We have a lot of games. I like games. My older kid LOVES games. My toddler-almost-preschooler, always wants to do whatever his awesome big brother is doing and so he loves games, or at least all the pieces and components of games. However! It’s not so easy to play the same game with your 7-year-old…
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Math Activities for Kids
My oldest son was an early math learner so we've spend lots of time at home playing math games and setting up math activities to supplement his school work. Along the way I've learned math doesn't have to be all about worksheets and memorization, it can be creative, too!
For a quick overview be sure to peruse 25 favorite creative math ideas for after school.
We adore merging mathematics and art in amazing math art activities.
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Irrational and Transcendental Number Fun for Pi Day: Pi Dice Game
In case you have been living under a rock, we love dice games! And of course because my eldest son was born with with an obsession for numbers we love to celebrate Pi Day (March 14th), as we did once by creating these gorgeous pi city skylines. This year I thought, hmmm, how can we…
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Valentine’s Day Math Art Ideas — Without Worksheets
Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines’ Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for inspiration! Bookmark this collection of twelve Valentine’s Day math art ideas because you are going to want to do every single one! The list of Valentine math projects includes a variety of ideas. Most are perfect for elementary…
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Heart Geometry Puzzle to Make Your Kids Love Math!
What better way to learn to love math that putting together the pieces of your heart with this sweet geometry puzzle! This heart puzzle is also a simple STEAM project that teaches the concepts of math, engineering and art/design. But not only that, it is a boredom buster brain teaser that will make your kids smarter!…
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Heart Tessellations: Three Lovely Different Math Designs
These heart tessellations make a relaxing art project, especially for kids who like patterning, and repetitive doodling. Art doesn’t always have to mean drawing still life, after all. Combine this math art project idea with Möbius strip hearts and you and your kids can celebrate Valentine’s Dayin style. Made famous in popular culture by M.C….
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Math Card Game that Takes the Sting out of Fractions
My oldest son loves any game that involves mathematics, and when he was younger her loved playing math card games like Tens Go Fish and Make Ten. When he started learning fractions we started playing a fraction-reduction card game. This math card game teaches kids about fractions by helping them learn and recognize which fractions can…
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Fraction Games for Kids that Are Actually Fun
My neighbor’s mom is a math tutor and she likes to discuss how “Kids these days just don’t get fractions!” (Be sure to say that in a New York accent.) Whatever the reason, fractions can be difficult to understand. However, after you play these fraction games with your kids, they will have them figured out 100%. Okay,…
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Five Pointed Star: A Math Card Puzzle
Long time readers of this blog know that my kids love math and as a family we have enjoyed many an evening playing games, teasing out puzzles and solving brain teasers. Bethany of Math Geek Mama is here today to share something that combines all four topics into one stupendous activity: a math card puzzle…
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