Math Games & Activities

These are fun math books (yes, "fun" and "math" can coexist within the same sentence). One of the most attractive elements of most of them is that they aren't curricula or self-consciously "educational." Don't get us wrong—your kids will learn plenty from these books, but there's a good chance they won't even realize they're learning as they read. Sometimes it's easy to assume we don't like a subject when we don't really understand it or know anything about it; before you decide you hate math forever, we recommend you check out some of these titles.

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25 Mini Math Mysteries
by Bill Johnson
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist
by Martin Lee
from Teaching Resources
for Grades 4th-8th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Amazing Math Puzzles
by Adam Hart-Davis
1st edition from Sterling Publishing Co.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$1.50 (1 in stock)
Book of Perfectly Perilous Math
by Sean Connolly
from Workman Publishing
for 4th-10th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Perfectly Perilous Math
by Sean Connolly
from Workman Publishing
for 4th-10th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Think
Brown Paper School Books
by Marilyn Burns
from Little, Brown & Company
for 3rd-7th grade
in Logic Resources (Location: LOG-RES)
Cool Math
by Christy Maganzini
from Lowell House
for 4th-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Creating Line Designs Book 1
by Randy L Womack
from Unknown Publisher
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Creating Line Designs Book 1
by Randy Womack
from Golden Educational Center
for 3rd-8th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Creating Line Designs Book 2
by Randy L Womack
from Unknown Publisher
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
Dealing with Addition
by Lynette Long
from Charlesbridge
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$7.95
Delightful Decimals
by Lynette Long
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Decimals (Location: MATR-DEC)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Designs in Math - Addition
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Addition (Location: MATR-AR1AD)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Each Orange Has 8 Slices
by Paul Giganti, Jr.
1st edition from Greenwillow Books
for Grades 1st-4th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
Elementary Math Games
by Miryam Alter
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$15.99
Fabulous Fractions
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Fractions (Location: MATR-FRA)
Family Math
by Jean Kerr Stenmark, et al.
from University of California Press
for Kindergarten-7th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$10.00 (3 in stock)
Games for Math
by Peggy Kaye
from Random House
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$18.00 $9.50 (4 in stock)
Get Up and Go!
by Stuart J. Murphy
from HarperCollins
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Graph Grapplers
by Evelyn B. Christensen
from Mindware
for 3rd-6th grade
in Brain Teasers & Puzzlers (Location: LOG-PUZ)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics
by Lynette Long
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Groovy Geometry
by Lynette Long
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Geometry & Shapes (Location: MATR-GEO)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book
by Jerry Pallotta & Rob Bolster
from Scholastic Press
for 1st-4th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
How Do Octopi Eat Pizza Pie?
from Time-Life Books
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
I Hate Mathematics! Book
by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Magic House of Numbers
by Irving Adler
from The John Day Company
for 6th-10th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
Marvelous Multiplication
by Lynette Long
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Multiplication (Location: MATR-AR3MU)
Math Analogies Level 2
by Doug & Linda Brumbaugh
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-5th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$11.99
Math By All Means: Place Value
by Marilyn Burns
from Math Solutions
for 1st-2nd grade
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Math By All Means: Probability
by Marilyn Burns
from Math Solutions
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
Math Curse
by Jon Scieszka
1st edition from Viking Press
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Math Detective B1
by Terri Husted
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 7th-8th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$19.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Math Detective Beginning
by Terri Husted
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-4th grade
in Critical Thinking Math (Location: MAT-CTP)
$19.99
Math for Smarty Pants
by Marilyn Burns
from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 2nd-4th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Math Lab for Kids
from Quarry Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Math Ties A1
by Terri Santi
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Math Wizardry for Kids
by Margaret Kenda, Phyllis S. Williams
1st Scholastic from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 7th-9th
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematical Carnival
by Martin Gardner
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 9th-Adult
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mathematical Magic Show
by Martin Gardner
for 10th-Adult
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Measurement Mania
by Lynette Long
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
Mega-Fun Card Game Math
by Karol L. Yeatts
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Middle School Math Games
by Miryam Alter
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$15.99
Midnight Math
by Peter Ledwon & Marilyn Mets
from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 1st-3rd
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Multiplying Menace
by Pam Calvert
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 3rd-6th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.76
Multiplying Menace Divides
by Pam Calvert
1st edition from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.76
Multiplying Menace Divides
by Pam Calvert
1st edition from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$5.60 (1 in stock)
My Book of Numbers 1-10
from Kumon Publishing
for Nursery-Preschool
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
My Book of Numbers 1-30
from Kumon Publishing
for Preschool-kindergarten
in Kumon Basic Skills (Location: PRE-KUM)
$8.95
Number Sense and Place Value Grade 2
Math Games Galore!
from Creative Teaching Press
for 2nd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
Number Sense and Place Value Grade 3
Math Games Galore!
from Creative Teaching Press
for 3rd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
Pattern Animals
by Judi Magarian-Gold, Sandra Mogensen
from Learning Resources
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
Place for Zero
by Angeline Sparagna LoPresti
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-4th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.76
Pythagoras and the Ratios
by Julie Ellis
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.79
Pythagoras and the Ratios
by Julie Ellis, illustrated by Phyllis Hornung Peacock
from Charlesbridge
for Grades 3rd-5th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
Quick Flip Arithmetic
for 1st-6th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
RightStart Clock Card Deck
from Activities for Learning, Inc.
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in RightStart Mathematics (Location: MAT-RSM)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
RightStart Fraction Card Deck
from Activities for Learning, Inc.
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in RightStart Mathematics (Location: MAT-RSM)
$4.50 (2 in stock)
RightStart Money Card Deck
from Activities for Learning, Inc.
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in RightStart Mathematics (Location: MAT-RSM)
$4.50 (2 in stock)
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens
by Cindy Neuschwander
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens
by Cindy Neuschwander
1st ptg from Scholastic Inc.
for Grades 3rd-6th
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64 $3.20 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.79 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.79
Sir Cumference and the Roundabout Battle
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64
Sir Cumference Gets Decima's Point
by Cindy Neuschwander & Wayne Geehan
from Charlesbridge
for 2nd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.64
Sold! A Mothematics Adventure OSI
by Bryn Barnard, Nathan Zimelman
from Charlesbridge
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?
by Julie Ellis
from Charlesbridge
for 3rd-6th grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$6.79