by MathPickle | Dec 31, 2025 |
IQ Fit (Recommended by Geneviève Boulet) IQ Fit is a commercial product that Geneviève Boulet is recommending without bias. She did not receive a free copy of the product, nor does she have any connection to the company. The same goes for me. Teaching is an...
by MathPickle | Oct 31, 2025 |
Composite Critters (Inspired by Solomon Golomb, 1981) In my twenty years of designing puzzles for the classroom, this is the most important because it reliably engages K-2 students in rich mathematical ideas that were traditionally introduced many years later in their...
by MathPickle | May 24, 2024 |
QR Code Mazes (MathPickle, 2024) These mazes get grade 1-3 students to play with patterns. The mazes can be constructed randomly or by grabbing real QR codes. The micro QR codes shown here are big enough for pretty interesting puzzles! Teaching is an experimental...
by MathPickle | Apr 5, 2024 |
Potato Farm (MathPickle, 2023) Watch these repetitive algorithms in action and try to figure out the rules. This is not one of my favourite MathPickle creations, but the aesthetic output – especially from the first (yellow) algorithm is beautiful! Standards for...
by MathPickle | Apr 3, 2024 |
Mondrian discovers Japanese Needlework (MathPickle, 2022) 99% of this website is dedicated to non-repetitive problem-solving. That’s where the bulk of class time needs to be spent. However, elementary school students also benefit from practice with repetitive...
