The FREE International Math Bee (IMB) is available to all schools in many countries!!!

Correlated to the New Academic Standards (USA) for 1st - 6th grades.

During 2020, the platform was fully revamped to address today’s more challenging standards for elementary school children.

Brand new tracking and reporting systems have been installed so educators may closely monitor and assess each student’s progress.

The new Team technologies capture not only individual but group performance features.

Research-based and Classroom Proven

The first study was finished in 2004 as part of a doctoral dissertation.

Urban, suburban and rural schools with grades 1- 6 were included.

Overwhelmingly, statistically significant improvement occurred with every group of students within the study.

View or download The Complete Research Study

Since that first study, thousands of students in classrooms have excelled in math by using this game.

FREE to use for your school.

The basic version is available free of charge to all schools worldwide.

An unlimited number of classrooms and students may participate in the online tournament at no cost.

Additional enhancements are available as schools enlist sponsors and donors.

No-effort fund-raising for your school.

Private donors can just click on the website and donate their tax-deductible donations.

Donations will go directly to your school account with no records for the school to maintain.

Also, business sponsors in your neighborhood (the USA only) will be contacted by the IMB.

Schools that are already enrolled may get sponsor requests from local businesses through the IMB website.

Schools may accept or decline the sponsorship, based on their local school policy.

Don’t miss out!! Get signed up today.

GET ON THE BALL TODAY with the FREE version of BatterUp and the IMB

You may even want to solicit your own donors and sponsors for the enhancement upgrades.

Enhancement upgrades include things like added reporting, more scoreboards, additional certificates, and extra surprises to be introduced during the tournament year.

Widely used and growing quickly

42 US States

14 foreign countries

Tens of thousands of student participants

Since 2006, The National Math Bee has provided free play, practice & learning to thousands of elementary school students!

This year (2021) IMB is officially going international!!

After 14 years of National Math Bee fun, we've taken it to another level. The International Math Bee (IMB) is here!

International students have joined in on the US National Math Bee from over 14 additional countries in previous years.

This year we have added a fifth and final round dedicated to teams competing on an international basis

How does it work for the students in the classroom?

Teachers set up teams of 3-5 students

Students from each team log into their individual accounts and play games of Batter Up.

Team batting averages are calculated based on the combined data of each individual player on the team

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An integrated learning platform

Batter Up is the computerized version of a cardboard game designed to help students practice their math facts.

Hosted on our integrated learning platform, Batter Up is an excellent tool for primary students and has proven, without a doubt, to help students with speed and accuracy.

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The teacher area is an integral part of the platform where teachers can manage their students, teams, and track students’ progress.

A cost-free resource for schools!

Schools can access the basic version of Batter Up free of charge….

With no limit to the number of students who can participate.

Schools can access enhanced features and options by obtaining donations and sponsorships.

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Don't miss out on the Math Bee fun!

Register your classroom and students today!

Access Batter Up try-outs as soon as October 1st

Get a head start to fill your school’s account with donations in order to access additional reports, certificates, and more during this 2021 tournament season.

For 2021, the National Math Bee has kicked it up a notch – It’s the International Math Bee (IMB)! Don’t wait to let your students get in on the fun way to learn math!

What have you heard about the International Math Bee IMB?

Did you know that it's Research-based,

Free to schools,

Has proven extraordinary historical math improvements among users,

And it's fun learning!

Elementary-aged children are likely to learn more if they think it is play.

Great educators have always used games to make learning more intuitive and fun.

We are helping educators all over the world bring that kind of excellence to their students

Creating team play also increases students’ ability to work with others

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Individual achievement develops confidence

The right kind of team play can help students develop individually.

With encouragement from teammates, extra determination to succeed is generated.

Other students can sometimes help students better than a teacher when they are on the same team.

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Team Play has been fully reinstated in the IMB

Team play develops character and excellence

Helping others and looking out for others on your team.

Wanting and doing what will be best for others on your team.

Promoting comradery and encouragement among team members.

Playing with other students from around the world can help:

Students to learn country names

Identify schools in other countries

Develop a sense of world community

Foster curiosity about other cultures

Support needed to make it available; emotional, instructional and financial

In today’s world, kids need a lot of the right kind of support.

Emotional and instructional support from their teachers, parents and classmates.

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Financial support from the community to make success attainable.

Unlimited numbers of students may play - - FREE during the whole tournament!!!

Schools can sign up as many classrooms and students as they want

Elementary schools should sign up all classes in grades 1 through 6

There is no registration limit on the number of students from any school

Teachers must group their students into teams of 3 to 5

No student registration costs

Students are not charged for any playtime or participation

Parents are not charged for their student to participate

Teachers/schools incur no cost for full participation in the basic platform

Schools may access many significant enhancements by enlisting donors and sponsors

Four and a half months of math practice and tournament fun!

The IMB begins on January 4th and runs through May 14th

There are five phases: Classroom, School, State, National, and International.

Teams are ranked on the tournament tab in real-time!

Batter Up! Don't miss out on the IMB fun!

The sign-up process is more straightforward than ever!

Teachers register themselves and add their classrooms and students through a simple bulk upload.

It only takes a few minutes to get your students in on the IMB fun!

Watch your class math scores soar on standardized tests next spring

Research-Proven

Our 2003-2004 study included urban, suburban, and rural schools, including grades 1- 6.

Overwhelmingly, statistically significant improvement occurred with every group of students within the study.

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View or download The Complete Research Study

Since that first study, thousands of students in classrooms have excelled in math by using this game.

Updated to today's academic standards!

During 2020, an overhaul to the platform addressed today’s more challenging standards for elementary school children.

Brand new tracking and reporting systems have been installed so educators may closely monitor and assess each student’s progress.

The new Team technologies capture not only individual but group performance features.

The Teachers Platform

Download basic reports to track your students’ improvement

Enhanced reports for further progress tracking, certificates, and more are available with your sponsors’ and donors’ help.

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No-effort fundraising for your school is implemented when sponsors and donors enlist.

Teachers set up the teams (of 3 to 5 students) for their classrooms.

Other schools across the USA and many countries are already signed up!

Don’t miss out on the International Math Bee (IMB)

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The Pre-season Tryouts begin October 1st

You will be able to register students and set up your students’ teams.

Let the students practice the game

Teachers can get practice with reporting and monitoring features.

Watch math performance go up even before the tournament

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The first tournament phase begins on January 4th!

Start thinking about your official tournament teams

The holiday season will come and go quickly

Time is running out! Get signed up today!