imusti This is Not a Maths Book: A Smart Art Activity Book

Sadly my dyscalculia daughter won’t engage

Exceeded my expectations for practical, engaging, accessible activities for students to play with mathematical ideas of all kinds.

Excellent book, thought provoking and artistically inspiring.

I am a math tutor who works with homeschoolers from 9 to 18 years old. I ordered this book as I browsed one day and am completely thrilled by it. Everything about it is inviting for students aged 9-14(?): The paper it it printed on has a very pleasant texture, almost like thick rice paper; every page has colorful pictures and text arranged in an energetic (but not chaotic) way; there is something for the student to do with colored pencils, or compass, or sissors, or rulers, or graph paper on every page in service of interesting math ideas. The ideas themselves are ones typically found in texts or other books to open up the math world beyond computation for students but which rarely engage students in any real way. This book not only engages the student with the ideas but promotes creativity in the use of them. This is certainly NOT another math book, and I am going to buy additional copies for my grandchildren as well as some of my students. What a great find!

I love this book. The puzzles and challenges are maths based, but it doesn't feel like it. My 9 year old daughter (who claims to hate maths) just feels like she is creating something beautiful, interesting and fun. She finds the challenges quite satisfying and she is beginning to gain an understanding of how beautiful numbers can be. This is a great resource for kids who don't usually want to engage with maths.