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In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).

In this math lesson, learners are introduced to proportional reasoning through modeling, sharing, and questioning techniques.

In this activity about problem-solving, learners build a house for the Three Little Pigs using twenty straws and two index cards.

Use multiplication to help the aliens find out how much fuel they need to get their spacecrafts home.

In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

In this activity learners will build roller coasters and test them using small balls or marbles.

In this Cyberchase activity, learners use the numbers one through six to solve a puzzle.

This activity (on pages 21-32 of PDF) has learners act out several classic brain teasers.

In this math activity, challenge learners to make two equal rows from eight different paper strips. Learners can explore the many ways they can solve this problem.

In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.

In this activity, young learners use their sense of touch rather than sight to identify a mystery object in a bag. Learners take turns acting as "peekers" and "sensers" throughout the game.

In this activity, learners explore geometry and spatial relationships as they figure out how to arrange tables for a party.

In this hands-on activity, learners use toothpicks to build different triangles and squares and then use the toothpicks to build and solve some tricky shape puzzles.

The popular sudoku puzzles use numbers, but the game could played with any set of 9 different objects!

In this tabletop activity (on pages 32-40), learners make Möbius strips -- 3D surfaces with only one side.

In this math activity, learners play a probability game and try to be the first to get to the end of the game board path .This activity guide contains a material list, black line masters for the game

This lesson (on pages 46-55 of PDF) features two strategy board games -- one from Ghana and one from China. The first game, Achi, is a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe.

In this activity (on pages 55-66 of PDF), learners fold paper into origami shapes and then combine several identical shapes into a three-dimensional structure.

In this math activity, learners create a magic turtle where all the rows, columns and diagonals add up to fifteen.

In this activity, learners use various dress-up or costume pieces to play a game of change.