Middle School and Elementary Mathematics
Flash Cards, Games, Activities
- A+ Math Flash cards, games, etc. http://www.aplusmath.com/
- AAAMath Online lessons for students http://aaaknow.com/geo.htm
- AllMath Covers measurement topics, has flash cards and more. http://www.allmath.com
- Area, Volume, Surface Area Gives formulas with diagrams http://math2.org/math/geometry/areasvols.htm
- Count Us In Games Basic Number Concepts http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
- Create a Graph Makes area, bar, line and pie graphs. Also simulates throwing dice. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
- Cyberchase Lots of games http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
- Dosity Really cute math games for K-2, 3-4, 5-8. http://www.dositey.com/
- Elementary Interactive Mathematics Activities Explorative in nature http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm
- Fraction Frenzy Matches equivalent fractions http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp
- Fractions Lots of practice! http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
- FunBrain Lots of quizzes on a variety of topics. http://www.funbrain.com
- Fun Math Lessons Short activities in a variety of areas http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
- Gamequarium.com Nice games but lots of advertisements http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm
- Interactive Online Math Lessons Pre-created lessons and mini-units. Can register your own students and track data on student work. http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav
- A Math Dictionary for Kids An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language. http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
- Math Cafe Grades 1-4 worksheets, practice, games and more http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
- Math Cats (Activities, games, crafts and much more http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html
- The Math File Game Show Animated games to teach topics in number, data, algebra, shape, space and measurement. Also has printable worksheets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/
- Math Hunt Great story problems in a game format--uses science and social studies as the vehicle. http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/index.asp
- Math in the Factory Has games that show how math is used in the making of chocolate. http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/maths/
- Math.com Practice and homework help for all topics and all standards. Has lots of reading. http://www.math.com
- Mathematical Interactivities Activities that can be done directly on the computer http://mathematics.hellam.net/
- MathGoodies Basically a pre-algebra site—percent, area, circumference, etc. http://www.mathgoodies.com/
- Math Playground Lots of games about sports http://www.mathplayground.com/
- MathWork Generates worksheets up to fractions. http://www.scottbryce.com/mathwork/
- MiddleSchool.Net: Calculators Great for high school also--calculators of all varieties http://www.middleschool.net/MainFeatures/caculate.htm
- Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies A collection of activities, hoework help and other resources for both teachers and students http://www.mathgoodies.com
- Multiplication.com Worksheets, lessons and games http://www.multiplication.com/
- National Gallery of Virtual Manipulatives Lots of practice activities in most content areas for grades K-12. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
- NCTM Illuminations (Activities) Collection of interactive activities for each grade band and national standard http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx
- Online Mancala Three levels of play available for this game that originated in Africa. http://imagiware.com/mancala/
- Rainforest Math A very large (and very cute!) collection of activities for K-6 mathematics. http://rainforestmaths.com
- Science U: The Geometry Center: http://www.scienceu.com/geometry/
- Stretchy Brain A collection of math games, particularly for K-4 http://stretchybrain.org
- Teaching Treasures Online Interactive Math http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html
- Visual Fractions Interactive way to review and reinforce fractions. http://www.visualfractions.com/
- Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/
General Topics
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BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Math Hotlist http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjmath.html
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BrunnerMath General Math Hot list with lots of topics for general math K-8 http://www.brunnermath.com/generalmathprekto8thg.htm
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BrunnerMath Geometry Basic to conics http://www.brunnermath.com/generalmathprekto8t
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Computing Technology for Math Excellence VERY comprehensive site with material for all grade levels http://www.ct4me.net/
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Curious and Useful Math A collection of tips and shortcuts for all things mathematics. Play around with Age Math, Calendar Math, the Mysterious Chisenbop counting methods and more... http://www.curiousmath.com/
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BrunnerMath Data Analysis Contains a hotlist and activities from basic data analysis to statistics http://www.brunnermath.com/dataanalysis.htm#32045859
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Fractals What are they, how to make them and interactive fractal creation center http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
- Jeopardy Games Play them or create one http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm
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Math in Daily Life How number affect every day decisions http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
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The Math Page A complete course in math from basic arithmetic through pre-calculus http://www.themathpage.com/
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Math in the Movies Mathematics portrayed in major motion pictures http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.html
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Math Mavens Mysteries Students pick a mystery and have to solve mathematics problems in order to solve the mystery. http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm
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Number Patterns Fun with Curves and Topology http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbsymteslk.htm
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Ohio Math Works Find uses of mathematics in the real world. http://www.ohiomathworks.org/
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Ohio Treasure Chest of Technology Resources http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~techresources/cgi-bin/course_list.pl?content_area=CMA
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Online Math Hotlist Lots of site http://tlc.epsb.ca/lummis/math/
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Spreadsheet Resources Lots of great links http://www.lttechno.com/links/spreadsheets.html
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Super Kids Math Worksheet Creator You actually design your own worksheet--It's pretty slick! http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
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Symmetry and Tesselations http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbsymteslk.htm
- Word Game Boards http://208.183.128.3/tutorials/gameboard.htm
History of Mathematics
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History of Mathematics Extensive biographies and archived information http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.html
Hotlists
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Innovative Teaching Hotlist with lots of math activities http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/220
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Subject Area Resources: Mathematics Extensive hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/math/math.asp
Measurement Hotlist
Money Hotlist
Organizations
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/
Puzzles and Problems
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Brain Boosters Interesting problems in lateral thinking, logic, number and math play. http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/index.html
- Clever Games for Clever People Strategy games for k-12 http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html
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Plane Math Contains three levels of problem solving on elapsed time, capacity, measurement and more http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivitiesall.html
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Welcome to Mathematrix Explores mathematical recreations http://math.dartmouth.edu/~leejstem/mathematrix/index.html
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Word Problems for Kids Tons of good problems for grades 5-12 http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
Spread Sheets
- Tutorial for Spreadsheet in general and then Excel http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
- Graphs How to make graphs using a spreadsheet (Mac) http://mathforum.org/alejandre/spreadsheet.html
Teacher Resources
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Best Free Teacher Resources Not all are really free http://home.amaonline.com/teacherstuff/mathteacher.htm
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Illuminations: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Lessons using higher order thinking skills http://illuminations.nctm.org
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King's List of Math Activities Math lessons and activities http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
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Math Guide Lessons and quizzes through first year algebra http://www.mathguide.com
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Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects Hotlist http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html
- Student Math Notes Frequently updated—from NCTM http://nctm.org/publications/smn/
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The Technology Lab Nice lessons and units for middle school students http://www.highland.madison.k12.il.us/jbasden/activities.htm
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WebMath Online tutorials for many topics from grades 3-12 http://www.webmath.com.