Nature Math: A Wonder-Filled Workbook for Curious Kids

by Kelli Pearson

This colorful, engaging Nature Math activity book will unlock a whole new world for you and your kids as they discover hidden math and patterns in their own backyard.

Spark curiosity and wonder about nature while giving your child a more joyful way to learn math.

1. Growing Patterns
Discover the Fibonacci sequence by counting flower petals; understand and creating growing patterns.

2. Fibonacci Numbers
Find Fibonacci numbers in the natural world. Draw rectangles and recognize Fibonacci proportions

3. Nature Spirals
Discover the difference between an Archimedean spiral and a Fibonacci spiral in nature. Use math to create your own Fibonacci spiral.

4. Finding Fibonacci
Find Fibonacci numbers and spirals in plants, fruits and vegetables, and even their own bodies. Go on a nature scavenger hunt.

5. Fibonacci Math
Growing patterns, adding big numbers, measurement, logic, and proportions make sense to kids in these visual, real-world contexts.

6. Exploring Fibonacci
Fibonacci poems, puzzles, word search, a bingo game, and even a recipe for Fibo-nachos for cross-curriculum connections or just for fun!

7. Fractals in Nature
Even young kids will be able to spot fractals in real life after exploring these extraordinary examples in nature.

95 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2023

About the author

Kelli Pearson is the creator of Artful Math, where she designs playful, confidence-building math experiences for elementary learners. Through stories, games, puzzles, real-world problem solving, and plenty of cats, her books help children—especially those who struggle with traditional math instruction—build understanding and discover that math can make sense and even be fun. Her goal is to help kids develop strong foundations and a lifelong sense of curiosity and confidence.