Natural Math

06/08/2026

Kara Shane Colley and Maria Droujkova are sharing campaign updates about writing and reading mathematics with young children. Read their essays, check out the "My Hundred Friends" project, and join the campaign. It's currently at 56% of its target goal.

This is a joint blog post by Kara Shane Colley, the author of My Hundred Friends that is soon to be published at Natural Math, and Dr. Maria Droujkova, the founder of Natural Math. We’ll be posting periodic updates about the book…Read more ›

05/08/2026

Join the campaign for our newest book "My Hundred Friends" by Kara Shane Colley. It makes children laugh, go "Awww!" - and then dive deep into number patterns. Reserve your free PDF or order a paper copy and boost math joy by telling parents and teachers you know about this illustrated hardcover book for children ages 7-11 or for anyone learning about factors, multiples, and primes. The story makes lighthearted connections to family, sports, history, and science. Readers meet jellybean-shaped number-characters in their cozy world where math patterns, sequences, and combinations form friendships. The campaign is at 25% of its goal after the first week. Thank you to all who contributed! https://naturalmath.com/my-hundred-friends/

12/03/2025

We did it! Thanks to supporters spreading the word and backing the project, "Modultown!" children's math story and bonus puzzles will be on the way to thousands of happy readers. 🥳📕🎉You can grab a printable scavenger hunt about moduli and preorder the book at the Natural Math site. Here's a screenshot of the campaign from Kickstarter and the mural from the story, where the Moduli are resting after their celebrated puzzle tournament. In difficult times, we do know what tomorrow will bring: more joyful mathematics because we are making some together. Thank you for all you do to support children learning mathematics!

10/02/2025

Check out this contest, open to all students around the world in grade 6 and up: https://awm-math.org/awards/student-essay-contest/ This is a rare opportunity to participate in a contest that involves mathematical journalism and nonfiction writing. You also get to know interesting people. The contest has been running since 2001, so students can also enjoy (and learn from!) many past essays.

Student Essay Contest

08/31/2025

One of our favorite local camps! ❤️

08/25/2025

Our math friends at the Bonner Matheclub (Germany and Kenya) are using the book https://naturalmath.com/five-fabulous-activities/ for their upper elementary math circle. 🤝 I'm sharing their notes from the 1001 Math Circles group with permission.

08/18/2025

Join us online on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern US Time (New York), 18:00 Eastern European Time (Kyiv). This week's math circle, by Dr. Sasha Fradkin and Dr. Allison Bishop, is based on their upcoming book "Modultown," a sequel to their debut math story "Funville Adventures." Register and learn more at https://naturalmath.com/math-maker-neighborhood/

Teachers, parents, and teens, you are welcome to join all the Math Maker Neighborhood event series! These fabulous math circles are organized by the Natural Math Alliance and the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, with presentations by leading scientists, educators, and mathematics communicators from the United States, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom.

The Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Natural Math Alliance present: Math Maker Neighborhood @ Cuboid, 2025 The workshop Math Maker Neighborhood is a series of online presentations for educators and students delivered by leading scientists, educators, and mathematics…Read more ›

08/13/2025

Teachers, parents, and teens, you are welcome to join the Math Maker Neighborhood event series! These fabulous math circles are organized by the Natural Math Alliance and the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, with presentations by leading scientists, educators, and mathematics communicators from the United States, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom.
Join us online on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern US Time (New York), 18:00 Eastern European Time (Kyiv). Today's math circle, by Dr. John "MathHombre" Golden and Xavier Golden, is all about their upcoming comic book, "AL, Logical!" The book features a clever young mathematician, a mysterious haunted house, and life-changing (or afterlife-changing!) artistic puzzles. Register and learn more at https://naturalmath.com/math-maker-neighborhood/

03/30/2025

If you are in the Research Triangle Area, NC, come see "Counted Out," a key math movie of the decade involving many math friends, at 7 PM on Monday, March 31, at Meredith College in Raleigh. Reserve your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triangle-math-teachers-circle-counted-out-film-screening-tickets-1292071995119

10/14/2024

What a beautiful poster!

It was Maths Storytelling Day on the 25th September!
How might you combine storytelling & maths?
We found a maths joke below to celebrate!

Explore some graphing using the fabulous Desmos Graphing Calculator! https://www.desmos.com/calculator
Can you graph these different designs of cow horns? What might your own design of a new set of cow's horns look like?!

To find out more about Maths Storytelling Day each year, pop in to the amazing Natural Math site here
https://naturalmath.com/september-25-math-storytelling-day/

and to see even more maths storytelling resources by an organisation dedicated to maths through stories, pop in here https://www.mathsthroughstories.org/recommendations.html