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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.

In this fun math activity (page 5 of the pdf), learners will help a secret agent crack a case by solving math problems.

This is a game that is sure to sharpen players' basic math skills. Players must use four randomly selected numbers to create an equation that equals a fifth number.

In this great hands-on activity, learners use patterns to make a teepee from newspaper that they sit inside.

In this activity, learners construct three math puzzles out of simple materials like wood, string, and Styrofoam.

In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

In this Cyberchase activity, learners use math to explore how parts of the body are proportional.

In this fun math activity (page 1 of the pdf), learners exercise the creative part of their brain by trying to describe a number without mentioning the actual number (for instance, the number 12 could

In this activity, learners make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation consisting of images drawn onto a spinning disc.

This is a lesson plan for an activity in which learners, playing the role of archeologists, use math concepts about number bases to decipher the Dresden Codex, an ancient Mayan document.

This assortment of mathematical games can be played while traveling.

In this activity, learners create a mind and math puzzle that requires a three-dimensional solution.

These math posters have questions written on them, such as: How many colors can you name in a minute? or How many seconds can you balance on one foot?

In this fun hands-on activity, learners use simple materials to investigate evaporation. How can the evaporation of water on a hot day be used to cool an object? Find out the experimental way!

In this math puzzle game, learners work together to use algebraic reasoning and fun clues for solving word puzzles.

These math posters have questions written on them, such as: How fast can a cheetah run? or How long can a giant tortoise live? Post these around the room or leave them out for children to explore.

Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.

In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.

In this activity, learners will engineer a new shape and use it to create a new pattern with no wasted space.

In this activity, learners will explore pi and the mathematical relationships between a circle's diameter, circumference, and radius.