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Math: Created just for kids, this colorful, interactive math site is educational
and fun, although some of the games do not provide feedback. Highlights include
flash cards, games, and the homework helper, where students enter a problem and
find out if their solution is correct. Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School
Calculator
Chaos - Poor Justin! He broke his calculator just before a big test. Can you
help Justin make the target number using only the buttons that are left on his
calculator? There are four levels of difficulty in this game. You'll have to be
very clever to solve this number puzzle.
CoolMath4Kids
- an amusement park of math and more - especially designed for fun,
fun, fun!
Count
the Goodies - This multiplication activity from Harcourt School’s Mighty
Math Calculating Crew asks you to multiply using regrouping. Three problems at
a time are presented.
Create
a Graph - Sometimes, complicated information is difficult to understand and
needs an illustration. At this National Center for Education Statistics site you
will find four different graphs and charts for you to consider.
Davitily
Math Problem Generator - add a title then select Create Document,
select add problems to select from four areas (use Basic math
for elementary math topics), select from more specific menus, add the number of
problems you want then select the gray Back to button to see
a printable document. [online test not available in this free version].
Dinosaur
Math - by Jan Rottner. Math lesson using the Internet. Worksheets and everything
you need are linked to this page for easy access.
Fraction
Frenzy - Match equivalent fractions in an interactive game. (Caution:
This link opens in a new page. Close the fraction frenzy page to get back to this
list)
Fractions
- many lessons and activities on fractions, from equivalent to adding and subtracting
FreeMathTest.com
- test your skills against pre-made math tests or customize a math test to meet
your needs Features the following areas: Counting, Place Values, Comparisons,
Sequences, Addition, and Subtraction - Thanks to Art Lockrem for creating this
great free site!
Fruit
Picker - [click Continue to play the
game] Turn the fruit picking machine to pick all of the fruit and fill
the basket; easy level involves turns of 30 or 45 degrees, harder requires turns
of 30, 45, 60, or 90 degrees.
Funbrain.com
- interactive and educational math games for kids of all ages, including Math
Baseball and Change Maker.
These games can be tailored in difficulty for students in K-8, and might be useful
as review in 9-12.
Give
a Mouse a Cookie - A Family Math and Literacy Night invited families of students
in both the Kindergarten and Extended Day classes. All of their activities for
the evening were centered around the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Kindergarten students and their families participated
in math games, literacy activities, crafts, and a create a snack project. Great
ideas for other schools to adapt!
Good
News Bears Stock Market Project - An interdisciplinary Web-based Interactive
Stock Market Learning Project. [This formerly dead site makes
a comeback thanks to the wayback machine]
Interactive
Fun Math Puzzle Activities - Click and drag the sticks
(or numbers or puzzle pieces) to solve the puzzles. Please note that there may
be more than one solution to each puzzle.
Interactive math lessons
- use a problem-solving approach and actively engage students in the learning
process.
Interactive
lessons for Elementary Math - activities from Project Interactivate that can
be used to explore the topics covered in elementary grades 3 - 12 mathematics
Lessons
that are fun - Look at the index at the bottom of their page. Put your cursor
over any lesson title in the list at the bottom of the page (don't click), and
a description of the lesson is displayed.
Long
Division Teaching Aid - "Double Division" -"Double Division
may be easier to understand than Long Division because it deals with whole numbers
rather than individual digits."
Math
Cats - Hey, cats! Come on in to a land of creative, open-ended math explorations!
OBBL Architecture Blocks, Math Story Problems, Cat Tails and Other Activities.
Math.com
- all inclusive site, activities, lessons, quizzes and more
MathDrill
- Students work interactively for free from their home on Math
problems organized into 76 levels of addition, subtraction, ordering, multiplication
and division, dealing with numbers and fractions, decimals, percent, algebra,
geometry, time, in direct as well as more analytic word problem format. Includes
step-by-step explanations for answers! Teacher registration is required, but it
is free.
Math
Glossary - (K-6) animated definitions from Harcourt Brace
Math
Interactive Activities and Lessons - From early pre-K to 8th Grade, you will
find many activities and lessons on multiple concepts. (ordered by grades for
easy access)
Math
Lingo - A bingo math game with audio. Goes from K skills up to 1st grade
Math Millionaire
Game - Questions cover a variety of topics including fractions, geometry,
decimals, percentages, averages, and more. There are both word problems and computation
problems.
Math
Movies - answer math questions to help out Leon, the Ninja Turtle on his missions.
[Most of the games display a registration page before you
can start. Just click Maybe Later to start.]
Math
League Help Topics - This is a help resource for 4th through 8th grades. You
will find help tutorials for the following topics: Whole numbers and their basic
properties; Decimals, whole numbers, and exponents; Using data and statistics;
Fractions; Geometry; Ratio and proportion; Percent and probability; Integers;
Metric units and measurement; Introduction to Algebra; and Positive and negative
numbers.
MathSlice
- Many activities in all areas of Math; worksheets, online test, games
Math
Surf - Problem of the Day for 15 days. Grades 1-6
Math
TV: Video Word Problems - [Grades 5+] Math TV
is a project whose goal is to help middle school students learn how to solve challenging
word problems. Each of the nineteen math problems comes with step by step video
solution, follow up problems, an online calculator, and sketch pad.
Measure
4 Measure A collection of interactive sites on the web that estimate, calculate,
evaluate, or translate. In other words, they do the work for you.
Mega
Mathematics - Math activities posted by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
MegaPenny
Project - Good (and fun) visual presentation of very large numbers
Minyanland - have fun, make friends, learn about money (learn about earning, saving, spending and giving) - free registration required
Mr.
Nussbaum - Many activities to select from in many math concept areas. Fractions,
Fact drills by individual numbers, Draggable Computations with the numbers aligned
correctly, Money, Time, and more.
Mrs.
Renz's Math Web Site - for grades 3-6, numerous links to math games, activities,
worksheets and more. Site divided into categories to make things easy to find.
Multiplication
applet - Click on one number from the left column and one from the upper row.
Then click on the equal sign in the upper right corner and see what happens. This
tool is for multiplying numbers from 1x1 to 10x10.
Number Gossip - Enter a number and the site will tell you everything you wanted to know about it but were afraid to ask. [For example, I found out that unreasoned fear of the number 13 is termed triskaidekaphobia]
Number
Lines - printable number lines to help with math
Online
Math Activities - From Factors/Multiples, Fractions, Geometry, Data Collection
to Integers, Logic Puzzles/Games, Mean/Mode/Median and Measurement; Activities
galore for all math.
Rainforest
Maths - interactive math site (K-6) - many selections
and skills to choose
Review
Lessons on Inequalities - Basic Rules, The Real Number Line, Interval Notation
and Set Notation, Absolute Value Inequalities, Solving Polynomial Inequalities
by Graphing, Solving Polynomial Inequalities Analytically, Solving Rational Inequalities
Analytically
Roman Numeral
Calculator - Whether yov're bvilding a road, designing an aqvadvct, or covnting
yovr gladiators, Compvter Romanvs will make the job easier.
Sample
math WASL questions - Problems presented in the web site are recommended for
student use to communicate (in written form) understanding of math content.
Solve
It! - Math Videos provide problem solving practice for students in grades
3 to 6. Each of the thirteen sets contain five multistep word problems with step
by step video solutions. Concepts include basic operations, algebraic reasoning,
money, fractions, percent, perimeter, area, proportional reasoning, and measurement.
Talk About Math - a guide to raising children who can do math [several videos are included]
Teaching Time Tables
- Flash cards and interactive activities to practice multiplication skills.
ThatQuiz
is a math testing web site developed by Andrew Lyczak, a graduate student at the
University of New Hampshire. The site offers free testing, grading and record
keeping for teachers, with practice tests for students. This is a completely free,
non-profit educational site.
Word
Problems For Kids - Hosted by St. Francis Xavier University, this site features
about 4 dozen word problems, and solutions, for each grave level from 5 - 12
Chip
Counting - [this link opens in a new window] (3-5)
Students count and determine place value in base 5. (Author
- Sandi King)
Talk
The Talk - [this link opens in a new window] (3-5)
Students count in base five. (Author - Sandi King)
Jingle
Jangle - [this link opens in a new window] explore
angles. (Author - Randy Russell)
Plane
Figures - [this link opens in a new window] learn
about shapes called plane figures. (Author - Paulette Boggs)
Roman
Numerals - [this link opens in a new window] (3-5)
count using Roman numerals. (Author - Sandi King)
Too
Much Information - [this link opens in a new window]
(3-5) determine if irrelevant information is included
when solving a problem. (Author - Sandi King)
Vacation
- [this link opens in a new window] use charts to
analyze information and plan a vacation. (Author - Sandi
King)
Video
Lessons
Countdown
- Chicago GEAR up alliance - "indexed video clips and related support materials
to explore specific math concepts"
Estimation
of Length - this video lesson explains the difference between accurate measure
and approximate measure, then gives your students the chance to make estimates
based on a baseline.
Lines
of Symmetry - this video lesson explains horizontal, vertical and diagonal
line symmetry, and then gives your students the chance to show understanding on
several quizzes.
Patterns
- this video lesson explains patterns, and then gives your students the chance
to show understanding on several quizzes.
Place
Value - this video lesson explains place value in whole numbers and decimal
numbers, and then gives your students the chance to show understanding on a quiz.
Tangrams
- this video lesson explains tangrams, and then gives your students the chance
to show understanding on several quizzes.
Weight
and Capacity - this video lesson explains weight and capacity and the units
to measure each, and then gives your students the chance to show understanding
on several quizzes.
What's
Missing? - [this link opens on a new page] Students
identity necessary information needed to solve a problem. (Author
- Randy Russell)