Where Play Meets Mathematics
A place for educators to explore playful mathematics learning for elementary students. Whether you're looking for inspiration or ready-to-use lessons, find standards-aligned, play-based activities for your classroom.
About the Project
Research-Backed, Teacher-Tested
Welcome to Playful Mathematics Project, a place for educators to explore playful mathematics learning for elementary students. Whether you are looking for inspiration for how to integrate play into your instruction, or want to see for yourself what playful mathematics learning looks like, the Playful Mathematics Learning Project has resources for which you've been searching.
Developed over four years in collaboration between Kindergarten, First, and Second grade teachers and a team of researchers from Vanderbilt University and Michigan State University, these playful tasks are designed to target Common Core standards in Geometry, Number, and Operations.
We hope you find them useful, and we'd love to hear how you use them! Contact us here
Who is this for?
Built For Educators
- Classroom teachers looking for play-based math activities
- Educators seeking inspiration for integrating play into mathematics instruction
- Teachers wanting Common Core-aligned, ready-to-use tasks
- Curriculum coaches and teacher educators
Ready to make math magical?
Join teachers who are transforming their math instruction with engaging, hands-on activities.