Life in General – Page 2 – Denise Gaskins' Let's Play Math

Quick Note: Black Weekend Sale

Posted on November 29, 2024November 22, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

This Weekend Only

For US customers, ALL merchandise items at my Playful Math Store are on sale for the Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday season.

Display your mathy spirit for everyone to see. And they make great gifts, too!

Plus, each purchase comes with a free bonus book — see product listings for details.

Check it out:

Playful Math Merch Sale

(International readers: I’m sorry. Due to tax issues, merchandise is only available in the US for now.)

Math Art Sale Almost Over

Remember, for November I’ve put all my digital printable math art activities on sale for 20% off. (Discount calculated automatically at checkout.)

Just a few days left to take advantage of that discount!

Gratis Games and Playful Math News

Posted on November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

Do you want to help your children learn math?

Teach them to play.

Grab a free copy of my Let’s Play Math Sampler: 10 Family-Favorite Games for Learning Math Through Play, which contains short excerpts from my most popular titles. It’s a great way to get started with playful math. 😍

As a bonus, I’ll add you to my Playful Math News email subscription and send you monthly tips and activity ideas for playing math with your kids.

From time to time, I’ll even throw in a free sample of whatever I’ve been working on — an early draft of something that will eventually show up in one of my books or printable activity guides.

For example, check out this fun freebie I sent last April:

The Arithmetic Fairy

Don’t miss out on all this mathy goodness. Sign up today!

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Oh, Internet, Thou Fickle Friend!

Posted on November 4, 2024November 1, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

Whew! I just finished going through ALL of my massive Internet Math Resources pages and fixing the links that had broken since the (too long ago) last time I checked.

Way too many broken links. Pages lost to the ether: fun old hobby sites of a teacher who retired and lost their school-sponsored page, sites that have set up a payment wall, and sites that still exist but have been rearranged, breaking all the old connections.

Many I was able to fix, some I had to delete.

But still, there are plenty of great links left, so if you’re looking for an interesting way to play with math, head over and explore:

Hopefully, everything works now.

Until the next time…

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New Math Game Books and a Back-to-School Sale

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

Tabletop Math Games Collection books by Denise Gaskins

After wrestling with some technical issues to connect my book printer to the store, I’m pleased to announce that the new Tabletop Math Games Collection, Volume Two books are now available in digital and print formats on my Playful Math Store.

Visit the New Products page to find everything in the image above:

See What’s New at the Playful Math Store

Or check out the Tabletop Math Games Collection page to see the Volume One books also:

Complete Tabletop Math Games Collection

I’m working on getting the paperback and hardcover editions of these books into all the regular online bookstores, but that’s been a slower process than normal. You can purchase ALL versions through my store now, and I’ll let you know whenever I find out the other bookstores have them available…

Back-to-School Sale

Would you like to add a playful challenge to your homeschool or classroom planning?

For many years, I led math enrichment classes through our local homeschool co-ops. In recent years, family health issues have kept me from teaching and from doing library meet-ups.

But even if you’ve never done one of my classes — or even if you live far from my hometown — you can still give your children a taste of creative math through my books and activity guides at Denise Gaskins’ Playful Math Store.

Back to School Sale: Save 20% off problem-solving ebooks and printable activities through September 30th.

Problem-Solving Books on Sale (Automatic Discount at Checkout)

Because thinking hard can be downright fun!

Memories: Improper Fractions

Posted on August 21, 2024August 11, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

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Homeschool Memories…

My eight-year-old daughter’s first encounter with improper fractions was a bit more intense than she knew how to handle. And I hadn’t learned yet how to use the Notice-Wonder-Create cycle to help kids think about tough problems.

Sometimes I wonder how our children survive their parents’ learning curve. It’s a good thing God made them resilient enough to thrive despite our mistakes!

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FAQ: My Playful Math Books

Posted on May 14, 2024October 30, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

In the weeks since I opened my new Playful Math Store, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how all the books relate to each other.

For example…

Q: Your books look so interesting! Is the material in the books all different?

A: There is a bit of overlap between books, but not much in most cases.

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Spring Sale on Let’s Play Math

Posted on May 7, 2024June 1, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

Spring 2024 Sale: Save 20% off Let’s Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together and Enjoy It in ebook or paperback!

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As school wraps up for the year in the U.S., many homeschoolers turn their minds to planning for next fall. That makes spring a great time to discover how to transform your child’s experience of math through playful discovery!

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Playful Math Store Grand Opening Sale

Posted on April 15, 2024June 1, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

I’ve just launched the Denise Gaskins’ Playful Math Store!

The Grand Opening Sale runs through April 20 — add the discount code GRAND_20 at checkout to save 20% on your first order.

We have plenty of fun mathy goodness on hand, so I hope you’ll take some time to browse our collections. Don’t miss the math art collection, or the journaling resources, or my classic Math You Can Play series. And of course, there’s the merch.

Even better, we have both digital and print books, which is something my previous store couldn’t handle.

So many ways to celebrate the joy of mathematics.

May your family always enjoy the adventure of learning!

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You Can’t Find These in Bookstores

Posted on April 10, 2024June 1, 2024 by Denise Gaskins

Family game night with the Tabletop Math Games Collection books by Denise Gaskins

This is your final notice for the Tabletop Math Games Collection Kickstarter.

Thank you so much to everyone who has backed these fun books. Your encouragement and support keep me going!

For procrastinators, get thee to the Kickstarter:

Order Your Books Now ❯

Regular Bookstores Won’t Carry These Books

Most of my books eventually show up in the regular online bookstores, making it easy to delay purchasing because you know you can find it later.

But these are not typical paperback or hardcover books. Instead, they’re designed to lay flat so players can use the gameboards or easily refer to rules as they play.

The regular online bookstores will only stock standard paperbacks, NOT the saddle-stitch and spiral-bound versions that lay nicely flat.

We’ve got less than 36 hours left on our Tabletop Math Games Collection Kickstarter campaign.

Do you really want to miss out?

Scroll down for a peek at what other people say about my math games.

Then order your copy today, and have fun playing math with your kids!

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Math Games Kickstarter: It Keeps Getting Better

Posted on April 3, 2024February 16, 2025 by Denise Gaskins

Did you know that, with our recent stretch goals, the Tabletop Math Games Kickstarter now features more than 90 amazing ways to play math with your kids?

And every pledge pushes us closer to the next new bonus, which means more new games and playful math goodies for every backer.

Don’t miss out on the excitement. Order your copy today:

Visit the Math Games Kickstarter ❱

How Are These Books Different?

I love how the challenge of a well-fought math game pushes players of all ages to think more creatively and build fluency.

So my Tabletop Math Games Collection is designed to make it easier than ever for busy families and over-stressed teachers to play with math.

All you need are common household supplies like cards, dice, and scratch paper. Children can open a Tabletop Math Games Collection book to any page and start playing right away, and the digital files make great classroom handouts or learning center games.

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