In a reception classroom I found the use of education games to be beneficial for the children during child initiated play. The children really enjoyed using the games and it helped them to work on numeracy and phonics but it also helped them to become familiar with commands on the computer screen such as 'Start' and 'Quit'. It also allowed the children to work collaboratively on the games and choose a game that they found particularly interesting. Educational games can be used in all classroom, age appropriate games should be tried and tested by the teacher prior to being used.