Games offer a break from grades, tests, and worksheets. The best games offer tricky challenges and a level playing field, allowing students to learn more deeply and develop a social bond around mathematics. Available for delivery and in multiple free formats, MathMINDs' games strengthen mathematical understanding and build a positive math culture.
Follow a magical gold weight from Ghana as you enjoy twists on the beloved game Tic-Tac-Toe. The game pieces are designed after actual gold weights found in the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
In Mozambique, gulugufe means butterfly. You are a team of caterpillars in an all-out attack to own the branches (the game board). Use positive and negative to attack using both sides of the branches.
Standalone purchase option coming soon.
Play Madagascar's national board game as its national animal - the lemur. You are a team of wobbly lemurs knocking each other over like dominoes. Use lemur ages to knock over more strategically.
Standalone purchase option coming soon.
Featuring a magical turtle Lo Shu (known today as a magic square) fill in turtle shells just right to make dozens of turtles happy.
Featuring animals from Lesotho, simulate a game of hide and seek with cards. Can you remember the animals as well as cows do?
Continue Kraal Animals with cards that increase the challenge, looking more alike than before. Can you tell how they differ mathematically?
You are cows trying to grow your herd. Play with all cards face up and try to uncover the sneaky swap made by the other player.
Kraal Cows is based on a traditional memory game played by herders in Lesotho called Dithwai.
Level up in the game with cows being extra sneaky - dressing up as zebras and giraffes. How large can you grow your herd now?
Storybooks are digital only
Roll the dice and find the number on your board. Fill any row, column, or diagonal and win! If you roll a JiJi, strategically choose your own operation.
Use both color and geometry to solve puzzles that were a part of the Editor's Choice Award at the 2018 United States Science and Engineering Festival in DC.
Learn more about the inspiration for this game - the Cannonball Problem that took 400 years to solve.
Purchase option coming soon. Currently accessible digitally.
Family interactions make an important difference in education. Unfortunately, family engagement with math is all too rare.
With the support of the Brady Education Foundation, we conducted a four-week family study using our South of the Sahara game box.
On average, families voluntarily played at home for more than 9 hours (16 times) and saw a significant improvement in growth mindset!
MathMINDs earned the prestigious Academic's Choice Brain Toy Award in 2018 for the South of the Sahara 3-game collection!
Read MoreWe offer several ways to access the games and storybooks for free - including, printable, digital, and mobile access. If you prefer to have physical games delivered to you, visit our online catalog.
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