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The 2026 Polypad Art and Music Contest is here!
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Celebrate the power of student creativity with Polypad virtual manipulatives. From stunning geometric artwork to original musical compositions, students worldwide are invited to showcase their most innovative creations in this exciting challenge. Encourage your students to submit their favorite artwork or songs created with Polypad by May 06, 2026.
How it works:
- Students create a free account at polypad.amplify.com or sign in to begin building and saving their work.
- Students 15 and older can complete this submission form by May 6, 2026. For students under the age of 15, the form should be completed by a teacher, parent, or guardian.
- We'll review submissions across different age groups, then announce winners on June 3, 2026.
- Five winning entries in each age group per category will earn a $50 gift-card prize! Entrants can submit multiple entries, but can only win one prize.
Who can enter?
Any student who is 18 years old or younger as of May 6, 2026, can enter. Winners will be selected in the following age groups:
- Up to 11 years old
- 12 to 15 years old
- 16 to 18 years old
Submissions can be entered in one of two ways:
Most popular: Enter your favorite art and music.
Students create their favorite pieces of artwork and musical compositions using our free Polypad virtual manipulatives. They can enjoy complete creative freedom with a blank canvas at polypad.amplify.com.
Create artwork for Amplify Desmos Math unit stories.
Bring storytelling and art into K–5 math! Our Amplify Desmos Math units contain Unit Stories - brief fiction stories with real-world context that connect to math concepts and introduce characters students get to know throughout the unit.
Whether you're using our full Amplify Desmos Math curriculum or just want to add creativity to math class, students can create artwork for these engaging stories using our premade templates.
Contest criteria
Your submissions can be artwork, music compositions, interactive designs, or any creative project you can build with Polypad virtual manipulatives!
We'll be asking our reviewers to rate submissions based on the following criteria:
- Creativity and originality: Unique ideas and personal expression that showcase students' imagination.
- Use of Polypad tools and features: Thoughtful integration of Polypad's tools to enhance student entries.
| Bill Cheng: Senior Director, Narrative Design | Chelsie Hocker: Associate Director, Customer Marketing |
| Chris Blackett: Executive Director, Platform Marketing | Daniel Weinberg: STEM Customer Marketing Coordinator |
| David Poras: Senior Director, Polypad & Fluency | Eda Aydemir: Senior Curriculum Developer, Math Suite |
| Eddie Peña: Senior Product Design Director | Endeara Campbell: Senior Curriculum Manager, Math Suite |
| Kathleen Sheehy: Executive Director, PK–5 Math Core Curriculum | Kirsten Dean: Marketing Manager, Platform |
| MariaFlores-lavarone: Customer Transformation Specialist | Phil DeOrsey: Staff Software Engineer |
| Philipp Legner: Vice President, Mathigon Studio | Smriti Nair: Associate Manager, Customer Marketing |
| Zach Cohn: Associate Software Engineer | Gabe Turow: Senior Polypad Specialist |
Contest guidelines
Read the Terms and Conditions of this contest.
Please don't use music, artwork, or other content that's owned by someone else unless you have obtained permission.
Before submitting, please ensure your Polypad creation is saved and accessible for review.