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[quote=Anonymous]The Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin is a lot of fun and has lots of videos on YouTube.  He’s a math professor at Harvey Mudd and performs mental math - “mathemagic”, while explaining some of the principles.  If your son is interested in mental math, it’s a good place to start, and even if he’s not interested, the performances are still entertaining.
https://m.youtube.com/results?search_query=arthur+benjamin+mathemagician&sp=mAEA

He might like the Zoombinis computer game. While not strictly about arithmetic, it involves a lot of logic and patterns. My kids played the original desktop version, but I think there are apps now.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoombinis

I only discovered the Global Math Project website recently, so I’m not as familiar with it, but you might find something useful on it.
https://globalmathproject.org/about/

Some other topics you might introduce him to:

Programming - Scratch is a language designed by MIT to teach kids how to code.  Although it was intended for older kids, there’s a simplified version (Scratch, Jr) for younger kids, but I have no idea which might be better for your son.
https://scratch.mit.edu/parents

Secret Codes - If his reading skills are up to it, he might enjoy secret codes.  The Third-Grade Detective series of books features kids using various secret codes to solve mysteries.  Although any math involved at this level would be very basic, it features patterns, and cryptography can get very mathematical.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=3rd+grade+detectives&crid=1NM2995C7YSAI&sprefix=3rd+grade+dete%2Caps%2C70&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_14

Binary and other numbering systems that aren’t base 10

Modular arithmetic/clock math/string art

origami - PBS had a documentary, Between the Folds, which might be too dry for him, but showed some amazing applications of advanced origami techniques in art and engineering.
https://www.amazon.com/Between-Folds-Vanessa-Gould/dp/B003DQ6I2C

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It sounds like you and your son have embarked on a grand adventure - good luck, have fun, and enjoy the ride.[/quote]

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