Math Playground is a K–6 math website where children learn by playing.
Long before the website, we taught mathematics at a small learning center filled with number games, math puzzles, and problem-solving challenges. When our students were engaged and having fun, we found that they learned and remembered so much more. In 2002, Math Playground was launched to bring that same playful learning experience online. Today, Math Playground offers hundreds of learning activities designed to strengthen math thinking through playful exploration. Whether students are visualizing fractions, tackling logic puzzles, or practicing math facts, every game is an opportunity to build confidence and develop problem-solving skills.
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At Math Playground, play is not a reward for learning. Play is the way kids learn.
Every math game is chosen because it strengthens specific skills such as fractions, operations, word problems, geometry, logic, spatial reasoning, and more. Problem-solving is at the heart of every activity. Many games invite students to experiment, notice patterns, and try different strategies - all which help children to think flexibly and persist through challenges. We believe that conceptual understanding goes hand in hand with number sense and fluency. Visual models, interactive manipulatives, and story-based challenges help children understand how math works, not just how to get an answer.
To students, it looks and feels like play. To teachers and families, it’s intentional practice that builds skills and confidence with math.
