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10 activities to supplement your Math curriculum

These activities are tagged with Math in their educational metadata. Perfect for homeschool lessons, supplemental practice, or enrichment.

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🍳 cooking Ages 8-18

Create gluten-free banana bread

A quick 10-minute recipe for delicious gluten-free banana bread. This is a perfect math and science activity—measuring i...

⏱️ 10-15 min prep, plus baking time beginner
Learn: measuring and fractions, chemical reactions
📚 learning Ages 6-14

Map your neighborhood like a cartographer

Create a detailed map of your neighborhood or street. This 15-minute geography activity teaches map-making skills, spati...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner
Learn: map-making skills, scale and proportion
🔬 science Ages 10-18

Calculate how far light travels in one second

Learn about the speed of light through simple math. Light travels 186,282 miles per second—that's roughly 7.5 times...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner
Learn: scientific notation, scale and proportion
✂️ craft Ages 7-16

Build a simple paper bridge that holds weight

Engineer a bridge from paper that can hold surprising weight. This 15-minute STEM activity teaches structural engineerin...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner
Learn: structural engineering, testing and iteration
📚 learning Ages 8-16

Practice mental math with the grocery receipt

Turn a grocery receipt into a 10-minute math workout. Practice addition, subtraction, percentages (tax, tips), and estim...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner
Learn: mental math, estimation
📚 learning Ages 7-12

Practice multiplication tables with a deck of cards

Turn card games into multiplication practice. Draw two cards, multiply them—simple, quick, and makes math practice fun. ...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner
Learn: multiplication fluency, mental math
📚 learning Ages 6-14

Estimate measurements then measure accurately

Practice estimation skills by guessing measurements, then checking with a ruler or tape measure. This 10-minute math act...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner
Learn: estimation skills, accurate measurement
📚 learning Ages 8-18

Create a budget for a pretend shopping trip

Practice financial literacy by planning purchases within a budget. This 15-minute math activity teaches budgeting, addit...

⏱️ 15-20 min beginner
Learn: budgeting, addition
📚 learning Ages 8-16

Measure and calculate the area of your bedroom

Use measurement and multiplication to find your room's area. This 10-minute geometry activity teaches practical mat...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner
Learn: area calculation, measurement
🔬 science Ages 8-16

Document one hour of weather observations

Record weather data every 10 minutes for one hour. This meteorology activity teaches data collection, graphing, and scie...

⏱️ 1 hour (plus 10 min setup/analysis) beginner
Learn: data collection, graphing