation Builders transports students into the early 19th century, where America is rebuilding and redefining itself after the War of 1812.

Players construct key buildings, influence Supreme Court decisions, support artists and writers, and shape the economic future of a young nation.

⚔️ Liberty Legends: Path to Independence

Students explore the pivotal years leading to the American Revolution. Players examine propaganda, boycott movements, the Boston Tea Party, and colonial reactions to British policies.

It builds understanding of cause and effect, resistance strategies, and the motivations of Patriots and Loyalists — helping students experience history as active participants.



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Exciting new US History content is coming soon — stay tuned!

New to Legends of Learning and eager to try out these games? Sign up now and bring history to life in your classroom!

💬 Don’t forget — you can earn Reward Points by leaving reviews for the games you play. Your feedback helps fellow educators discover the right games and guides our team in building even more engaging history content.

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Om Nom Is Bringing More Fun to Your Classroom with Two New Cut the Rope Games!

We’re thrilled to announce our newest two educational minigames in the Cut the Rope world: Forces and Motion and Munch Math. These games blend playful design with powerful learning — perfect for helping your students master core science and math concepts in Forces and Motion and Fluently Adding or Subtracting Within 1000 standards.

These interactive games turn tricky science and math standards into hands-on adventures, where students experiment, problem-solve, and learn through play. Whether they’re exploring how forces affect motion or solving multi-step addition and subtraction challenges, your learners will stay engaged — and you’ll love seeing their understanding grow.

🍬 Cut the Rope: Forces and Motion

In this science-powered version of Cut the Rope, students explore how different forces affect an object’s motion. By tapping pumps, popping bubbles, and cutting ropes, learners see push and pull forces in action while helping Om Nom reach his candy.

What teachers are saying:

“The game feels like solving a chain reaction puzzle—fun, engaging, and surprisingly challenging.” – Katie S. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I loved how the vocabulary and explanations are woven naturally into the gameplay. It’s a fun and engaging way to explore forces and motion through a popular app game. The hints are helpful for challenging levels.” – Mike L. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Game Overview

As students guide the candy through each puzzle, they see forces come alive:

  • Push Forces: Tapping air pumps sends the candy moving, letting students experiment with how pushing harder changes speed and distance.
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  • Pull Forces: Vacuums demonstrate pull forces by drawing objects in, helping students visualize how forces can act from a distance.
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Through these mechanics, Cut the Rope: Forces and Motion becomes a mini interactive physics lab—helping students build intuition about how motion works by testing, observing, and adjusting.

✂️ Cut the Rope: Munch Math

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In this math-focused adventure, students cut ropes, collect stars, and use place-value reasoning to reach a target number. Candy only drops when the math is correct—making accuracy part of the fun.

“I absolutely loved the visuals and animations! The game really helps students see place value relationships as they group ones, tens, and hundreds. It’s helpful for learners at all levels, and I really appreciate the number line support.” — Michele F. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I love how students get excited about collecting candy while practicing addition and subtraction within 1000. The game reinforces place value so naturally—it just clicks for them!” — Christin O. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Game Overview

Students solve addition and subtraction challenges by collecting stars with different values:

  • Visualizing Place Value: Stars labeled with ones, tens, and hundreds help students watch numbers combine and regroup in real time.
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  • ➕➖ Connecting Math to Movement: Every cut and collection changes their total, linking the math to the physical puzzle and strengthening operational reasoning.
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With clear visual support and playful experimentation, Cut the Rope: Munch Math helps learners build confidence while practicing multi-step problems.

🎉 Cut, Swing, Solve — and Learn!

Both of these Cut the Rope minigames bring the perfect blend of engagement and education, giving your students exciting new ways to explore science and math content. Om Nom might lead the adventure, but your learners are the ones building real understanding along the way.

More updates and sneak peeks are on the way—so stay tuned! Ready to try these games with your students? 😀 Jump into the Learning Universe and start exploring today.

Explore Middle School US History with Interactive Games 

Hi Legends! Exciting news for Social Studies teachers — Legends of Learning has officially expanded into Middle School US History! 🎉 Designed for grades 5–8, these interactive games bring history to life, from Pre-Columbian America through the Great Depression, helping students engage with key events, people, and ideas. 

Whether you’re introducing a new unit or reviewing important topics, these games are designed to spark curiosity, build historical understanding, and support student success in the classroom.

🏛️ New US History Games for Grades 5–8

Get ready to take your students on an adventure through time! Our newest Middle School US History games provide hands-on learning experiences that make history exciting and standards-aligned. Here’s a sample of what you can find in our USH Games section!

💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games to introduce new units, reinforce critical concepts, or provide enrichment for early finishers. They’re especially effective for visual and interactive learners, helping students understand complex historical events while actively participating in the learning process.

Grades 3–5

  • The Civil War: Trace major turning points of the Civil War and understand how leadership, strategy, and social change shaped the nation.

  • America! – Independence 1776: Revisit the Revolutionary era through scenario-based choices highlighting causes, key leaders, and milestone events that led to American independence.

  • Colonial Challenges: The English Colonies: Make critical choices about settlement, resources, and survival as you experience life in the early colonies.

  • Voices of the Land: Explore early American history through multiple cultural perspectives, including Indigenous communities and European settlers.

  • Southwest Road Trip: Travel through the early American Southwest and learn how geography and culture shaped the region’s development.

🛶 Colonial Challenges: The English Colonies

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Step into the shoes of early colonists. Make choices about resources, trade, and survival, all while learning about daily life in the English colonies. Students gain historical perspective and develop decision-making skills in a fun, interactive way.

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🌾 Voices of the Land

Explore multiple perspectives on early American history. Students engage with stories and viewpoints from Indigenous peoples and European settlers, gaining a deeper understanding of cultural interactions, land use, and the causes and effects of colonization. This game encourages empathy, critical thinking, and inquiry-based learning.

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⚔️ The Civil War

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Navigate strategies and explore outcomes in one of America’s most transformative conflicts. Students learn about battles, social change, and the impact of the Civil War while participating in immersive gameplay.

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Interactive games, teacher-created videos, and assessments make it easier than ever to bring history alive while keeping students motivated and engaged.

Our team is always adding new ways to make history interactive. Explore all available Middle School US History games on Legends of Learning, and stay tuned for more exciting updates!


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