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Looking for ways to creatively infuse math activities into your afterschool programming? Click on the Mixing in Math (MiM) website, http://mixinginmath.terc.edu.

Within the site you will find over 150 math-related activities and variations along with training materials for staff-all available for free downloading and ready for you to add into existing program components, such as gym games and snack time.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, MiM is a collaboration among TERC and afterschool programs affiliated with the YMCA, Girls Inc., BELL, and the St. Louis Science Centers. MiM, currently in its third year, is poised to reach 50,000 to 100,000 children nationwide, most of them low-income, along with tens of thousands of afterschool educators.

"This project has already made a substantial impact, as afterschool programs build math into all aspects of their programming," says Marlene Kliman. Mixing in Math Project Director (marlene_kliman@terc.edu, 617-873-9654). "Afterschool staff report that the great majority of children are quickly gaining enthusiasm for math, along with skills and confidence."