STEM Little Explorers

Math(15 articles)

Number sense, geometry and logic through play. From origami (spatial reasoning) and Tower of Hanoi (recursion) to homemade clocks and pattern matching.

Paper Möbius strip activity showing ordinary loops and twisted loops after cutting along the centre

Möbius Strip: Make Paper With Only One Side

Aug 25, 202611 min read

A child's hands arrange colourful paper counters into equal rows beside a simplified multiplication chart with easy fact families highlighted and a diagonal mirror line

How to Learn Multiplication Tables: 12 Easy Tricks for Kids

Aug 16, 202624 min read

Five finished origami T-Rex dinosaurs in yellow, white, orange, black and blue color folded from paper, standing on a cartoon prehistoric landscape background with a volcano and a palm tree.

How to Make an Origami T-Rex (Easy Paper Dinosaur)

Jul 27, 202611 min read

A paper windmill, or origami pinwheel

Origami Windmill: How to Make a Paper Pinwheel Step by Step

Jul 19, 202611 min read

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle

Tower of Hanoi Pattern: Rules, Solution & Minimum Moves

Sep 2, 202614 min read

Colorful felt shapes laid out in a repeating pattern for a child to continue

Fun Pattern Matching Activities for Kids

Jul 17, 202610 min read

Board with colorful sign 7 fun activities to learn letters and numbers

7 Fun Activities to Learn Letters and Numbers

Jul 17, 202612 min read

A finished origami paper house folded from a square sheet

How to make Origami House

Jul 19, 20269 min read

A finished origami paper boat folded from one square sheet of paper

How to Make a Paper Boat: Easy Origami Boat Instructions

Sep 2, 20269 min read

A finished pink origami pig folded from paper

How to Make an Origami Pig: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

Jul 19, 20267 min read

Colorful Lego bricks used to show fractions as parts of a whole

How to learn Fractions Fun and Easy Way

Jul 17, 20269 min read

Exploring the number Pi

What Is Pi (π)? A Simple Pi Day Experiment for Kids

Sep 2, 202611 min read

A finished origami paper fortune teller (cootie catcher) held on the fingertips

How to Make an Origami Fortune Teller (Cootie Catcher)

Aug 10, 20268 min read

A cardboard clock for learning to tell time

How to Make a Cardboard Clock and Learn to Tell Time

Jul 5, 20269 min read

An origami Star Wars X-wing

How to make Origami X-wing from Star Wars

Jul 19, 20267 min read