Here is a collection of links the content team here at IM has used with our own students and kids to start mathematical conversations, play math games together, explore new topics, come up with projects, and have fun. There are also some cool links to other education stuff, like virtual museum tours and educational videos. We invite teachers who find themselves with fewer students than usual to explore these activities as well. If you know of additional resources that you have found helpful, please comment on this post.
Advice and Plans
- Advice to Caregivers from a Math Teacher, Lurline Sweet
- Krall 2014 Stay at Home Summer Math Camp, Emergent Math
Free or freemium mathematical activities and games
- Free tasks for any topic in K-12 Math, Illustrative Mathematics
- Mudd Math Fun Facts, Francis Su
- Games for Young Minds, Kent Haines
- Open Middle, Open Middle Team
- Brilliant.org, Brilliant
- Math for Love, Math for Love
- An Explore Math menu, Tina Cardone
- Play With Your Math, CiCi and Joey
- Visual Patterns, Fawn Nguyen
- Variations on “War” (the card game), Denise Gaskins
- Mathmunch.org, Mathmunch Team
- Daily #mathartchallenge, Annie Perkins
- Geometry Puzzles, Catriona Shearer
Books, kits, and apps for purchase
- This is Not a Maths Book: A Smart Art Activity Book, Anna Weltman
- Which One Doesn’t Belong?: Playing with Shapes, Christopher Danielson (and if you run out of pages, there’s a whole website of more Which One Doesn’t Belong? conversation starters).
- Tabletalk Math, John Stevens (K-5 focused activity kits)
- Lightbot, a fun app that teaches programming, suitable for young kids
Compilations
- Caregiver Resources (PreK-5) for COVID-19 School Closures, Lesley University
- Early Childhood Resources, University of Washington
Good stuff to watch
Other Stuff
- 12 Museums with Virtual Tours
- PBS Learning Media has stuff for all ages
In addition, many companies are making their subscription services free through schools, so your child’s teacher may share other websites that students can access to play games, explore simulations, binge-watch educational videos, and more.
