ELEMENTARY MATH


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NJ Revised math standards - by grade and strand
Standards clarification project (grades 5-8) - has sample questions
Georgia Revised math standards - by grade & strand
Check what your students need to know for each cluster.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Examples

Subtraction with renaming


Function Machine


Virtual Geoboard


Naming Fractions--

Equivalent fractions



Comparing Fractions-

Adding Fractions -


Coordinate Plane Geoboard-

Color Patterns


Addition of signed numbers--


Factor Trees

Solving linear equations
(whole numbers)



Solving linear equations
(integers)


Getting to know geometric Solids

Interactive Online Lessons using Virtual Manipulatives

Internet Resources to improve the teaching of mathematics from NCTM
Examples: Interactive activity for combinations - Introduction to Volume Understanding equivalent fractions

Harcourt Brace Math online activities- [Example: Multiplication Mystery, Operation Restore Power, Math Word Wall 3D Shapes -recognizing nets] select your grade level to see what is available. Also check out the "e-labs" (Example adding 3 digit with regrouping) Online tutorials Show me's) Math Jingles and Harcourt Spanish math text

Houghton Mifflin - (choose grade level and then click on leveled practice, or problem solving for printables), math a-rama - Pick your grade level and check out brain teasers and egames especially Rock Hopper and RoboPacker - Math at Home (letters to parents) For math letters for other grades click on Houghton Mifflin Math, select your grade and then Math at home.
Learnalberta.ca has wonderful online interactive teaching modules for grades 5 and 6
More great activities from Canada
(check out "order of operations" and "graphing patterns"

Sets of Interactive activities by topic - SUPER!!!

Math Videos - teaching concepts for all strands
CHECK THESE OUT!
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Amy's Electronic Classroom

McGraw Hill (choose grade level)

Activities to support Everyday Math

Interactive Word Problems - Interactive Area and Perimeter - Math Playground Games - Math TV (word problems)

Grade Level Math - Language Arts, Science and Social Studies-(activities to do online)

Math activities by strands

MathCafe Online activities by skill Grades 2-4 (online check)

AAA Math - Interactive practice and math lessons

Multiflyer-online practice for multiplication

Online activities to teach about Fractions AND Decimals and Percents [Examples: Fraction Darts, Decimal Darts - Fraction/decimal/percent Jeopardy]

Interactive Games from UK -Try Rounding Off, Grid Game and Builder Ted, Late Delivery, Fish Tank and list of other games
Interactive Game for transformational Geometry

Shodor.org - Interactive Activities for Elementary Students
Area Explorer Perimeter Explorer Shape Explorer
(area and perimeter)
Simple Coordinate Game 1st quadrant Coordinate Maze

Fun Brain online games to reinforce many types of math skills.
The following address specific math skills that correlate to the NJ standards
One False Move - order numbers, pos&neg What's the Point - coordinate graphing
Operation Order - find missing numbers Measure It - inches and centimeters
Number Cracker -figure out patterns Shape Surveyor - area and perimeter
Guess The Number - use clues Operation Order - figure out the numbers that make the equation true
Fresh Baked Fractions Change Maker

MathSurf - Online Problem of the Day and Parent Page
APlus Math - (has a worksheet generator for activities to use on and offline )
Flashcards for kids do online

Aunty Math - Bi-weekly math problems to solve and send in solution

Online activities to teach about Money and Time

Online games from Virginia [Example: Place Value Game]


Links from UK
from coxhoe.durham school Teaching resources

Brain Teasers gr 3-4, 5-6, 7+ --
Interactive Arithmetic Word Problems (gr 2-4)
Fraction Activities with pattern blocks
Fraction Frenzy - Game to practice equivalent fractions
Fraction Darts - Estimating Fractions

Pattern Block Activities --
Math Mysteries (GR 3-6)(You can print out the stories and then have students check solutions on line)
Max's Mathematical Adventures (math stories for younger students)
Tessellation Town-- Tangrams
GameQuarium - (k-6) extensive links to games by level and topic
Revisewise interactive math games with worksheet, factsheet and test
Create Patterns Online to improve spatial relations - rotations

Lemonade Game --run your own stand

Coffee Shop - run your own store

Millionaire Game - another one for math and science
Stock Market for kids - Wally's stock ticker
US Mint for kids -- check out making change and design your own coin
Interactive dictionary of math terms

Demonstration of symmetry - kaleidoscope game from PBS

Telling time clock activities (scroll down to picture of 5 clocks) Printable worksheets also available)

Math Magnets - online math game magazines (British site - don't use for money)
online games from primaryresources.com (British site)

worksheets4teachers.com

Count us in games (K-2)

Neighborhood math activities from Franklin Institute
Interactive create a Graph -- free online utility for bar, line and pie charts
Time Capsule - Get information about prices from the past.

Web Sites for Projects
Fatcalories.com --food from fast food restaurants in graphic form
Calorie Counter - Find the calorie values for the foods you eat.
Calories Burned Calculator --
Math and Science Internet Lessons --
CIESE Student Projects (Steven's Tech)
Global SchoolHouse -project registry
Webquests

Official Webquest site Click on "top", "middling" and "new" at the bottom of the menu on left)
Examples from East Maine School District 63,
Des Plaines, Illinois
Emints - Webquests created by Missouri teachers --
Math Webquests
Do a search for specific webquests on Google or other search engine.
Daily Activity Cards
Electronic Classroom - exemplary learning opportunities (Many interactive)
Kid Info - lots of links for K-4
Fun School (games and activities) (K-5 check these out!)

Bonus - lots of games, activities, and links
Blue Web'n - a great set of lists
Scholastic Home Page
McGraw-Hill free teaching resources
Riverdeep online interactive activities for many areas (k-4)
SchoolHouse Rock-- Lyrics only
Lesson Plans
Sequence lesson plans for the year (select grade level)

Resources for Teachers

abcteach.com - excellent collection of free printables

Edhelper - lots of free materials but subscription needed for full access
Teachnology - Worksheet Makers (forms for lab reports, puzzles, assignment sheets)
Holiday activities and seasonal clip art (Kids Domain) Check this site throughout the year
Free Online Test Generator -create and print

Puzzle Maker from discovery school- Create all kinds of puzzles. Register for free and you can save the puzzles for future use

Puzzle Maker#2 (Another one)

Create and print monthly calendars (free from Jan Brett)

TEST GENERATOR: (online)
Select your curriculum areas and grade levels, and submit to generate a test on one or more categories. 3-6

Buddy Project lesson plans

Grants and grant writing tips

Lessonsnips - free lessonplans


Discovery School Worksheet Generator (many subjects)

Rubric Maker --Create your own from scratch or clone someone else's

Rubistar Rubric Maker

Rubric Template

Project based learning checklists --

CasaNotes --customize typical notes sent to parents (English and Spanish)

Build your own math worksheets --

Classroom Management Forms --

Free Certificate Maker --

Billy Bear - Create your own certificate --

Make your own bookmarks --

MathSolutions.com - subscribe to monthly newsletter to get great lessons from Marilyn Burns. Check the past issues!

Templates to create your own quizzes and games [Example: PowerPoint game templates


Links for other subject areas

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