Natural Math

06/25/2026

Download awesome graph theory art activities (for ages 5 and up), check out the upcoming books, and join our in-person events in the Raleigh-Durham area! Our June newsletter is out. Kara Shane Colley Sasha Ovetsky Fradkin John Golden The Forge Initiative Dix Park MathHappens Foundation

Thank you for checking out what’s new in the Math Maker Neighborhood! In this newsletter, you’ll see: Future Book Club news about three math fiction stories for elementary, middle school, and young adult readers. Math Maker activities: two graph theory…Read more ›

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth with a big cheer from "My Hundred Friends!" by Kara Shane Colley https://naturalmath.com/my-hundred-friends/

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.