Category: PreK & K

Sprouts Math Game

This is a really neat game invented in 1967 by two mathematicians that was soon after published in Scientific American, where it caught fire with people all over the world. It’s a very simple game with a lot of interesting…

Möbius Strip

Although the Möbius strip is named for German mathematician August Möbius, it was co-discovered independently by Johann Benedict Listing, a completely different German mathematician, but at around the same time in 1858. Weird, right? But that’s not the only strange…

Stepping Through a Sheet of Paper

Did you know that you can step through a sheet of paper using just a pair of scissors to help? Does this sound impossible? Well, this is where math and magic come together! Watch the video and I’ll explain. NOTE:…

Paperclip Trick

For this puzzle, you’ll use three cups and eleven objects. The first challenge is to put an odd number of objects in each cup. Is this pretty simple? How many different combinations can you come up with for the eleven…