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Balloon Rocket Race Science Experiment: Blast Off!
Years ago, my older son and I raced balloon rockets across our living room. This year, for summer science camp we took our balloon rocket making supplies over to a friend's apartment to try outdoors...
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Tower of Hanoi: Hands-On Logic Game
Around here we love math and logic brain teasers because they stretch those all important problem solving muscles. After the success of the cubic puzzler and the harder-than-it-looks T puzzle, I was...
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Fun Math Activity: Parking Lot Addition
Parking lot addition is the perfect math activity for a kindergartener or 1st grader who loves toy cars! As far as indoor activities for kids go, this one has it all. It teaches, entertains, allows...
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Fraction Games for Kids: Visual Learning (Free Printable)
My neighbor's mother 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.) She chalked it up to tech screens' reliance on...
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Magic Squares Math Puzzle (3x3 Version)
The classic magic square math puzzle is the perfect fit for this week's Camp Mathematics theme: computing. After all, my eldest son can't resist a good math challenge and my youngest can't resist...
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Fun Math Activities for After School
Worksheets are boring! Kids struggling with math will enjoy these after school ideas that incorporate math learning into a variety of creative and fun activities. A playful approach to math that uses...
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Halloween Tessellations: Spooky Math Art
Your kids will love this spooky Halloween tessellations math art project! We've done several themed tessellation drawings and I can honestly say these bat and ghost patterns are two of the easiest...
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Christmas Tree Tessellations (No Printable Needed!)
Christmas tree tessellations are a unique holiday activity that combine math and art. You can adapt the large Christmas tree tessellation as a collaborate classroom STEAM project, or individual...
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Valentine's Day Math Art Ideas -- Without Worksheets
These Valentine's Day math art activities make a day of candy and hearts fun for all kids! Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines' Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for...
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Indoor Activities for Tweens
Kids ages 9-12 can often find their own entertainment but when you notice them gravitating towards screens, it's helpful to have some screen-free ideas to engage tweens. Table of contentsScience and...
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