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The Tabletop Math Games Collection by Denise Gaskins is LIVE exclusively on Kickstarter!

To have a successful campaign, we need plenty of people to back the project early. The more supporters we get, the more likely the Kickstarter service folks will help spread the news for us.

So we’re offering a special bonus printable activity guide for everyone who joins the campaign at any pledge level during the first week of the campaign:

Geometric Coloring Designs 4: Islamic Patterns is one of Denise’s favorite open-ended math art activities, which works with students from elementary to high school. And adults enjoy it, too!

Other Geometric Coloring Designs books will show up as bonuses in future weeks, and early backers get them all. Whether you pledge on day 1 or day 21, your credit card won’t be charged until the campaign ends, so join early to lock in your bonus perks.

Let’s show the whole world how much fun it can be to play around with math!

We’re trying several new reward options we’ve never done before. (The “rewards” on Kickstarter are all the various things you can buy with your support pledge.)

Here’s a quick peek at a few of the new things to come.

This is going to be so much fun!

Math Games Book Boxes

You can choose from two sizes.

The smaller Math Games Book Box includes one paperback Math Games Booklet at your child’s level: Early Games, Primary Games, or Advanced Games. Plus one enamel pin, and either a set of cards and dice or a small whiteboard with markers.

The Mega Math Games Gift Box includes the spiral-bound Deluxe Omnibus book (which contains all three smaller books and more), plus all unlocked pin designs, and plenty of cards, dice, and other handy supplies shown above. (Colors will vary.)

Enamel Pins

Show your gaming spirit with these cool enamel pins.

By popular request, we have enamel pins in four designs. The first two are available immediately, and two more will unlock as Stretch Goals.

• “Let’s Play Math” in cool spring colors
• “Let’s Play Math” in warm fall colors
• Deck of playing cards (unlocks at Stretch Goal #1)
• Penrose triangle of rainbow blocks from the back of the playing cards (unlocks at Stretch Goal #3)

Pins are about 1″ diameter hard enamel, for the perfect combination of durability and fun color. Backed with a metal military-style butterfly clip for extra strength, so it won’t fall off your backpack or bag.

If you choose a reward level that includes pins, or buy them as an add-on to another level, be sure to fill out your post-campaign survey to tell me which design you want.

Limited International Shipping

Digital rewards are available worldwide.

For physical books and merchandise, we can offer shipping to a few countries with small-business-friendly tax laws:

• UK, for books only (no merchandise)
• European Union
• Canada
• Australia
• New Zealand
• South Africa
• and the US, as always

You may owe import duties and VAT before you can claim your package. We have no control over the customs clearance process in your country, so you might want to check with your local customs officials or post office for details on what to expect.

Are you looking for new ways to help your children learn math?

In a math journal, children explore their own ideas about numbers, shapes, and patterns through drawing or writing in response to a question.

Journaling encourages students to develop a rich mathematical mindset. They begin to see connections and make sense of math concepts. They grow confident in their ability to think through new ideas.

All they need is a piece of paper, a pencil, and a good prompt to launch their mathematical journey.

312 Things To Do with a Math Journal by Denise Gaskins includes number play prompts, games, math art, story problems, mini-essays, geometry investigations, brainteasers, number patterns, research projects, and much more.

These activities work at any grade level, and most can be enjoyed more than once. It doesn’t matter whether your students are homeschooled or in a classroom, distance-learning, or in person. Everyone can enjoy the experience of playing around with math.

Coming March 14th in Ebook and Paperback

Buy Ebooks Direct from the Publisher
(Our authors earn 50% more royalties when you eliminate the middleman.)

Preorder From Your Favorite Online Store

And be sure to grab an Adventurous Student Journal or the printable Journaling Pages Bundle to make the writing fun!

Early Reviews from Our Journaling Beta-Testers

• “We really enjoyed these!”

• “I remember doing pages and pages of dull equations with no creativity or puzzle-thinking, but now as a homeschool mom, I’m actually enjoying math for the first time! My daughter’s math skills have skyrocketed and she always asks to start homeschool with math.”

• “Thank you for a great intro to Playful Math!”

• “All of the kids were excited about their journals. My oldest kept going without prompting and did several more pages on his own.”

• “We had a lot of fun doing your math prompts. We had never done any math journaling before, but we will certainly integrate this into our weekly routine from now on.”

Pick up a copy of 312 Things To Do with a Math Journal and begin your family’s math journaling adventure today.

For More Information

Check out Denise’s The Creative Way To Help Your Kids Learn Math series on her Let’s Play Math blog.

Are you looking for new ways to explore math with your kids?

Would you like an easy, no-prep resource for creative problem-solving, number play, math art, word problems, mini-essays, math poetry, geometry investigations, research projects, and much more?

We just recently launched a Kickstarter project for people to preorder Denise Gaskins’s new book, 312 Things To Do with a Math Journal. It just might transform your child’s experience of math.

• Playful Math Journaling Kickstarter

In a math journal, children explore their own ideas about numbers, shapes, and patterns through drawing or writing in response to a question. Journaling teaches them to see with mathematical eyes. Not just to remember what we adults tell them, but to create their own math.

Scroll down the Kickstarter project page to download the free 16-page printable “Math Journaling Sampler” file. It includes one of Denise’s all-time favorite math activities.

Give it a try and launch your family’s math journaling adventure today.

Have fun playing math with your kids!

Visit the Playful Math Journaling Kickstarter page