There are many websites for mathematical games, and reinforcement of mathematical content taught in the classroom.
Basic Fact Practice
Adding Strategies
Multiplication Strategies
First day with the new compass? I noticed several Grade 4 students brought a compass to school. Here’s a website that shows some ways you can use a compass.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/
This website is from the National Council of Mathematics Teachers and is a virtual website divided into grade levels and content areas. It is an excellent tool for visualizing concepts such as addition and subtraction with regrouping, and fractions.
One of the things I emphasize with the students is that math is the study of patterns. We, as humans, are hardwired to look for patterns in our environment. One of the most amazing collections of patterns is Pascal’s Triangle. The students will come across this in high school, but there’s no reason why we can’t have some fun with it before then! Here is an excellent website which explains a lot of the patterns.
http://www.mathisfun.com/pascals-triangle.html
Here is a fun website that contains a number of thinking games.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=GuessMyNumber
http://illuminations.nctm.org
This site is also from the National Council of Mathematics Teachers. Great interactive games. K-12
One great resource on this site is activities using ten frames. Here is the link: http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathmillions/index.html
This website uses a “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” format for rounding practice! Lots of fun! Mr. Nussbaum’s site has many other exciting things to explore; it’s certainly worth a look around to see what else might be interesting!
http://www.khanacademy.org/
The founder of this website started making instructional videos for a young relative, and ended up posting them on youtube when demand increased. He now has his own website. Take a look!
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mthexp/
This is a site I just found that has some challenging games on it. Give it a try!
http://www.mathsisfun.com/
Some fun things here! I was playing with a quiz for times tables which was very fun! Play!
http://www.counton.org/games/circus/
This is a new one I just came across. Tell me what you think!
http://www.betweenwaters.com/probab/probab.html
Here is a fun website that allows you to explore probability, virtual style.
http://nrich.maths.org/public/monthindex.php?mm=1
This is a new website I just came across that asks students some excellent problem type questions that are very challenging! Students can submit their solutions.
http://math.about.com/library/bldivide.htm
This website includes divisibility rules, including two for 7! I didn’t even know that 7 had divisibility rules! Divisibility rules are great helpers in thinking about and understanding a number of mathematical functions, including factors, prime factors, multiples, fractions, multiplication, division, and so on. Grade 7 begins with a discussion on divisibility rules: learn them here first!
http://www.thatquiz.org/
This is a website that was published in Graham Hookey’s column. As an educator for many years, he recommends students complete 20 minutes daily on this site to practice math skills over the summer. There are also games for learning the countries of the world, and language games. The kids used this site in the computer lab, and really enjoyed it!
www.mathwire.com
Standards based math activities K-8. Also a site with math activities that have been classroom tested by teachers and posted on-line
www.kidsdomain.com/games/math2.html
Contains about 20 games for younger children focusing mainly on counting and numeral recognition. Also has a section for older children.
http://www.funbrain.com/
Includes such games as Math Baseball. This site allows you to select a game by age level.
http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/02015/toepassing_wisweb.en.html
This website is one that Mr. MacQuarrie introduced to me. The object of the activity is to build houses with blocks. The challenge is you have specific requirements about how this house is supposed to look. Very fun!
The following is a great website I came across. It covers much of the same math curriculum that we teach.
http://www.321know.com/grade7.htm
Brain Benders!!!
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/math_puzzles/index.html
COMPUTER MATH GAMES ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN PLAYED WITH A PARENT PRESENT TO TALK ABOUT CONCEPTS AND VERBALIZE THINKING!