A Hotlist of Math Resources

A Hotlist of Math Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Hotlist of Math

created by Joan Ciampa

Introduction
These internet resources can be used with students to reinforce math skills.

The Internet Resources

Area and Perimeter -
Daily Sudoku Game - Sudoku is a logic-based number puzzle that does not involve arithmetic. Although first published in an American puzzle magazine in 1979, Sudoku gained popularity in Japan in 1986 before becoming an international craze in 2005. The goal is to enter a numerical digit from 1 through 9 in each cell of a 9x9 grid, without repeating a number in any row, column, or 3x3 sub-grid. This site has some helpful hints for solving Sudoku puzzles and four different levels of difficulty.
MCAS Practice - For grades 4,8, and 10 Practice questions with solutions and strategies.
MacGraw Hill Mathematics Web Lessons - This site correlates with chapters from your textbook. There are student activity pages to accompany the web activities. Ideal for centers.
Math Interactive Dictionary -
Math On the Walls - Bulletin board ideas to accompany your math lessons.
Mission Algebra - Sponsored by Neirtec (Northeast Regional Technical Consortium) for Grades 6 - 8. Includes activities for investigating fractions, proportions, graphing, probability, data, functions, and geometry.

Word Problems

Aunty Mathilda's Math Challenges - Aunty Math is a collection of math challenges for K-5. Each challenge provides students the opportunity to choose easier or harder version. Students post their solution to the discussion board and Aunty Math responds. Teacher resources include recommendations for modifying challenges. Archive of past challenges and student solutions. Site created and maintained by an Illinois kindergarten teacher who received the Presidental Award for Excellence in Mathematics Instruction.
Getsmarter K-12 - K-12 site for students to challenge themselves in science and math topics and compare themselves with students around the world. Gives hints for finding the correct answer. Also links to career opportunities in math and science.
Houghton Mifflin Eduplace K-6 - Sorted by grade level. Each grade level contains Brain Teasers, Extra Help, online Manipulatives, and games.
Math Forum Problem of the Week. - Elementary level.
Math Hunts - For upper elementary students. Each hunt uses real world data. Check the skill chart link to see what skills are required to complete each hunt.
Word Problem Solving Strategies - Examples of a variety of strategies for solving word problems. Parts of this site are free. Other parts are fee based.
Word Problem Strategies - Test taking hints for solving word problems. Try different strategies such as 'Draw a Picture, Rule Out the Wrong Answer, etc.' Gives model and then opportunity to try one on your own.

Skill Practice

A+Math - Includes Flashcards online for all operations, Games (MathO, Hidden Pictures, and Concentration), and Homework Helper that will check any math problem but does not give correct answer. Custom flashcards can be created for printing. Online and printable worksheets for all operations including fractions.
AAA Math - Includes activities for Kindergarten through grade 8 in all areas of math.
Grey Ollwit's Freeware - downloadable skills practice including regrouping and making change.
Hip Pocket Change - Games, activities and the history of coins sponsored by the United States Mint. Elementary level.
Lemonade Stand - From CoolMath4Kids. Students set up and run a lemonade business.
Mrs. Goosier's Math Goodies Gr. 5-8 - Collection of lessons and problems.

Math Resources

A Teacher-created Internet Hotlist of Great Math Links - Created by a teacher from Bloomington, MN. It includes a section on Mathematicians, a section on Math Links, and a section of Math Webquests.
Awesome Library - Collection of links for all levels of mathematics.
Cool Math 4 Kids -
Create a Graph - Grade four level. Choose from bar graphs, area graphs, pie graphs, and line graphs. Enter your data. Choose colors. Can be printed.
Discovery School Math - Students enter a math problem and it is solved for them with a step by step explanation. Kindergarten through high school. Includes algebra, geometry and calculus.
Figure This - Math challenges for Middle School
FunBrain - Site includes games for students and links for teachers and parents. Links to a quiz lab for establishing online quizes for students. Family Education Network resource.
I Keep Bookmarks - This site is an ongoing collection of bookmarks I keep accumulating. Email me with any others you use and would like to share. Help yourself. The username is ciampaj@peabody.k12.ma.us. Leave the password blank.
Illuminations - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in partnership with Marco Polo provides lesson plans for PreK-12 and Math investigations.
Math Activities from Rice University - Activities in fractions, ratios, logic, graphing for upper elementary to middle school students.
Number Patterns - For elementary students.
Palindromes - Math palindromes explained by Dr. Math.
Spreadsheet Activities - Use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with these graphing activities. Tutorials included. Grouped by Elementary, Middle School, and High School.
Teach R Kids - Practice in all elementary skills including rounding, fractions, and decimals. Categorized by grade level. Gives a total score and reviews errors. Does have a pay component but plenty of free resources.

Geometry

Angles - Measure angles. Right angles, obtuse angles, acute angles, straight angles, reflex angles, and complete rotations. Easy to read and understand. Demonstrates a protractor.
Lines of Symmetry - Find lines of symmetry in nature. Investigate slides, flips, and turns. Create your own kaleidoscope and learn about rotational symmetry.
Math Forum Exploring Data - For grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Links to internet sites for collecting real data and lesson ideas.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives -
Tangrams - Manipulate these 'tans' into a variety of shapes. Practice slides, turns, and flips.

Measurement

Area Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the perimeter and asked to calculate areas of the shapes.
Matching Equivalent Money -
Measure It - Uses an online ruler to measure easy, medium and hard inches as well as easy, medium and hard centimeters.
Measurement Dictionary - From Enchanted Learning. Defines measurement terms.
Online Resource List for Telling Time - Check out the online clock for beginning skills. The student made quizes are something you may want to do with your class/art teacher.
Perimeter Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the area and asked to calculate perimeters of the shapes.
Search for Measurement Activities - enter 'Measurement' and you will find 16 measurement student activities and teacher resources from Harcourt Brace. Needs Shockwave but it is a free download if necessary.
Shape Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the perimeter and asked to calculate areas of the shapes.
Standard Measurements in Sports - Lists of measurements for all sports.
Telling Time - Concentration game that matches clocks and time.

Content by Joan Ciampa, ciampaj@peabody.k12.ma.us
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Last revised Wed Dec 12 11:40:16 US/Pacific 2007