Fun Math at Home

Join us on Let’s Learn – a 1-hour daily public television series for kids in preschool through second grade. Bedtime Math will be a featured guest, spotlighting some of our fun math-at-home activities. Check them out below!

Tune in each weekday on WNET-13 and WLIW-21 networks starting November 16. Episodes and segments will stream nationwide at letslearn.org.

	Gaga Over Graphs Time: 15-30 mins # of Kids: 1 or 2 What’s the math? grouping, bar graphing
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	Shape Shuffle Art Prep: 5 mins Math Play: 5-10 mins, or more # of Kids: 1 What’s the math? spacial reasoning
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	Flying Objects Art Prep: 10 mins Math Play: 10-15 mins # of Kids: 1 or 2 What’s the math? measurement, basic operations
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	Star Power Art Prep: 30-45 mins Math Play: 5-10 mins during art; 5-10 mins after that # of Kids: 1 What’s the math? geometry, symmetry, linear measurement
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	Rock n’ Roll Bingo Time: 10-20 mins # of Kids: 2 + What’s the math? basic operations
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Pirate Treasure Hunt
Art Prep: 20-25 mins
Math Play: 30-45 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
plotting coordinates

Walk This Way
Time: 20-30 mins
# of Kids: 2 +
What’s the math?
coding

Take Flight
Time: 20-25 mins
# of Kids: 1
What’s the math?
symmetry, measurement

Looking for more ways to keep your kids’ math skills sharp without screen time? We’ve taken our engaging, research-proven after-school math activities and presenting them here for families to use. Our mission is to make kids love math like dessert, so here’s your big chance!

Quick Hits

Stand Tall!
Time: 10 mins
# of Kids: 1
What’s the math?
measurement

Funky Fractals
Time: 15-30 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
fractal patterns, geometry

Trail Mix & Munch
Time: 15-30 mins
# of Kids: 1 or 2
What’s the math?
counting, measurement, fractions

Triple-Triple Tic-Tac-Toe
Time: 10-15 mins
# of Kids: 2
What’s the math?
logic, multiplication

Get a Jump on It
Time: 10-15 mins
# of Kids: 1 or 2
What’s the math?
basic operations

Chain Reaction
Time: 10-15 mins
# of Kids: 1
What’s the math?
compounding, measurement, comparisons

Time of Your Life
Art Prep: 10 mins
Math Play: 25-30 mins
# of Kids: 2 +
What’s the math?
telling time, understanding units of time

Beach Ball Party
Art Prep: 10 mins
Math Play: 10 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
basic operations

Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry
Time: 10-15 mins, or more
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
geometric shapes, pattern recognition

Two Parts Chocolate
Time: 15-30 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
ratios

Tricks of the Eye
Time: 30 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
linear measurement, estimation

Terrifically Twisted Tangrams
Time: 15-30 mins
# of Kids: 1
What’s the math?
spacial reasoning

Funny Money
Time: 25-30 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
units of money, counting by multiples, simple combinatorials

Knockin’ Hockey
Art Prep: 10-15 mins
Math Play: 10-15 mins
# of Kids: 1 or 2
What’s the math?
subtraction, place value

Deep Dives

Venn There, Done That
Art Prep: 5 mins
Math Play: 30 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
sets, Venn diagrams

Crazy 8s Race
Art Prep: 30 mins
Math Play: 40-50 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
basic operations, multiples of 8

Daring Darts
Art Prep: 30 mins
Math Play: 30-40 mins
# of Kids: 1 +
What’s the math?
basic operations, number recognition, number value

Looking for more math fun? Check out our free app on iOS and Android. It’s a great way for families with kids ages 3-9 to explore numbers in real life together. Plus, it’s proven to improve kids’ math skills!

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