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Here are some great websites for students to increase their mathematical knowledge and skills. Whenever you receive a progress report or a report card, you'll see that math is divided up by these content strands. You can find sites to reinforce concepts and gain experience in areas your child needs additional assistance in as well as extend those areas she/he has a high interest.
For many of these sites, you'll need Java, Flash, or Shockwave. For the last 2, if you don't want the Google toolbar to auto-install, make sure you uncheck it. These are all free downloads and perfectly safe to install.
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All Math Standards |
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - Lots of interactive activities for K-12, on numbers & operations, geometry, algebra, measurement, data analysis and probability.
http://www.aaamath.com/ - assorted math explanations and games - varied concepts.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ - Various interactive amusement park style math games.
http://www.mathsnet.net/cruncher/index.html - Interactive games for number concepts, computation, measurement, geometry, and data analysis.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - Great resource for virtual manipulatives to use to explain or figure out homework problems.
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm - Interactive web-based games listed by content - many different levels from easy to very challenging.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ - Another resource for interactive web-based activities listed by math strands.
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Measurement (Content Strand) |
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Area_Perimeter/index.html - Videos on area and perimeter.
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Circles_Angles/index.html - Videos on circles and angles.
http://www.create-a-reader.com/Components/CARPage.swf?site=basic&lang=English&page=Activities - On-line game to practice telling time - 5 levels from by the hour to up to the nearest minute.
http://www.funbrain.com/measure/ - Different levels of practice for linear measurement with a ruler.
http://arcytech.org/java/money/ - All About Money: Learning About the History of Money and How to Use American Coins and Bills.
http://arcytech.org/java/clock/ - It's About Time: Learning About Clocks and Reading and Setting the Time.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/ - United States Mint Websites money games for kids.
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Spatial Relationships and Geometry (Content Strand) |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/shape_space_measures.shtml - Play and learn with activities on angles, grids/coordinates, measuring (metric - really great problem solving here too), and transformation.
http://www.smallblueprinter.com/sbp.html - Design your own house blueprint - opportunities given to practice measurement skills in area and perimeter as well as 3-d geometric perspective and transformation.
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/mathgeom.html - A variety of website resources for various geometry concepts
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra.
http://arcytech.org/java/b10blocks/ - Base 10 Blocks: Exploring Whole Decimal Numbers, Place Value, and even Algebra with Blocks.
http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/index.html - Interact with 3-D geometrical shapes, learning, reviewing, and applying geometric concepts. The site gives some feedback to correct responses.
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Numbers, Number Sense, and Computation |
http://www.aplusmath.com/games/ - Games to review addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division concepts.
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/NumberOperation/WholeNumbers/index.html - videos explaining various number concepts.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/ - Click on the grade level you wish to work on, then go to egames to play math games or on emanipulatives to use for hands-on help or practice.
http://www.primarygames.com/takeaway/start.htm - Single digit subtraction practice for kindergarten and first graders.
http://www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge/index.cfm - timed basic math computation.
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm (number concept k-1)
http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm - Compete with yourself and see how many computer-generated arithmetic problems can you answer in 60 seconds.
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml or http://arcytech.org/java/patterns/ - Explore fractions with pattern blocks on these interactive sites.
http://arcytech.org/java/b10blocks/
http://arcytech.org/java/fractions/ - Fraction Bars: Explore equivalent fractions, ordering fractions, adding fractions, and more.
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html - Practice basic skills with a random problem generator.
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html - Arcade-like games are used to practice numeration and computation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number.shtml - Interactive math activities covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions, percentages, number patterns, and problem solving. (note for the problem solving section - this is a British site and works with British money - still useful because of the thinking skills involved)
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Data Analysis (Content Strand) |
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp - Create graphs, then figure out how you can use that information. (Interpreting and analyzing data from graphs is a higher level thinking skill)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/handling_data.shtml - Work with some engaging games to create and interpret different types of graphs; mean, mode, and median; as well as probability.
http://www.mathwire.com/games/datagames.html - Gameboards you can print out and play with minimal materials.
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/probability/cointoss.html - Electronic coin toss to use for probability practice.
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Problem Solving (Process Strand)
Many of the above sites listed in the content strands also work on problem solving as it's a process. |
http://arcytech.org/java/oddball/mainpage.html - Planning strategies to win this game is trickier than it seems.
http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/ss4/playground.htm - Turn the fruit picking machine using various measurements of degree and see if you can pick the fruit in 6 tries or less.
http://www.mathplayground.com/ - Go to the logic and word problems section to practice problem solving skills.
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