First, Get Playing~ 10 min

Check out the challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback of ST Math for yourself.

Before we get into all the details, you need to play some games! You can choose to play games from your selected grade levels or any grade at all. Ready? Go!

Please note: These games, which show a compressed view of the progression of puzzles, illustrate the move from completely visual to symbolic (more on that later). They also show the depth of mathematics that can be explored using relatively simple models.

Match Count - Grades PK-1

Young students practice counting and 1-to-1 correspondence with increasingly tricky arrangements of circles.

Push Box - Grades K-2

The levels in this sample are from several different objectives to allow you to see the development of a conceptual understanding of addition/subtraction and number sense.

Bouncing Shoes - Grades K-4

In this game, students start building understanding of the principles of algebra by deciding how many shoes are needed by an assortment of leggy creatures.

Upright JiJi - Grades K-8 Challenge

This Challenge game is spatial-temporal reasoning in action. As you play, try some metacognition and think about how you're thinking about the puzzles.

Fair Sharing - Grades 3-5

Students develop an understanding of division by sharing blocks among several strong creatures.

Volume Fill - Grades 3-8

As you work to fill up three-dimensional figures, you gain understanding of volume as well as practice spatial-temporal reasoning (more on that later!).

JiJi Cycle - Grades 3-8

Don't rely on rhymes or memorization. Instead, use puzzles like JiJi Cycle to gain a strong conceptual understanding of fractions.

Linear Transform - Grades 4-8

This game requires the flexible, spatial-temporal thinking that is vital to students' future work in solving equations.

Check For Understanding

Think about your answer and then click to reveal our thoughts.

What happens if you click the screen before you choose an answer?

How does that help you NOTICE the important elements?

What appears after you click a response in most puzzles?

How does that help you PREDICT what's going to happen?

What's Next

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