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[quote=Anonymous]I had a mathy daughter.  We never did math camp.  I considered the CTY program at one time.  It looked good, but my daughter wasn't interested in camp.  Here's a link to the course descriptions.  I suspect it's too late to apply this year, but it might be helpful in the future.  I thought it might also provide some ideas for things you can do at home.

https://cty.jhu.edu/summer/grades2-6/catalog/math.html#numr

Below I've listed some of the things I liked when I was looking for material for my kids.

Links:

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Hoagies has great links for every area of interest including math:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/math.htm
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/brain_teasers.htm

The Mathemagician - Arthur Benjamin
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=baxOXLN23GI
He has several videos on youtube.  This is one of the longer ones.  Your child might provide one of the shorter ones depending on their interest level and patience.

An easy way to multiply large numbers by 11.
https://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10001.1.shtml

Problem of the Week:
Saint Ann's School (Does provide answers)
https://sites.google.com/a/saintannsny.org/problem-of-the-week/
Princeton Friends School (Does not come with answers)
https://www.princetonfriendsschool.org/page/problem-of-the-week

Games:

My daughter used to play an online version of the game 24.   I think that link doesn't exist anymore, but you could probably find other versions on the web or in an app store.  Here's a description of the game:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Game

Buzz
Buzz is a verbal math game.  A rule (or rules) or established before each round specifying which numbers will be replaced with the word "buzz".  Players then take turns counting.  If they fail to apply the rule, or apply it incorrectly they're out.
Ex.  Even numbers and numbers with 3 in it. (1, buzz, buzz, buzz, 5, buzz, 7, buzz, . . ., 11, buzz, buzz, buzz, 15,  . . . 27, buzz, 29, buzz (all 30s will be buzzed)
Other good rules are multiples of x, squares, primes, Fibonacci numbers, etc.

SET is good for finding patterns.   It's a card game, but the manufacturer's website has a daily challenge online.
https://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle

My daughter loved strategy games of any sort. (Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Connect 4, Othello, Go, Mancala, Pentago, Chess, etc.)

Sudoku (can find sudoku puzzle books or online puzzles).

Books:
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (It is a companion book to a fiction series.  In case you haven't read Louis Sachar, you should know that his books are quirky and his math puzzles are as well.)

Theoni Pappas has written a lot of books on math topics.  Her Penrose the Cat books are probably the best known.  We bought her book "fractals googols and other mathematical tales" and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I think the Sir Cumference books by Cindy Neuschwander are great for introducing geometry concepts.  They are picture books.

Hoagies website has lists of books organized by subject:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/mathematics.htm
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/puzzle_books.htm

TV shows:
Cyberchase on PBS (designed for kids)
The Story of Maths on Netflix (not designed for kids)

FYI - In the Spring there is a National Math Festival held every other year.  I've never gone.  By the time I found out about it, my kids were in high school and too busy to go.

http://www.nationalmathfestival.org
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