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This website contains several activities. Mixing in Math Moments are activities that take 5-10 minutes that keep learners occupied, learning about the world, and using math on their own.

free Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct three math puzzles out of simple materials like wood, string, and Styrofoam.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation consisting of images drawn onto a spinning disc.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this art/science/math activity, young learners are introduced to the concept of symmetry in nature.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Los Momentos de Mixing in Math son actividades de 5 a 10 minutos que mantienen a los chicos ocupados, aprendiendo sobre el mundo, y usando matemáticas por su cuenta.

free Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer a new shape and use it to create a new pattern with no wasted space.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners make and explore patterns using the letters in their names, a grid, and some colors.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore two-dimensional shapes that are found in three-dimensional shapes. Learners will explore geometry, design, color and tool use through this activity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this game, learners use clues to identify mystery shapes. Use everyday objects (like from the pantry) as the shapes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity, learners experiment with the concept of symmetry.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners play a game and try to be the first player to identify their partner's rule. Learners identify the rule by finding commonalities between three familiar objects.

free Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners use slices of bread and geoboards to explore several ways to divide a rectangle in half. Learners also identify equivalent fractions that represent one-half.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners cutout a set of shape finder templates to explore shapes in the world around them.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Discover geometry by creating shapes from loops of paper. In this activity, paper loops transform to give you totally new structures when you cut them.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math activity, learners trace their hands and estimate the number of beans that can fit into their hand tracings. Then, learners glue the beans to the tracing to test out their estimations.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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How do you measure a bubble when it's floating? You can't really, but in this activity, learners can measure the diameter of the ring of suds a bubble leaves on a flat surface.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners create symmetrical designs for paper models of special blouses known as huipiles.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.

free Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Create a “Find Someone” list, with about 10 items, each containing a shape, number, or measurement. Can you find someone in the group with hair about 4 inches long? Someone wearing parallel lines?

free Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners use the setting of a flower-making fundraiser to explore a variety of patterns. Learners examine the patterns in a flower design made of triangles surrounding a square.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours