Weekly Core Subjects Resources
Another week has gone by. Is it just me or has the first part of this school year FLOWN by? Hard to believe that there is only one more week before Christmas break.Mathematics
1.) New Zealand Maths is a site that offers units for math teachers separated by subject matter that then have links to various resources that you can use in the classroom.
2.) MathCentre is a site that offers resources that you can search for by narrowing down your search topic. There are over 10 different types of resources, such as iPod video segments, online quizzes, etc.
3.) Free Math Help offers just what the title of the website says. There is also a question of the day that students can answer. Students can enter in a math problem and then the computer will solve the equation for them and even provide them the steps to the solution. Another site is the Equation Solver. You input a linear equation, systems of linear equation, or single quadratic equation and it will solve it for you. HOW DO KIDS NOT PASS MATH CLASS WITH SITES LIKE THIS??? KIDS STILL DON'T DO MATH HOMEWORK??!!
4.) "Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards."
5.) Yummy Math is another site that provides teachers and students resources for learning math that is relevant to the real world. Free Technology for Teachers has a good write up about this site.
6.) If you have a SMARTBoard you can download this resource of pre-made charts and graphs to use with your students.
7.) 20 Incredible TED Talks for Math Geeks is a great list. If you don't know what TED talks are, I highly recommend that you start watching them.
Math Resources
Several resources for math teachers. I was asked to search for some by a teacher in my building and these were some of the ones that I came across. I hope that you find one to be useful for your curriculum.
1.) Amby's Education Site - Math Resources - This site has some virtual games and manipulatives for various content in the math classroom. Each resource is broken down into 8 different categories to help you in your search for something to use in the classroom. Check out what there is to offer here.
2.) XP Math is a site dedicated to various math games. There is an arcade that is available for students to learn math through video games as well. There is also a math discussion board and help finding jobs related to math curriculum. You can also find math worksheets, but we know how so many of us feel about those!
3.) The Problem Site is another site that offers math games. Kids love to play games and we are finding more and more available resources on the web for students to improve their math abilities by playing games. Even if you don't use these in class, provide the links to your students, show the link in class and have them do it for homework.
4.) Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for geometry and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives to help improve a students understanding of math. You can even find a great page to some links to videos on YouTube.
5.) Maths Online Gallery contains interactive multimedia for a better understanding of math practices. Many of the resources that you will find use Java, so make sure that you have it updated. This site has been around since 1998.
6.) Real World Math is a site dedicated to learning math using the great tool Google Earth. What a great real world application of mathematics. I highly recommend sharing and using this site.
7.) Visual Fractions is a site for, well, learning fractions through visuals. This is a great site for elementary and middle school teachers to help students get a better understanding of fractions using various visuals.
Mr. Robb's Math - Hundreds of Math Videos
Mr. Robb's Math is a YouTube channel containing 555 videos produced by high school mathematics teacher Bradley Robb. Mr. Robb's videos explain and demonstrate solving problems in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Calculus. Most of the videos are recorded while Mr. Robb is teaching. You can find the videos on the Mr. Robb's Math YouTube channel or visit Mr. Robb's website WowMath to find the videos organized in sequence with accompanying screenshots.
In the video below Mr. Robb shows viewers how to solve one step equations.Popout
Thanks to Scott McLeod for sharing this useful resource.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Plus Maths Challenging Mathematics Puzzles
Plus Magazine is a free online publication dedicated to introducing readers to practical applications of mathematics. Plus Magazine strives to reach that goal through the publication of mathematics-related news articles, podcasts, andmathematics puzzles designed around "real-life" scenarios.
Thanks to reader Christine Lenghaus for sending me the link to Plus Magazine in an email.
Applications for Education
Plus Magazine's mathematics puzzles provide students with challenges of varying difficulty. Most of the puzzles include some type of real-world scenario as a framework for the challenge. The puzzles could make excellent extra credit problems at the end of a mathematics test.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
The Math and Science of Sports
Hundreds of Reviewed Online Mathematics Resources
The National Council of Teachers of MathematicsIlluminations website is full of activities and lesson plans aligned to NCTM standards. I've previously reviewed some of those activities and lessons here. This evening I'd like to call your attention to NCTM's collection of 724 links to mathematics lessons and activities that are not hosted by NCTM. NCTM's weblinks collection is reviewed by an editorial board. The collection is divided into five categories; Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Five Sources of Fun Mathematics Games
Ten Problem Solving Games for K-8 Students
Bears In A Boat
The website:
This fantastic resource for interactive whiteboard tools has been circulating on Twitter. The site provides excellent manipulatives, gameboards, workmats and storyboards for K-4 classrooms. It takes time to discover all of the hidden gems, so I’ve highlighted an activity below that you won’t want to miss!Classroom Applications: Manipulative
: Bears In A BoatCreate a story about the bears in a boat to practice addition and subtraction concepts with primary students.
Conceptua Math - Interactive Mathematics Lessons
Conceptua Math is a provider of interactive visual mathematics lessons.Conceptua Math's primary focus is on the development of tools to aid teachers in the instruction of lessons on fractions. Conceptua Math'sofferings are a mix of free and premium (paid) tools. There are a total of fifteen free interactive tools for teachers and students. Each of the free tools has an introductory video and a sample lesson plan. Learn more about Conceptua Math in the video below.
Fuel the Brain - Free Math Games and Printables
Fuel the Brain is a nice collection of online mathematics games, interactive lessons, and printable materials for teaching mathematics. All of Fuel the Brain's offerings are intended for elementary and middle school age students. In addition to the standard collection of games and printable materials, Fuel the Brain offers "seasonal" activities designed to correspond to the seasons of the Northern Hemisphere.
Applications for EducationFuel the Brain offers a games widget that you can install on your blog or website. Rather than directing students to yet another website, you can install the Fuel the Brain widget and have them play the games on blog or website they typically visit for your class.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Five Sources of Fun Mathematics Games
Ten Problem Solving Games for K-8 Students
The Importance of Proper Mathematics
Guess The Number
Introduce younger students to logic problems using Mathwire's Guess the Numbercollection. Give students more practice in using the hundred board to solve number clue problems. Once again, students solve the problem clue by clue. With this set, however, students must use multiplication, money, and measurement facts to correctly solve the problem and guess the number.
Here's a sample problem:
- The number is greater than the number of pennies in a quarter.
- The number is less than the number of pennies in five dimes.
- The number is an odd number.
- If you count by 5s, you say the number.
- The sum of the digits is 8.
What is the number?
Check out Guess the Number on Mathwire to download more problems and their solutions. Be sure to read suggestions for using these problems in math classes. After solving several, encourage students to write their own original Guess the Number logic problems.
from Free Technology for Teachers The math department of Harvey Mudd College has a webpage full of fun math facts. Mudd Math Fun Facts has an easy to search database of math facts designed to stimulate thought and make students look at mathematics in a different light. Each fun fact is accompanied by a problem, diagram, and short explanation of a fun mathematics concept.
Applications for EducationMudd Math Fun Facts is designed for use with introductory college math courses, but it could also be a great website for some high school mathematics classes. The math fun facts can be used to expose college-bound students to some higher order mathematics concepts and spark some curiosity about mathematics. If you have a class website or blog you can link to Mudd Math Fun Facts and provide students with a fun fact of the day that they can explore on their own.
Math Challenge Posters
NRich is a provider of mathematics curricula and lesson plans covering everything from basic addition through advanced algebra and geometry. What drew me to their site was their collection of free mathematics posters. There is a poster for each month dating back to February 2005. The posters display a mathematics "trick" or challenge question. Teachers can download and print any of the posters in the collection. Each poster in the collection is linked to a problem page that contains notes for teachers using the posters.
Below is an image of the July 2010 poster.
Applications for EducationThe posters from NRICH's collection could make a nice addition to a mathematics teacher's classroom. Use the posters that have challenge questions as a "bonus" assignment or simply display them to keep kids thinking about mathematics when their attention wavers from the lesson you're trying to deliver.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
200+ Free Mathematics Books
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a site that offers TONS of videos related mostly to Math and Science. The videos are basically tutorials or explanations on how to solve equations. From their site "The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Despite being the work of one man, Salman Khan, this 1600+ video library is the most-used educational video resource as measured by YouTube video views per day and unique users per month. We are complementing this ever-growing library with user-paced exercises--developed as an open source project--allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the World."
There are some videos for other subjects, but they don't compare to the number of videos for Math and Science. Not a replacement for your lessons, but a great supplement to what you are teaching and maybe even in a method you might not normally teach it.
Number Nut - Math Games and More
NumberNut.com is a part of Rader's family of educational games and activities. Number Nut provides some great games with which students can practice and develop their math skills. Unlike many other Math game websites, Number Nut includes some word problems that force students to problem solve rather than just recall information from rote memorization.
Weekly Core Subjects Resources
Another week has gone by. Is it just me or has the first part of this school year FLOWN by? Hard to believe that there is only one more week before Christmas break.Mathematics
1.) New Zealand Maths is a site that offers units for math teachers separated by subject matter that then have links to various resources that you can use in the classroom.
2.) MathCentre is a site that offers resources that you can search for by narrowing down your search topic. There are over 10 different types of resources, such as iPod video segments, online quizzes, etc.
3.) Free Math Help offers just what the title of the website says. There is also a question of the day that students can answer. Students can enter in a math problem and then the computer will solve the equation for them and even provide them the steps to the solution. Another site is the Equation Solver. You input a linear equation, systems of linear equation, or single quadratic equation and it will solve it for you. HOW DO KIDS NOT PASS MATH CLASS WITH SITES LIKE THIS??? KIDS STILL DON'T DO MATH HOMEWORK??!!
4.) "Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards."
5.) Yummy Math is another site that provides teachers and students resources for learning math that is relevant to the real world. Free Technology for Teachers has a good write up about this site.
6.) If you have a SMARTBoard you can download this resource of pre-made charts and graphs to use with your students.
7.) 20 Incredible TED Talks for Math Geeks is a great list. If you don't know what TED talks are, I highly recommend that you start watching them.
Math Resources
Several resources for math teachers. I was asked to search for some by a teacher in my building and these were some of the ones that I came across. I hope that you find one to be useful for your curriculum.
1.) Amby's Education Site - Math Resources - This site has some virtual games and manipulatives for various content in the math classroom. Each resource is broken down into 8 different categories to help you in your search for something to use in the classroom. Check out what there is to offer here.
2.) XP Math is a site dedicated to various math games. There is an arcade that is available for students to learn math through video games as well. There is also a math discussion board and help finding jobs related to math curriculum. You can also find math worksheets, but we know how so many of us feel about those!
3.) The Problem Site is another site that offers math games. Kids love to play games and we are finding more and more available resources on the web for students to improve their math abilities by playing games. Even if you don't use these in class, provide the links to your students, show the link in class and have them do it for homework.
4.) Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for geometry and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives to help improve a students understanding of math. You can even find a great page to some links to videos on YouTube.
5.) Maths Online Gallery contains interactive multimedia for a better understanding of math practices. Many of the resources that you will find use Java, so make sure that you have it updated. This site has been around since 1998.
6.) Real World Math is a site dedicated to learning math using the great tool Google Earth. What a great real world application of mathematics. I highly recommend sharing and using this site.
7.) Visual Fractions is a site for, well, learning fractions through visuals. This is a great site for elementary and middle school teachers to help students get a better understanding of fractions using various visuals.
Mr. Robb's Math - Hundreds of Math Videos
Mr. Robb's Math is a YouTube channel containing 555 videos produced by high school mathematics teacher Bradley Robb. Mr. Robb's videos explain and demonstrate solving problems in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Calculus. Most of the videos are recorded while Mr. Robb is teaching. You can find the videos on the Mr. Robb's Math YouTube channel or visit Mr. Robb's website WowMath to find the videos organized in sequence with accompanying screenshots.
In the video below Mr. Robb shows viewers how to solve one step equations.Popout
Thanks to Scott McLeod for sharing this useful resource.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Plus Maths Challenging Mathematics Puzzles
Plus Magazine is a free online publication dedicated to introducing readers to practical applications of mathematics. Plus Magazine strives to reach that goal through the publication of mathematics-related news articles, podcasts, andmathematics puzzles designed around "real-life" scenarios.
Thanks to reader Christine Lenghaus for sending me the link to Plus Magazine in an email.
Applications for Education
Plus Magazine's mathematics puzzles provide students with challenges of varying difficulty. Most of the puzzles include some type of real-world scenario as a framework for the challenge. The puzzles could make excellent extra credit problems at the end of a mathematics test.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
The Math and Science of Sports
Weekly Core Subjects Resources
Another week has gone by. Is it just me or has the first part of this school year FLOWN by? Hard to believe that there is only one more week before Christmas break.Mathematics
1.) New Zealand Maths is a site that offers units for math teachers separated by subject matter that then have links to various resources that you can use in the classroom.
2.) MathCentre is a site that offers resources that you can search for by narrowing down your search topic. There are over 10 different types of resources, such as iPod video segments, online quizzes, etc.
3.) Free Math Help offers just what the title of the website says. There is also a question of the day that students can answer. Students can enter in a math problem and then the computer will solve the equation for them and even provide them the steps to the solution. Another site is the Equation Solver. You input a linear equation, systems of linear equation, or single quadratic equation and it will solve it for you. HOW DO KIDS NOT PASS MATH CLASS WITH SITES LIKE THIS??? KIDS STILL DON'T DO MATH HOMEWORK??!!
4.) "Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards."
5.) Yummy Math is another site that provides teachers and students resources for learning math that is relevant to the real world. Free Technology for Teachers has a good write up about this site.
6.) If you have a SMARTBoard you can download this resource of pre-made charts and graphs to use with your students.
7.) 20 Incredible TED Talks for Math Geeks is a great list. If you don't know what TED talks are, I highly recommend that you start watching them.
Math Resources
Several resources for math teachers. I was asked to search for some by a teacher in my building and these were some of the ones that I came across. I hope that you find one to be useful for your curriculum.
1.) Amby's Education Site - Math Resources - This site has some virtual games and manipulatives for various content in the math classroom. Each resource is broken down into 8 different categories to help you in your search for something to use in the classroom. Check out what there is to offer here.
2.) XP Math is a site dedicated to various math games. There is an arcade that is available for students to learn math through video games as well. There is also a math discussion board and help finding jobs related to math curriculum. You can also find math worksheets, but we know how so many of us feel about those!
3.) The Problem Site is another site that offers math games. Kids love to play games and we are finding more and more available resources on the web for students to improve their math abilities by playing games. Even if you don't use these in class, provide the links to your students, show the link in class and have them do it for homework.
4.) Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for geometry and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives to help improve a students understanding of math. You can even find a great page to some links to videos on YouTube.
5.) Maths Online Gallery contains interactive multimedia for a better understanding of math practices. Many of the resources that you will find use Java, so make sure that you have it updated. This site has been around since 1998.
6.) Real World Math is a site dedicated to learning math using the great tool Google Earth. What a great real world application of mathematics. I highly recommend sharing and using this site.
7.) Visual Fractions is a site for, well, learning fractions through visuals. This is a great site for elementary and middle school teachers to help students get a better understanding of fractions using various visuals.
Weekly Core Subjects Resources
Another week has gone by. Is it just me or has the first part of this school year FLOWN by? Hard to believe that there is only one more week before Christmas break.
Mathematics
1.) New Zealand Maths is a site that offers units for math teachers separated by subject matter that then have links to various resources that you can use in the classroom.
2.) MathCentre is a site that offers resources that you can search for by narrowing down your search topic. There are over 10 different types of resources, such as iPod video segments, online quizzes, etc.
3.) Free Math Help offers just what the title of the website says. There is also a question of the day that students can answer. Students can enter in a math problem and then the computer will solve the equation for them and even provide them the steps to the solution. Another site is the Equation Solver. You input a linear equation, systems of linear equation, or single quadratic equation and it will solve it for you. HOW DO KIDS NOT PASS MATH CLASS WITH SITES LIKE THIS??? KIDS STILL DON'T DO MATH HOMEWORK??!!
4.) "Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards."
5.) Yummy Math is another site that provides teachers and students resources for learning math that is relevant to the real world. Free Technology for Teachers has a good write up about this site.
6.) If you have a SMARTBoard you can download this resource of pre-made charts and graphs to use with your students.
7.) 20 Incredible TED Talks for Math Geeks is a great list. If you don't know what TED talks are, I highly recommend that you start watching them.
1.) New Zealand Maths is a site that offers units for math teachers separated by subject matter that then have links to various resources that you can use in the classroom.
2.) MathCentre is a site that offers resources that you can search for by narrowing down your search topic. There are over 10 different types of resources, such as iPod video segments, online quizzes, etc.
3.) Free Math Help offers just what the title of the website says. There is also a question of the day that students can answer. Students can enter in a math problem and then the computer will solve the equation for them and even provide them the steps to the solution. Another site is the Equation Solver. You input a linear equation, systems of linear equation, or single quadratic equation and it will solve it for you. HOW DO KIDS NOT PASS MATH CLASS WITH SITES LIKE THIS??? KIDS STILL DON'T DO MATH HOMEWORK??!!
4.) "Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards."
5.) Yummy Math is another site that provides teachers and students resources for learning math that is relevant to the real world. Free Technology for Teachers has a good write up about this site.
6.) If you have a SMARTBoard you can download this resource of pre-made charts and graphs to use with your students.
7.) 20 Incredible TED Talks for Math Geeks is a great list. If you don't know what TED talks are, I highly recommend that you start watching them.
Several resources for math teachers. I was asked to search for some by a teacher in my building and these were some of the ones that I came across. I hope that you find one to be useful for your curriculum.
1.) Amby's Education Site - Math Resources - This site has some virtual games and manipulatives for various content in the math classroom. Each resource is broken down into 8 different categories to help you in your search for something to use in the classroom. Check out what there is to offer here.
2.) XP Math is a site dedicated to various math games. There is an arcade that is available for students to learn math through video games as well. There is also a math discussion board and help finding jobs related to math curriculum. You can also find math worksheets, but we know how so many of us feel about those!
3.) The Problem Site is another site that offers math games. Kids love to play games and we are finding more and more available resources on the web for students to improve their math abilities by playing games. Even if you don't use these in class, provide the links to your students, show the link in class and have them do it for homework.
4.) Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for geometry and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives to help improve a students understanding of math. You can even find a great page to some links to videos on YouTube.
5.) Maths Online Gallery contains interactive multimedia for a better understanding of math practices. Many of the resources that you will find use Java, so make sure that you have it updated. This site has been around since 1998.
6.) Real World Math is a site dedicated to learning math using the great tool Google Earth. What a great real world application of mathematics. I highly recommend sharing and using this site.
7.) Visual Fractions is a site for, well, learning fractions through visuals. This is a great site for elementary and middle school teachers to help students get a better understanding of fractions using various visuals.
1.) Amby's Education Site - Math Resources - This site has some virtual games and manipulatives for various content in the math classroom. Each resource is broken down into 8 different categories to help you in your search for something to use in the classroom. Check out what there is to offer here.
2.) XP Math is a site dedicated to various math games. There is an arcade that is available for students to learn math through video games as well. There is also a math discussion board and help finding jobs related to math curriculum. You can also find math worksheets, but we know how so many of us feel about those!
3.) The Problem Site is another site that offers math games. Kids love to play games and we are finding more and more available resources on the web for students to improve their math abilities by playing games. Even if you don't use these in class, provide the links to your students, show the link in class and have them do it for homework.
4.) Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for geometry and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives to help improve a students understanding of math. You can even find a great page to some links to videos on YouTube.
5.) Maths Online Gallery contains interactive multimedia for a better understanding of math practices. Many of the resources that you will find use Java, so make sure that you have it updated. This site has been around since 1998.
6.) Real World Math is a site dedicated to learning math using the great tool Google Earth. What a great real world application of mathematics. I highly recommend sharing and using this site.
7.) Visual Fractions is a site for, well, learning fractions through visuals. This is a great site for elementary and middle school teachers to help students get a better understanding of fractions using various visuals.
Mr. Robb's Math - Hundreds of Math Videos
Mr. Robb's Math is a YouTube channel containing 555 videos produced by high school mathematics teacher Bradley Robb. Mr. Robb's videos explain and demonstrate solving problems in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Calculus. Most of the videos are recorded while Mr. Robb is teaching. You can find the videos on the Mr. Robb's Math YouTube channel or visit Mr. Robb's website WowMath to find the videos organized in sequence with accompanying screenshots.
In the video below Mr. Robb shows viewers how to solve one step equations.
Popout
Thanks to Scott McLeod for sharing this useful resource.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Thanks to reader Christine Lenghaus for sending me the link to Plus Magazine in an email.
Applications for Education
Plus Magazine's mathematics puzzles provide students with challenges of varying difficulty. Most of the puzzles include some type of real-world scenario as a framework for the challenge. The puzzles could make excellent extra credit problems at the end of a mathematics test.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
The Math and Science of Sports
Hundreds of Reviewed Online Mathematics Resources
The National Council of Teachers of MathematicsIlluminations website is full of activities and lesson plans aligned to NCTM standards. I've previously reviewed some of those activities and lessons here. This evening I'd like to call your attention to NCTM's collection of 724 links to mathematics lessons and activities that are not hosted by NCTM. NCTM's weblinks collection is reviewed by an editorial board. The collection is divided into five categories; Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability.Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Five Sources of Fun Mathematics Games
Ten Problem Solving Games for K-8 Students
The website:
This fantastic resource for interactive whiteboard tools has been circulating on Twitter. The site provides excellent manipulatives, gameboards, workmats and storyboards for K-4 classrooms. It takes time to discover all of the hidden gems, so I’ve highlighted an activity below that you won’t want to miss!
Classroom Applications:
Manipulative: Bears In A Boat
: Bears In A BoatCreate a story about the bears in a boat to practice addition and subtraction concepts with primary students.
Conceptua Math - Interactive Mathematics Lessons
Conceptua Math is a provider of interactive visual mathematics lessons.Conceptua Math's primary focus is on the development of tools to aid teachers in the instruction of lessons on fractions. Conceptua Math'sofferings are a mix of free and premium (paid) tools. There are a total of fifteen free interactive tools for teachers and students. Each of the free tools has an introductory video and a sample lesson plan. Learn more about Conceptua Math in the video below.
Fuel the Brain is a nice collection of online mathematics games, interactive lessons, and printable materials for teaching mathematics. All of Fuel the Brain's offerings are intended for elementary and middle school age students. In addition to the standard collection of games and printable materials, Fuel the Brain offers "seasonal" activities designed to correspond to the seasons of the Northern Hemisphere.Applications for EducationFuel the Brain offers a games widget that you can install on your blog or website. Rather than directing students to yet another website, you can install the Fuel the Brain widget and have them play the games on blog or website they typically visit for your class.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Five Sources of Fun Mathematics Games
Ten Problem Solving Games for K-8 Students
The Importance of Proper Mathematics
Guess The Number
Here's a sample problem:
- The number is greater than the number of pennies in a quarter.
- The number is less than the number of pennies in five dimes.
- The number is an odd number.
- If you count by 5s, you say the number.
- The sum of the digits is 8.
Check out Guess the Number on Mathwire to download more problems and their solutions. Be sure to read suggestions for using these problems in math classes. After solving several, encourage students to write their own original Guess the Number logic problems.
from Free Technology for Teachers
The math department of Harvey Mudd College has a webpage full of fun math facts. Mudd Math Fun Facts has an easy to search database of math facts designed to stimulate thought and make students look at mathematics in a different light. Each fun fact is accompanied by a problem, diagram, and short explanation of a fun mathematics concept.
Applications for EducationMudd Math Fun Facts is designed for use with introductory college math courses, but it could also be a great website for some high school mathematics classes. The math fun facts can be used to expose college-bound students to some higher order mathematics concepts and spark some curiosity about mathematics. If you have a class website or blog you can link to Mudd Math Fun Facts and provide students with a fun fact of the day that they can explore on their own.
Applications for EducationMudd Math Fun Facts is designed for use with introductory college math courses, but it could also be a great website for some high school mathematics classes. The math fun facts can be used to expose college-bound students to some higher order mathematics concepts and spark some curiosity about mathematics. If you have a class website or blog you can link to Mudd Math Fun Facts and provide students with a fun fact of the day that they can explore on their own.
NRich is a provider of mathematics curricula and lesson plans covering everything from basic addition through advanced algebra and geometry. What drew me to their site was their collection of free mathematics posters. There is a poster for each month dating back to February 2005. The posters display a mathematics "trick" or challenge question. Teachers can download and print any of the posters in the collection. Each poster in the collection is linked to a problem page that contains notes for teachers using the posters.
Below is an image of the July 2010 poster.
Applications for EducationThe posters from NRICH's collection could make a nice addition to a mathematics teacher's classroom. Use the posters that have challenge questions as a "bonus" assignment or simply display them to keep kids thinking about mathematics when their attention wavers from the lesson you're trying to deliver.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
200+ Free Mathematics Books
Below is an image of the July 2010 poster.
Applications for EducationThe posters from NRICH's collection could make a nice addition to a mathematics teacher's classroom. Use the posters that have challenge questions as a "bonus" assignment or simply display them to keep kids thinking about mathematics when their attention wavers from the lesson you're trying to deliver.
Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Math Class Needs a MakeoverInteractivate - Interactive Math Assessments
200+ Free Mathematics Books
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a site that offers TONS of videos related mostly to Math and Science. The videos are basically tutorials or explanations on how to solve equations. From their site "The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Despite being the work of one man, Salman Khan, this 1600+ video library is the most-used educational video resource as measured by YouTube video views per day and unique users per month. We are complementing this ever-growing library with user-paced exercises--developed as an open source project--allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the World."
There are some videos for other subjects, but they don't compare to the number of videos for Math and Science. Not a replacement for your lessons, but a great supplement to what you are teaching and maybe even in a method you might not normally teach it.
NumberNut.com is a part of Rader's family of educational games and activities. Number Nut provides some great games with which students can practice and develop their math skills. Unlike many other Math game websites, Number Nut includes some word problems that force students to problem solve rather than just recall information from rote memorization.Custom Math and Handwriting Worksheets
I typically do not write about worksheets or printables, but I do recognize that there are still some uses for them. This is particularly true for lessons intended to help students develop their handwriting skills. Twisty Noodle, a provider of thousands of printable worksheets, has a large selection of free worksheets designed to help students develop their handwriting skills. The handwriting worksheets can be customized by altering the text appearing on the worksheet and the font used on the worksheet. Twisty Noodle also offers basic mathematics worksheets that can be customized.What’s Your Angle?
from Interactive Content Corner by InteractiveEducator
The websites:
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year6/angles/home.asp
http://resources.oswego.org/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html
These sites focus on two angles concepts: Estimating the size of an angle when given its measurement and estimating the measurement of an angle when shown its size.
Classroom Applications:
1. Begin by selecting Show the Angle. Use this application to explore the relative size of angles and to work together to establish “benchmark” angles to guide the estimation process. For example: Is the angle less than 90 degrees? Is the angle between 90 degrees and 180 degrees? Help your students to develop the concept of the size of ten degree increments.
2. Click Teacher Controls. Choose Make the Angle Game. Use this application to practice creating an angle to match the given measurement. Use a think aloud for the first problem. Answer the problem while explaining the reasoning behind your answer. For the next few questions, have students draw their angle estimations independently or in small groups. Then have them share the strategies they used to determine their estimations. Finally, choose one student to answer for the class. (You may want to skip the think aloud if you want students to come up with their own estimation strategies and not be influenced by your demonstration. Be sure to share and discuss the strategies as a whole class.)
3. Click Teacher Controls. Choose Estimating up to 90 or Estimating up to 180. Have the students estimate the angle measurement of the given angle individually or in groups. Have them explain their thought process. Then choose one student to answer for the class.
4. Click Teacher Controls. Choose Make and Measure. This could be used for a partner activity at a center or as a whole class activity by dividing the class into two different teams. Have the first team create an angle and measure it with the protractor while the second team is not watching. Then, have the second team guess the angle measurement and then measure the angle to check their accuracy. A few suggestions for game rules: The angles created must end in 5 or 0. Rarely will the students guess the measurement with 100% accuracy so a point system that allows for close answers works well. 3 points for 100% accuracy. 2 points if the estimation is within 5 degrees. 1 point if the estimation is within ten degrees.
The last two websites can be used as whole class practice, by groups during center time, or by individual students on computers at school and at home. The second website asks students to set the angle of a laser beam to destroy an alien spacecraft. It is a nice introductory activity since the angle measurements are in 10 degree increments. The third website asks students to help the monkey find the banana by creating an angle with the given measurement. This site is more challenging since all 360 degrees are used.
Tribulation Game
from Mathwire by tk
http://mathwire.blogspot.com/2010/05/tribulation-game.html
This game challenges students to find equivalent names for numbers. In Tribuation, students must search the gameboard for 3 numbers in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally as in a word search) that combine to make the target number. In this game, however, there is a prescribed formula for combining the numbers. Students must multiply the first two numbers then add or subtract the third number to produce the target number
Here is a great collection of Math Sites from @Kellyhines. She put together a Livebinder collection http://livebinders.com/play/play/14058# of 16 helpful Math sites for students and teachers of all grade levels. This could be very helpful for teachers looking for different ways to present material and it could also be great for teachers looking for sites to send students who are looking for extra help.
Teacher Zone http://teacher.tenmarks.com/ is a site dedicated to Math videos. They will help explain concepts that are important to Math students from grades 3-10. This could be another way to show students important concepts in action. Adding these videos to your website could go a long way in helping a student learn an concept. It might even help a parent understand a concept so they can better help their child at home.
MatheBook http://www.mathebook.net/ is another website that offers tutorials on Math and downloadable questions and answers to further help students understand difficult Math Concepts. I think it is great that there are more and more Math websites available to students and teachers. Websites are see have been more geared toward Science, Social Studies and English, but there are many kids waiting to use sites that focus on Math skills. This is another good one to share with students and staff.
http://www.gameclassroom.com/game/45857-3637/ratios/dirt-bike-proportions
Fractions - multiplayer game
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/03/10-ideas-for-innovative-math.html
10 Ideas for Innovative Math Instruction By Lisa Nielsen (LOTS of great resources on this blog!)
http://www.mathwire.com/algebra/growingpatterns.html
Investigating growing patterns
Presentation: Play to Learn Math?
http://prezi.com/r2lbb3lfomg5/playing-to-learn-math/
Learn Your Tables - Math Practice
from Free Technology for Teachers by noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne)
http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/
Learn Your Tables is a neat little site for students to use to learn and develop multiplication skills. The site offers two basic games on two different levels. The most basic game is a simple drag and drop activity in which students match equations to their correct answers. The more "advanced" game has students enter the correct answer to a multiplication question. The easier of the two levels only contains problems from one multiplication table while the more difficult level contains problems from multiple multiplication tables.
The Ruler Game
http://www.globalclassroom.org/rulergame200/index.html
http://www.mathwire.com/index.html
Standards-based math activities
Be sure to check out these Mathwire collections for ideas on incorporating white boards and templates in math lessons:
Instructional Strategies: Active Participation
Active Participation: Using Math Templates
Mathwire Template Library
http://teacher.tenmarks.com/
from Free Technology for Teachers by noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne)
Teacher Zone is a new free service being offered by the mathematics tutorial service Ten Marks. Teacher Zone is a compilation of more than 1,000 mathematics tutorials videos created by Ten Marks tutors. The videos cover everything from basic elementary school mathematics skills through high school Algebra and Geometry skills.
http://www.mathmovesu.com/?AuthTicket=67b242ce-5ba6-4a4e-bc00-48ea7348cc8f
For Grades 5 and Up
http://usmint.gov/kids/teachers/
The usmint.gov has sought to "enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning" since 1999. As they discover the hidden stories behind the coins, they can develop a fascination that can last a lifetime.
Long division and other power points: http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/poplarbluff.k12.mo.us/lowe/math.html
click on long division.
http://singingwhale.com/zapper/start.html (From Teachers Love SMART Boards by James Hollis)
does a nice job reviewing a number of techniques for working with fractions, decimals, and percents
http://www.carrotsticks.com/
This is a site designed for students from grades 1 - 5 to learn and develop math skills. Students have the option of answering sums by themselves or competing against an opponent. Have to pay if you want -, x, / - only addition free.
You do not have to register to play.
The free option only offers addition sums, the paid options also offers subtraction, multiplication and division.
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0
Math Interactives is another good resource for teachers of upper elementary when planning a math unit. It’s a site that has an interactive activity, a video, and printables for each topic listed.
http://www.mangahigh.com/en_gb/games/
Manga High is a site which offers fun and interative Maths games. The games are great for upper primary and secondary students and they offer several difficulty levels. The games are free and teachers can register their school and create student accounts.
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html (found at The Techie Classroom):
Math Live is a web site that 3rd-6th grade teachers should look at whenever they are starting a new unit. It’s packed with great TV like episodes in a cartoon format introducing many different math concepts. What’s great is that it introduces math concepts to show how math applies in everyday life. Give it a look and see what you think!
http://www.mathtwo.com/
Math flashcard game
PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations
http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php
"Fun, interactive, \nresearch-based\n simulations of \nphysical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado."
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
math dictionary
http://www.mathatube.com/
"Math A Tube is a compilation of videos from a variety of users and other websites. Videos are categorized by mathematics topics and sub-topics. The videos demonstrate everything from basic addition through Geometry. The videos on Math A Tube are user-generated so some videos are better than others."
http://mathtv.com/
Videos, tutorials, and playlists for math related concepts.
Free Math Video Lessons and Tutorials Tutor-USA.com
http://tutor-usa.com/videos
"Tutor USA is a site that offers a variety of useful links for mathematics teachers and students. In addition to free worksheets and lesson plans, Tutor USA has built a nice collection of video tutorials. The videos in the collection come from sources like YouTube, Blip.tv, and TeacherTube. Some of the videos are quick how-to videos while others are longer lecture-style explanations of mathematics concepts."
http://www.brightstorm.com/
"Brightstorm is a provider of online study materials for mathematics as well as ACT and SAT preparation. The ACT and SAT preparation materials are not free, but the mathematics tutorials are free. The mathematics tutorials are videos featuring mathematics teachers explaining and demonstrating how to solve mathematics problems. There are tutorial videos covering Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus. The videos can be viewed on the Brightstorm site or you can embed them into your blog or wiki."
http://www.mathtrain.tv/
"Mathtrain.TV is the product of students taught by Mr. Marcos at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, California. The site features videos in which students explain how to solve mathematics problems commonly attempted by middle school students. Mathtrain.TV also has videos made by teachers. Many of the videos are subtitled."
World Maths Day 2010
http://www.worldmathsday.com/
"Students play at home and at school against other students around the world in live games of mental arithmetic. Each game lasts for 60 seconds and students can play up to 500 games, earning points for each correct answer. The students who answer the most questions appear in the Hall of Fame. Students cannot select their level but will move up as they progress."
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