Mrs. Laverty’s List of Great Math Sites

 

 

General Interactive Math Practice

http://www.mccc.edu/~kelld/page200.html - Quizzes on whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, problem solving, algebra, geometry, etc.

 

http://www.math.com/index.aspx - Tutorials as well as math practice

 

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ - Interactive java applet activities for either group or individual exploration into concepts from middle school mathematics.

 

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ - lessons, tools which are java applets and links to other selected websites.  Everything is indexed to the NCTM standards.

 

http://arcytech.org/java/ - Lessons and java applets for elementary math.  Includes online manipulative such as pattern blocks, base 10 blocks, fraction bars and cuisenaire rods

 

http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – great java applets.

 

http://www.mathsnet.net/ - interactive resources on topics like fractions, graphing, algebra and geometry

 

http://www.regentsprep.org - interactive lessons, practice and hands-on activities for the Math A and  Math B curriculum and exams.

 

http://www.sosmath.com/index.html - Study site - gives explanations and some practice on topics like fractions, algebra, trigonometry and calculus

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks3/ks3bitesize_maths.shtml - BBC  website that has tutorials (revisions) and games to practice math skills

 

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/index.php - Interactive investigations and games.  Also worksheets and resources

 

http://www.fi.uu.nl/wisweb/welcome_en.html - lots of java applets

 

http://amby.com/educate/math.html - interactive lessons and games and links to other websites

 

http://www.purplemath.com/index.htm - math tutorials

 

http://www.unitedstreaming.com - links to lots of videos on math and other topics.  Access available to all New York State teachers.

 

http://www.mscc.cc.tn.us/webs/vyoung/songs/Tables.htm - songs and poems for math topics.

 

http://www.mathpower.com/ - Math videos, student tutorials, etc/

 

 

 

Fractions

http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm - a tutorial that models fractions and operations with fractions

 

http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html -

 

http://teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/kidsandcookies/kidcookie.php  - Dividing cookies game to understand division into fractions.

 

http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/multiply-fractions-divide-fractions.htm - how to multiply fractions and mixed numbers

 

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_194_g_2_t_1.html - interactive multiplying fractions

 

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58157.html - why we multiply by the reciprocal when we divide fractions.

 

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58177.html - Differences in adding and multiplying denominators
 

 

 

 

Problem Solving

http://www.figurethis.org/challenges - Problem Solving Challenges

 

 

 

Solving Equations

http://www.crocodile-clips.com/agm89/AMOnline/units/DJM-Ma015.html - interactive lesson on solving equations.

 

 

 

Multiplication

http://www.multiplication.com/ - games, activities and worksheets to learn and reinforce multiplication.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/tables.html - practice and interactive games to help with multiplication tables.

 

http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/Digitworks/digitmenu.html - interactive basic math practice

 

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/puzzlemaths/md_machine_game.shtml - multiplication and division practice

 

 

 

 

Basic Math Skills Practice

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/GradeLevel?GradeLevel=6 – Activities and games to practice basic math skills

 

http://www.kidsolr.com/ - interactive multimedia – includes tutorials and practice with fractions, basic number operations, different bases and time.

 

http://www.aplusmath.com/ - basic math practice – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, some geometry and algebra.  Also can create worksheets.

 

http://www.321know.com/ - formerly www.aaamath.com – Practice with addition, subtraction, mental math, place value, measurement, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percent, etc.

 

http://www.teachrkids.com/  - practice basic math skills

 

http://www.scweb4free.com/ - An interactive web site that includes math flash cards, games and worksheets

 

 

 

 

Worksheets

http://algebrahelp.com/ - tutorials and worksheets on pre-algebra and algebra topics

 

http://www.edhelper.com/math.htm - great site to get worksheets.  You can subscribe to customize your own worksheets.

 

http://www.clc.mnscu.edu/kschulte/mathworksheets.html - ready made worksheets

 

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/build/default.aspx?vid=310 - create your own worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers or integers

 

http://www.videotext.com/VideoText%20Interactive/PracticeProblems.html - Extra practice problems

 

 

 

Games to Practice Math

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ - interactive games and general math practice

 

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=math&A4=0&A7=0 – interactive games

 

http://mathforum.org/alejandre/java/jam/Jam.html - Traffic Jam - try to get the people to cross without getting into a jam.

 

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html - Lots of cool games from Cyberchase

 

http://www.mathsyear2000.org/ - math games and resources

 

http://enchantedmind.com/html/puzzles/interactive_puzzles/creative_java_puzzles.html - creative java puzzles

 

http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles2004/ - lots of crosswords, printable or online – great for vocabulary

 

 

 

Resources

http://www.quia.com – Create your own games. 30 day free trial than you must pay to have your own account.

 

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.html - Create your own cross word puzzles

 

http://www.venndiagram.com/venn01.html - create a venn diagram – you need to add numbers after.

 

http://sme.clc.uc.edu/graphpaper.htm - Graph paper generator

 

http://math.sierra.cc.ca.us/GraphPaper/Graphpaper.asp - graph paper to print out or a downloadable freeware to create your own graph paper.

 

 

General Resource Websites

http://www.amtnys.org/links/100sites.html - top 100 math websites, includes notations by grade level and parent, teacher and/or student.

 

http://www.mathforum.org/ - The Math Forum – Discussion groups, lessons, ask Dr. Math, problem of the week, etc.

 

http://www.enc.org/weblinks/math/ and http://www.enc.org/weblinks/lessonplans/math/

 - The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education website, lesson plans and links to websites.

 

http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html - The Math Archives - links to other sites.

 

http://www.amtnys.org/listserv/form.html - Join the amtnys listserv, you can get up to date information on math in New York State.

 

Resources based on textbooks

http://www.mathmax.com/ - basic math through intermediate algebra this site includes interactive tutorial exercises, chapter reviews and extra practice for the chapters in the book.

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/index.html - quiz and test practice as well as vocabulary games for each chapter and unit.  Also includes a home study pages and teacher resources.

 

http://www.eduplace.com/math/ - resources, lesson plans, brainteasers, projects, textbook support and math links for Houghton Mifflin.