This edited volume examines how historical mathematical experiments can enrich mathematics education for children aged 9 to 12. It presents nine chapters across three domains: numbers and calculation, magnitude and measurement, and space and geometry. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, beginning with historical context and followed by classroom activities conducted in French schools. Analyses include pupils’ work and didactic insights into how history of mathematics supports conceptual understanding. The book offers bibliographies for further reading and is ideal for mathematics educators, teacher trainers, researchers in mathematics education, historians of mathematics, and mathematicians interested in educational practice.

Marc Moyon is a historian of mathematics at the University of Limoges (France) with a particular interest in medieval mathematics, with a focus on Arabic-Latin translations. He is visiting scholar in the University of Aveiro (Portugal). He is also interested by the history of mathematics teaching (19th and 20th c.). For many years, he has been deeply involved in national and international efforts to promote the introduction of a historical perspective in mathematics education and teacher training.

Dominique Tournès is professor of mathematics and history of mathematics at the University of Reunion Island (France), in the Computer Science and Mathematics Laboratory. As a historian of mathematics, his research focuses on the calculation methods and instruments that preceded the computer in the period 1750-1950. For many years, he has been involved in using history to improve the training of mathematics teachers.

Snezana Lawrence is a mathematical historian and educationalist. She was the Chair of History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (2020-24), and is the Series Editor (History) of the CRC Press/Routledge for Recreational Mathematics. She is an independent scholar living in Cambridgeshire, UK. Snezana has been involved in various national and international initiatives to promote the use of history of mathematics in mathematics education.