Have you ever had a piggyback on someone's shoulders? Now imagine being 5 or 6 people high and doing that! That's similar to what people in Spain do every year when they build castells, or human towers. Read on to see how the numbers in people-stacking really, well, stack up.
A rubber ducky is a great toy for bathtime -- unless the duck is bigger than your whole house, like the world's largest rubber ducky! Read on to swim through the math in this gigantic bath toy.
What a fun idea: Daily Bedtime Math Question for Kids! Kids get a math question at their skill levels every day, on computers or mobile devices.
Today we visit New Hampshire, the only state in New England that’s actually named after a place in England. This beautiful state has been ranked the #1 state to live in many times. It also has another #1: it was home to the first American (and 2nd-ever human) in space, Alan Shepard, who was also […]
Koalas are those cute furry animals that like to climb trees and eat leaves. But did you know koala "bears" aren't actually bears? Read on to find out more fun facts about these furballs, and do the koala math!
Waffles are yummy no matter what shape they come in. But it must be a lot of fun to eat keyboard-shaped waffles - especially when there are so many square holes to catch the syrup! Read on to eat up the math in this funky invention.
Jumping on a trampoline can make you feel a little like a superhero. Just one little push-off and you're flying higher than any normal human being on the ground. Maybe that's why one dog wanted to get in on the action, too. Read on to find out about this and some of the zany trampoline records -- and soar to new heights with the math!
Our research shows an interactive math app boosts achievement by children in 'math anxious' families even as their parents remain, well, anxious.
Whoever said you shouldn't play with your food obviously didn't know how to make cool, geometric designs with their fruits and veggies. Read on to chow down on some food math!
Ever wonder who thought up some ideas that we now do every day? Like brushing your teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste, for example. It turned out to be a great idea, but who really thought of it? Read on to "brush" up on toothpaste math - you might be shocked at how far back it actually goes!
Peacocks are those birds with the fancy, flashy feathers they fan out into a semi-circle to impress the female peahens - and us humans. So just how many of those feathers does it take to create this colorful arrangement? Read on to find out, and do the fancy-feather math!
Camels are funny looking animals with 1 hump on their back. Or is it 2 humps? Read on to discover the differences in types of camels, and do the math in counting camel humps!
A New Jersey mom started giving her children fun math problems to do before sleep. Now, she's got 5,000 subscribers to her blog who use the problems to teach their children. Did your parents do anything like that? Or do you with your children?
The goal of Bedtime Math is to break the cycle of “math anxiety” by helping kids get comfortable with math while they’re young and still open to loving it.
Do Double-Stuf Oreos really have double the amount of "stuff" in the middle? One group decided to do an experiment to find out. Read on to see what they discovered - and do the Double-Stuf math!
Bedtime Math fans Mikey and Mateo C. asked us, how many Lego bricks would it take to reach the top of the Empire State Building? Read on to do the math and see how the Lego stack up!
See if you can keep up with squirrels on the slopes in this wacky and active Winter Olympics math story!
Usually you aren't supposed to pound on your toys with sticks. But there's one toy where you can do that all you want. Read on to find out what toy this is, and do the musical math!
We always love a good mathy excuse to play with our food - and this one is really cool! One of our favorite online experimenters, Crazy Russian Hacker, shows us how to stack Pringles potato chips in such a way that they make a circle. Read on to do the math on stacking and snacking.
If you've ever walked a dog, you know it's usually hard to keep up with them. But now there's a way that you and your pooch can exercise together and go the perfect speed for both of you! Read on to pedal through the math in this awesome exercise machine for you and your puppy pal.
What's this crazy-looking creature and where do you find it? Read on to find out - and take a deep dive with the math in ocean life!
You probably know that it isn't a great idea to eat out of the garbage. But that's where some of the favorite foods of raccoons come from. Read on to do the math behind these super smart, masked masterminds!
We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner. --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine Our mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. In, Bedtime Math: This Time It's Personal, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems that kids can't wait to figure out. With over 100 math riddles on topics from pillow forts and and sneeze speeds to overfed pets and underwear, kids will find math isn't just fun, it can be found in their everyday lives. And with three different levels of challenge (Wee ones, Little kids, and Big kids), plus a brand-new Bonus question, there's something for everyone. Just as we all love stories before bedtime, families will find math is equally as fun and engaging. Many generations--kids and parents included--have been intimidated by math, but Bedtime Math is here to change all. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time.
We're loving the site Papermatrix, where super-talented people show us how to weave strips of colored paper into wild-patterned boxes, balls, and other shapes. And these cool crafts have a ton of math in them. Read on to get crafty with the math!
Just how many cupcakes do you have to eat in a variety pack until you end up with your favorite combination of cake and frosting? Read on to find out and do the yummy cupcake math!
If you don't cut your hair for a while, it gets really long. Now imagine how big and fluffy a sheep gets without a haircut! That's what happened to one sheep in Australia, who must have gotten pretty itchy from all that fur. Read on for the fun facts on this fluffy math problem.
It's National Bake Cookies Day, and what better way to celebrate than with some math-y cookies made by computer science professor Francesco De Comite! Read on to eat up the math in these puzzle-like cookies - and put your math where your mouth is.
Lots of dogs like to take naps during the day, but the border collie is a type of dog who loves to be working all day long. And with rounding up sheep, goats, and llamas, these hard-working dogs need to do the math! Read on to find out the numbers behind these energetic, active, adorable animals.
Have you ever met a bird that’s bigger than you? If you haven’t, you probably haven’t met an emu. These silly-looking birds can grow up to 100 pounds and 6 1/2 feet tall! They run 4 miles per hour faster than the fastest human on earth, lay huge dark green eggs, and pant like dogs […]
Have you ever eaten a snowman? Well these fun snowmen are made of marshmallows and other candy, so you can eat them! Read on to see how to build these mini winter-time desserts, and do the snowman stacking math.
What's the coolest car in town? We'd have to say it's this life-sized car made out of Lego pieces. Read on to zoom through the math in this awesome Lego creation!
Have you ever found something that you lost so long ago you forgot all about it? We bet it wasn't lost for as long as the wallet and watch in today's math problem! And it most likely didn't travel as high as the lost GoPro camera, either. Read on to do the math on these long lost - and long found! - items.
Did you know that your ears and nose "grow" your whole life? Read on to find out the astonishing math behind your ever-changing facial features!
For many parents with young children, the bedtime routine is a firmly entrenched system involving a warm bath, a good book, a kiss and a hug. Toying with
When we're kids, we're always growing...even at night! So Bedtime Math fan Andrew O. asked us, how much can you grow overnight? Read on to find out - and do the math behind growing in your sleep.
Solve some shape-based puzzles with this tricky tangram story!
Numbers are on our fans' minds! Bedtime Math fan Jordan F. asked us, how many emoji are there, and how many new ones join them each year? Read on to be ? by the number of emoji you can use each day!
Did you know that owls can move their heads around in almost a full circle? And they have a good reason for doing this! Read on to do the head-turning math behind these birds that turn heads.
Birds are neat because they can fly without using an airplane. But are they the fastest animal around? Read on to find out about one bird that's super speedy - and soar with fun math on birds!
Have you ever seen those little wooden dolls that split open to show another little doll inside, then another inside that one? Ever wonder what they're called? Read on to find out - and see how the math stacks up in these stacking dolls!
Bedtime Math fan David K. asked us, how much does a spinosaurus weigh? Read on to find out - and see how you can get your question answered in our next book!
If you’ve ever had (or possibly you currently do have) a student who struggled with phonics even after receiving daily, systematic instruction, it’s most likely because they have not yet developed their phonemic awareness abilities. Read more
These are the best math board games and card games we've found. The help my kids practice their math skills, but keep it fun.
A New Jersey mom started giving her children fun math problems to do before sleep. Now, she's got 5,000 subscribers to her blog who use the problems to teach their children. Did your parents do anything like that? Or do you with your children?
