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1 Math LESSON PLANS FROM SUSAN BOONE
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~sboone/Lessons/lptitle.htm
A collection of excellent K-12 math lesson plans.
2 MATH GOODIES
http://www.mathgoodies.com/

is a free educational web site featuring interactive math lessons, homework help, worksheets, puzzles, message boards, and more! We have over 400 pages of free math activities and resources for teachers, students, parents, and homeschoolers.
3 MATH.COM
http://www.math.com
This interesting site provides lessons and resources for math teachers, parents, and students of all ages. The references are very useful, such as English-Spanish math translations and the glossary of math terms. Kids can use the site to get homework help, play games, do practice worksheets, find tables, formulas, and resources, and generally get past the reservations some students have about learning math. Users can also generate algebra worksheets online and prepare for standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. Teachers can use the site to create lesson plans, locate useful resources, find ways to address state math standards, and assess career information. Parents can even use Math.com to find ways to help their kids with their lessons. The site also highlights some of the practical day-to-day uses for math in the "Everyone" section, which includes calculations and formulas for figuring basic problems around the house. Check it out!
4 FLEET KIDS ACTIVITIES:
http://www.headbone.com/fleet/teachers/activity/
Designed for classroom use by students in grades three through six, Fleet Kids Activities are lesson plans designed around economics and finances, applying these concepts into meaningful ways with real-world applications.  Both online and offline activities and worksheets are included at this site.  Students will be able to see math truly come alive with these inventive projects.
5 MILES TO GO--A CLUEFINDER'S LESSON PLAN
http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/prods/pdf/cf4.pdf
Students can create spreadsheets to solve these math problems involving multiplication and problem-solving skills for fourth grade. (Find Cluefinder's software at http//www.learningcompanyschool.com) PDF lesson plan.
6 FIFTH GRADE MATH
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/math5.shtml
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/rubrics/math/mathrubs.html
These sites contain fifth grade math lesson plans. (CF 7/25/01)
7 MATH LESSONS
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Math.html
Dominoes, dice, math cards, rods, and more in numerous teacher-generated lesson plans. (CF 5/23/01)
8 GOING SHOPPING
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathProblemSolvingShopping1Up.htm
This problem-based lesson plan has students determining what kinds of clothing articles they will need to buy.   They must then calculate total cost, money back, etc. and take turns playing cashier.
9 MATH AND LITERATURE LESSON PLAN
http://www.successlink.org/great/g858.html
Integrate literature with your math lessons--this particular plan uses two popular books to make the connection.(11/07/01)
10 GINGERBREAD MAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Process_Skills/MPS0018.html
Kindergarten students must use deductive reasoning skills in order to interpret clues, locate, and count the gingerbread men. (11/06/01)
11 GRAPHING JELLY BEANS http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Process_Skills/MPS0004.html
In this lesson plan targeted to kindergarten classes, students must complete a multi-step problem in order to sort, classify, and then graph their assorted jelly beans. (11/06/01)
12 CREATE A GRAPH
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
After learning the basic principles behind bar graphs, area charts, line charts, and pie charts, students will create data. (CF 1/30/02)
13 HARRY POTTER MATH
http://www.riverdeep.net/teaching_the_news/ttn_2001/november/111201t_top10.jhtml
How did J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series restructure the whole New York Times booklists? Let your students read this article on bestsellers and statistics to find out why, and then complete the math activities. Exercises include pie charts, mean and median, and bar graphs. Excellent student analysis problems and extension activities follow. (CF 7/31/02)
14 EASY CARD TRICKS
http://web.superb.net/cardtric/tricks/easyind.htm
Put on a magic show, trying out all of these beginner magic card tricks.
15 MAGIC TRICKS
http://www.conjuror.com/magictricks/free_tricks1.html
http://www.conjuror.com/magictricks/free_tricks2.html
http://www.conjuror.com/magictricks/free_tricks3.html
The Houdini rubber band escape, a mysterious coin balance, an answering pendulum--abracadabra happens with these instructions for fifteen magic tricks especially suited to beginning magicians.
16 ONLINE MAGIC SHOWROOM
http://www.funnybone.net/showroom/index.html
Online magic shows are effectively demonstrated in these selections of tricks, including the Shell Game
and Pick Any Card.
17 HARRY HOUDINI
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/houdini/
How about creating a school bulletin board display of Harry Houdini? Find information on the master magi-
cian at this site's timeline and gallery. Click on Special Features for a Save Houdini game, or learn his techniques in Escape Secrets.
18 TEACHING MAGIC AS A MATH TOPIC
http://www.fooledya.com/moss/papers/mathfun.html
Consider math magic for your theme--this site shows you how to create presentations, what makes good material, etc.
19 RENT A CAR
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rentacar.html
What is the best method of renting a car? By daily unlimited gas mileage but higher per diem rates, or lower daily rates, gas mileage charges, or a bulk weekly rate? Students will use graphing skills to arrive at their conclusions for the best deals on car rentals.(CF 7/31/02)
20 Create a Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/      Grade Level: 3-12
Create Area Graph, Bar Graph, Line Graph, Pie Chart, Graphs in Probability.
Do your students ever find it hard to illustrate their points with paragraphs alone? Point them to this website where they can easily create four different kinds of printable graphs that they can include in reports, projects, and homework. They can also learn how graphs can be used in probability problems with an interactive dice activity. (Lesson Planet 9/18/03)
21 SNOW MATH
http://riverdeep.net/current/2002/01/011402_snow.jhtml
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/apx/science/les/les_files/v3_document.htm
Find out what "Lake Effect Snow" is, and compute the averages for snowfalls per hour, convert measurements, and interpret weather maps in this winter special from the Riverdeep Current. Use the 2nd URL for a Lake Effect workshop from the National Weather Service.
22 QUILTED MATH  1/19/05
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2001/11/112601_quiltedmath.jhtml    
Quilts have an aura of history about them, and rightly so. They can boast of a rich heritage in the arts, geometry, and American history. Investigate geometric patterns and how they relate to quilt design and history with this learning project. Then consider having your students create their own classroom quilt with fabric or paper blocks, depending on skill levels, reflecting important shared, current, or individual events.






 

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Basics, drill and practice

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1 CLICK ON BRICKS
http://library.thinkquest.org/3896/index2.htm
This is an interactive site for learning basic skills in multiplication.
2 MULTIPLICATION--AN ADVENTURE IN NUMBER SENSE
http://www.naturalmath.com/mult/
If you are having any sort of trouble teaching the multiplication tables to your students, please check this site for some very useful hints and helpers. You will find several activities, tables, and tricks to consider for those students who just might not yet "get it".
3 Flash Card Creator - this site generates math flash cards in a variety of sizes that can be printed out.
4 Want to generate a MATH worksheet?   This site creates uniques sheets for all grades.
5 The Super Kids site is a great place to generate your own math worksheets, even selecting the difficulty level and getting the answers!
6 DOUBLE DIGIT MULTIPLICATION
http://www.dositey.com
It has excellent interactive practice.
7 King's Math Activities
http//www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
...created by a classroom teacher, this site includes a classified list of links to some of the best math support activities on the Web  (KS 3/8/01)
8 ALL ABOUT MULTIPLICATION
http://www.aaamath.com/mul.html
These pages teach multiplication skills covered in K8 math courses. Each page has an explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about multiplication.
9 ARITHMETIC
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/iongoal/fractions.htm
Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills. Interactive Practice and explanation of the topic on every page.   Several Challenge Games on every page.
Math Problems are randomly created. All Grade levels
10 PRINTABLE MULTIPLICATION TABLES  2/16/04
http://www.printablechecklists.com/checklist108a.shtml
http://www.printablechecklists.com/checklist108b.shtml
Print out these times tables charts to help students memorize their multiplication facts. The 2nd URL above offers a blank chart for students to fill in when they are ready to be quizzed. You can always supply a few an-swers here and there on the chart to get them started and on track.
11 MATH FLASHCARDS FOR KIDS
http://edu4kids.com/math/
Students who need more math facts practice--or even those who wish to move on andforward--can use this interactive site of math flashcards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Several different levels and abilities are available. (CF 10/02/01)
10

MUSIC AND MULTIPLICATION FACTS
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathMusicMultiplicationFacts24.htm
Still have a few students struggling with their multiplication facts? Then try this lesson plan, incorporating math, music, and rhyme. (CF 10/12/01)

11 BUTTERFLY MATH MATCH-UP
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathAddingMultipleNums-ButterflyMathMatchup
Idea12.htm
Here's a new and creative twist on practicing addition and subtraction problems (or multiplication and division as well).Students will have to match up butterfly parts to the correct answer for their math problems.
12 PASS THE PAPER SKIP-COUNTING GAME
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathPassThePaperGame-SkipCountingK4.htm
In this relay type race, students must quickly skip count as the ball bounces.
13 MULTIPLICATION BINGO
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math49.txt
How to make multiplication drills more exciting: add an element of competition. Try this multiplication bingo activity and see if it helps your students remember their facts.
14 COUNT ON
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/
Click on "games" in the top right-hand corner for a good selection of math-based online learning games.(11/06/01)
15 MULTIPLICATION STATION
http://gradclass.iu12.org/spr2002/trueheart/ 2/16/04
16 FUN WITH ESTIMATION
http://youth.net/cec/cecmath/cecmath.24.txt
Plan a Math Fair Day or Math Excursion for this one--students will practice estimation skills and rounding off in team competitions with selected lists in a grocery store.(11/07/01)
17 PRINTABLE DIVISION FLASH CARDS     6/23/04
http//www.janbrett.com/games/division_flash_cards_main.htm
For a sponge activity and skills reinforcement exercise, let your students partner up to practice division facts. 
Toward the end of the school year, have timed fast fact quizzes, rewarding students with pencils, erasers, etc.
18 GRADE SIX WORD PROBLEMS     6/23/04
http//www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/grade6.html
Many students find they need extra practice with word problems. Here is an online resource, with hints if you
get stuck, and answers also available.
19 MATH CATS
www.mathcats.com
A wonderful,easily navigated web site.  Lots of multiplication activities as well as a bounty of other math related activities.  There is even an idea bank with lots of suggestions for additional math activities.  There are MATH CRAFTS and an ATTIC that contains questions and MAGIC answers for subjects such as math and sports, or math and the human body.  Students can submit story problems and math illustrations as well.    MATH PALS can be made here too.   8/14/04                                                                                           

 

 

 

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Primary

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1 Kids Math Help
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/article_directory/Math.html
Math and reading help for kids is a directory of hundreds of articles and resources to help parents and children make informed decisions about school related issues. This website also recommends children's tutoring and educational games to help kids improve math and reading skills.
2 THE THREE LITTLE PIGS--A LESSON IN ARCHITECTURE
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/sciencelines_online/summer96/activities.html
Using the "Three Little Pigs" as a backdrop, elementary students will explore construction and design through elements of the story and hands-on activities. (CF 3/13/01)
3 BUTTERFLY MATH MATCH-UP
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathAddingMultipleNums-ButterflyMathMatchupIdea12.htm
Here's a new and creative twist on practicing addition and subtraction problems (or multiplication and division as well).  Students will have to match up butterfly parts to the correct answer. (CF 4/03/01)
4 BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?curriculum_id=42&mode
=objectives
Using the book,  A House is a House for Me and a variety of easily attainable materials, primary students will consider design and construction in their own treehouse building projects. (CF 3/13/01)
5 PASS THE PAPER SKIP-COUNTING GAME
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathPassThePaperGame-SkipCountingK4.htm
In this relay type race, students must quickly skip count as the ball bounces. (CF 4/03/01)
6 GOING SHOPPING
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathProblemSolvingShopping1Up.htm
This problem-based lesson plan has students determining what kinds of clothing articles they will need to buy. They must then calculate total cost, money back, etc. and take turns playing cashier. (CF 4/03/01)
7 3RD GRADE LESSONS
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/3.htm
http://www.ezlink.com/~edu/BMathOth.htm
http://pen6.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/math3.shtml
These are sites for third grade math lesson plans (CF 7/24/01)
8 GRADE 2 MATH:
http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade2.htm
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math.html
Collections of activities for teaching second grade math. (CF 7/31/01)
9 SHAPES AND CITYSCAPES
http://www.hsv.k12.al.us/schools/art/dixon/architecture.htm#A Building of Shapes: My Dream House
Your class can work on this project individually, or start with a larger, mural-size backdrop and create your cityscape together. This lesson plan reinforces geometric shapes; introduce as many as possible to make the exercise more challenging. (CF 8/03/01)
10 BEAN BAG PLACE VALUE TOSS
http://www.gamecentralstation.com/gamedisplay.asp?id=222
Divide your class into teams, make separate baskets for different place values according to grade level, and then combine P.E. and math skills for a fun lesson in learning ones, tens, hundreds, etc. (CF 6/26/01)
11 A LIST OF DAILY GRAPHING QUESTIONS
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/numbers13.html
Here's a great way to include and strengthen early graphing skills painlessly in your everyday math curriculum.  Enough ideas here to keep your class going for awhile--when you finally come to the end of your list, your students will be prepped and ready to create their own list. Throw ideas into a jar and
take turns picking out the graph for the day.       (CF 6/26/01)
12 EGYPTIAN KNOTTED STRING
http://mathforum.com/~sarah/shapiro/shapiro.knotted.string.html
Teach geometry and measurement concepts to early elementary students through this simple hands-on learning exercise, implementing the idea of Egyptian knotted strings as basic length units.  Students will like knowing they are rope-stretchers, just like Ancient Egyptians.  (CF 6/26/01)
13 LET'S DO MATH
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/LearnPtnrs/math.html
Fruit Graph, Money Math, and List It--three activities help young students to explore and enjoy mathematics.
Send these activities home for summer practice or homework.  (CF 6/26/01)
14

MATH CENTERS
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/mathcentres.html
Several great ideas explore all facets of mathematics and learning for early elementary classrooms. Set up a few centers and rotate these ideas throughout the year.  Prek-3 (CF 6/26/01)

15 JOHNNY APPLESEED MATH WORKSHEET
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/USA/people/Appleseedq2.shtml
Print out this student worksheet to accompany your unit on Johnny Appleseed and reinforce primary math
skills at the same time. (8/07/01)
16 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY
http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/intro_probability.html
Four experiments and follow-up exercises will explore the concept of probability in detail; elementary level. (CF 7/3/01) Prek-3
17 FALL LEAVES NUMBER BOOK
http://www.cstone.net/~bry-back/actpag106.html
Reinforce early math skills by having your students color and create a leaf number book with these printables.
18 PROBABILITY
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathProbabilityChance.htm
Using the game, Rock, Paper, and Scissors, students will collect and graph data, analyze that data, and explain the rules of probability.
19 PLACE VALUE AND CORN
http://www.lennox.k12.ca.us/lessonplan/NatAm/PlaceValue/PlaceValueCorn.html
Corn is an important food staple in North America, with
special significance at this time of year. Extend any
Thanksgiving and/or Pilgrim lessons with this place
value math lesson for third grade.
20 PROBLEM SOLVING IN PRE/K-2:
http://standards.nctm.org/document/chapter4/prob.htm
Find an overview and strategy suggestions on how to tackle problem-solving techniques and implement activities in the early grades. (11/06/01)
21 PRINTABLE PLAY MONEY
http://pbskids.org/lions/printables/misc/money.html
These printables are designed for a specific game, but may yet meet your needs--they have playful lion designs on the bills and coins.(11/06/01)
22 TIME, MONEY, AND TEMPERATURE
http://142.3.219.38/RR/database/RR.09.96/danylczuk2.html
Find a collection of lesson plan suggestions specifically targeted to K-2 math classes. Many incorporate manipulatives, and several are great as either starters or everyday practice/reinforcement skills.(11/06/01)
23 ESTIMATING
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Process_Skills/MPS0006.html
A simple coin estimation activity is outlined here, appropriate for first grade.(11/06/01)
24 MAKING ESTIMATIONS
http://youth.net/cec/cecmath/cecmath.21.txt
Students will read "Jack and the Beanstalk" as the background for beginning their estimations. They will then estimate size and measurements based on the story and use their data to create a graph.(11/06/01)
25 COMPARING OBJECTS USING BINARY SYMBOLS
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/archive/lesson_comparing_objects.htm
This lesson plan for early elementary classes incorporates math, critical thinking and reasoning, and computer skills to create a logical relationship between different types of products, and then transferring that system to computer symbols. Kid Pix is used for displaying the relationship of objects (e.g. paper clip, pencil, cup, etc.), and the greater and lesser than signs will also be employed. (CF 9/17/02)
26 TRAFFIC JAM
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/jam.html
Here is a challenging little online exercise in critical thinking and reasoning. Students working in teams must rearrange a sequence of numbers in the quickest manner possible, using the least amount of moves. (CF 9/17/02)
27 MATH CATS
www.mathcats.com
A wonderful,easily navigated web site.  Lots of multiplication activities as well as a bounty of other math related activities.  There is even an idea bank with lots of suggestions for additional math activities.  There are MATH CRAFTS and an ATTIC that contains questions and MAGIC answers for subjects such as math and sports, or math and the human body.  Students can submit sotry problems and math illustrations as well.   MATH PALS can be made here too.  8/14/04
28 Kinderstart Learning Activities and Crafts
http://www.kinderstart.com/learningactivitiesandcrafts/
...a great set of links to online learning activities andcrafts intended for the younger primary grades but also including many items of interest for ALL ages. Great link to sites with info about MONEY.





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Games

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1 COOLMATH
http://www.coolmath.com/
This site has many games and activities for ages 3 to 100!  You can click on Kids for fun math drills like the Number Monster or on actual lessons on computing with fractions.   The Ages 13-100 section has lessons in algebra and geometry, thinking games, and online calculators.
2 A+ MATH GAMES
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
Offers a variety of math games in division, multiplication, geometry, etc
3 FUNBRAIN MATH
http//www3.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=10
Interactive games abound at Funbrain's site, and can be adjusted by age or ability.
4 MEGA MATHEMATICS
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/menu.html
Find challenging topics aimed at elementary students, and including Games on Graphs; Welcome to the HotelInfinity; A Usual Day at Unusual School, more.
5 ELEMENTARY PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
http://mathforum.com/elempow/
This weekly math problem offers elementary students a challenge to think outside of the box. Students submit their answers online.
6 GAMEQUARIUM
http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm
Lots of ONLINE math games - great demos on how to complete a variety of math problems such as single digit , double digit multiplication.  Great to help reinforce skills that you are teaching  (KS 3/7/01)
7 MULTIPLICATION BINGO
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math49.txt
How to make multiplication drills more exciting: add an element of competition. Try this multiplication bingo activity and see if it helps your students remember their facts.
  (CF 4/03/01)
8 IMPROVING DEDUCTIVE REASONING SKILLS
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math22.txt 
Students will participate in highly creative activities, starting a la Sherlock Holmes, to improve their own deductive reasoning abilities. (CF 4/05/01)
9 THE FACTOR GAME
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/6-8/FactorGame/index.html
Older students will use their knowledge of factors to play this interesting game.
10 PASS BACK DIVISION:
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2395.html
Reinforce the concepts of long division with team efforts in this lesson activity.(11/07/01)
11 SET GAME
http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm
Race against the clock and test your logical and visual thinking skills with this pattern matching game. It's tricky though--you have to identify six sets from 12 cards, based on color, symbol, number, and shading. Either all features must be the same, or each feature must be different. Find a new puzzle to tackle daily. (CF 5/21/03)
12 BASKET MATH INTERACTIVE
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
She shoots, she scores... This online, interactive learning is fun, with choices of activities in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rounding, order of operations, perimeter, distance, word problems, and more. (CF 2/18/03)
13 COUNTON
www.counton.org
Counton is a British math education site with hundreds of innovative and interactive Internet resources. Visit the GAMES section for an excellent selection of 20 online games including virtual tangrams or Math mallards.  NUMBERLAND contains a large magic square.  Click on any number 1-100 and find out all sorts of interesting facts that relate to your number.  You can even read a story about how the Wise Wizz of Woo created numbers!  8/13/04
14 SPEEDMATH DELUXE
http://education.jlab.org/smdeluxe/index.html
Careful; this online math game of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and inequalities is not as easy as it first may seem. You are given four numbers and must connect them correctly within an equation. Students can choose to play either as single players, or in Tournament Play.
15 PLACE VALUE PUZZLER
http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html
Choose from four different levels to correctly identify either place value (up to ten thousands one way, ten thousandths to the right of the decimal), or round off to the nearest hundredth, tenth, etc. in this interactive learning game. (CF 11/22/05)

 

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Time and money

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1 TELLING TIME  
http://www.fi.edu/qa00/attic3/index.html
2 CLOCKS -- TEACHING TIME
http://www.fi.edu/qa00/attic3/index.html
is full of ideas and activities that may be helpful to this person. This resource was created by 11 educators who were selected as Franklin Fellows by the Institute."
3 AMERICAN CURRENCY EXHIBIT
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html.
..view American currency by era, historical significance, artistry, and imagery; learn about the history of the bills as you navigate through this easy-to-use site.
4 MONEY EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS
http//www.edu4kids.com/money/
Three online games will teach students how to make change, how to plan spending with the available money, and add money totals. Level of difficulty can be adjusted.
5 Inflation Conversion Factors 1800-2000
http//www.orst.edu/dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/sahr.htm
...many very neat statistics that can be used for all types of things in the clasroom (Did you know that in current dollars, it cost 24 cents to go to the movies in 1935?)
6

CHECKBOOK MATH
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math53.txt
Students are assigned their own checkbooks with this ongoing math and budgeting activity, with real-world applications. (CF 4/05/01)

7 BANKING ON MATH
http://www.successlink.org/great/g239.html
This grades 1-3 unit on money examines why we have money in the first place, then explores money production with students designing their own coins and dollars, and leads them into understanding how money is used and how it can be saved. CF 5/22/01)
8 MONEY EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS
http://www.edu4kids.com/money/
Three online games will teach students how to make change, how to plan spending with the available money, and add money totals. Level of difficulty can be adjusted. (CF 7/31/01)
9 THE ULTIMATE MONEY WEBQUEST http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/money/money.htm
Besides those cool bank machines that spit out your money, just where does money come from? How do we get it, save it, and of course spend it? Students will visit the Lemonade Stand game and Kidsbank to read stories and become money-savvy, and then take online quizzes. They will learn how to make change, save and invest with the Changemaker game, at four levels of difficulty to accommodate all skill levels. (8/06/01)
10 CAN YOU MAKE CENTS OF ECONOMICS
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/economics/economics.htm
Once again students will visit the Lemonade Stand, this time focusing on economics and how it affects our daily lives. They will also be participating in Econopolis activities to understand the language and workings of our economy. There is an important link to Econopolis, too.  At this site, teachers can also find online pre and post tests. (8/06/01)
11 EVERY JOB IS IMPORTANT
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/jobs/jobs.html
How do Colonial times jobs compare to modern day ones? Students will visit sites in order to answer this question, and then learn the advantages and disadvantages of specialized labor forces and division of labor. Templates included.  (8/06/01)
12 PERSONAL FINANCE WEBQUEST
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/money/finance.htm
Ask your students what they would do if they won the lottery... now how many said they would invest or hire a consultant for advice on how to best manage their windfall? At this site they will complete worksheets to learn about personal finances, including investments, retirement, taxes, saving, and spending. They will work in groups to create both a presentation and a poster outlining their conclusions.  (8/06/01)
13 REAL LIFE MATH
http://www.successlink.org/great/g1006.html
Here is a good math lesson for your class--students will research specific careers and find out how math is applicable to everyday job skills. (CF 10/17/01)
14 MONEY IN THE BANK
http://www.successlink.org/great/g499.html
Your class will set up its own money bank and operate as a working community with the ideas behind these activities--different themes make learning flexible to fit your own needs and levels.(11/07/01)
15 LEMONADE STAND
http://www.littlejason.com/lemonade/index.html
Supply, demand, raw materials, and profitability... do your fourth graders understand these economic concepts? If not, you might want to try this online learning game.(11/14/01)
16 THE WORLD CLOCK
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
When it is 3:35 in Perth, Australia, it is twelve hours earlier in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Here's a handy list of world cities automatically refreshed for current times, in comparison to other world cities. (CF 12/31/01)
17 WHAT TIME IS IT -- EXACTLY?
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html
When you have to know exactly--to the second--what time it is, try this site. Master time clocks, ani-mated GIF clocks, standard time zones, and more. (CF 12/31/01)
18 WORLD POPULATION CLOCK
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
What is the population of the earth, at this exact minute? Check here. Then check again in a week, and again in another week--to prompt student discussions and research.
(CF 12/31/01)
19 MONEY LEARNING GAMES
http://www.firstunion.com/kids/capkids_home.html
Choose from three online money games to teach students about finances, including savings, budgeting, and costs. (CF 1/29/02)
20 http://www.time.gov/ There are days that we need an exact time - perhaps we are setting the clock on the server todeliver to everyone else.  Or perhaps there is a teacher who is doing alesson on time and time zones or on the rotation of the earth.The US government has a web site for time:  www.time.gov.  It also shows what part of the earth is in daylight (hence the lessonon the rotation and revolution of the earth).It does need Java enabled to view the site.
21 THE MEGAPENNY PROJECT
http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/
What do a million pennies look like? You can find out here, as step-by-step, students build with ten base blocks of pennies. Weight and measurement fact files accompany each of the pages--up to one trillion pennies, then the Empire State Building... very cool site.                  (CF 10/23/02)
22 HARRY POTTER MATH
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2001/11/111201t_top10.jhtml
How has J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series been solely responsible for restructuring the New York Times booklists? Read this teaching resource with your students on bestsellers and marketing statistics, and then complete the math exercises on pie charts, mean and median, and bar graphs. Further student problems and extension activities are also included.  (CF 7/16/03










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Title and Description
1 FRACTION CONVERSION BINGO
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math52.txt
Adapt this activity to your particular grade and ability level. (CF 3/7/01)
2 ALL ABOUT RATIOS
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/proportions/
Try these creative, online exercises for teaching or reinforcing your skills in ratios. A quiz follows the exercises.(CF  3/7/01)
3 FRACTION HUNT ACTIVITY SHEET
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math19.txt
Reinforce student concepts of fractions with this highly creative fraction worksheet, involving decoding with fractions of words. Grades 3 and up. (CF 4/03/01)
4 PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY RATIO
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math17.txt
Students will learn about ratio the fun way--by making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches of course... Lots here to reinfoce the concepts of ratio, comparing, and contrasting.   (CF 4/03/01)
5 RATIO AND PROPORTION
http://www.mathleague.com/help/ratio/ratio.htm
First run through this step-by-step primer on ratios and proportions, using solid examples as illustrations of the concepts. (CF 01/17/02)
6 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS
http://www.orchardproject.org/adding_and_subtracting_fractions.htm
Find 10 word problems for students to learn and practice adding and subtracting fractions. (CF 4/25/01)
7 WHO WANTS PIZZA?
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html
These interactive lesson plans reinforce fraction skills in equivalent fractions, addition, and multiplication. Concepts are reinforced by a step process and practice questions. Teacher notes are included.(CF 6/27/01
8 UNDERSTANDING FRACTIONS
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.95/hanson4.html
Using four types of pattern blocks, students will come to better understand operations with fractions by manipulating and seeing the results. (CF 10/17/01)
9 FRACTIONS IN ACTION
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/42K_Fractions_
In_Action.pdf Using cuisenaire rods, fraction bars, games, and other hands-on activities, students are given several strategies in order to better understand fractions. This unit contains a total of 8 lessons for 4th grade. (11/07/01)
10 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE YOUR FRACTIONS ARE IN
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
Try this exercise for physical manipulation of geo-metric shapes and fractions--students should start to be able to visualize proportions with this activity, which might help them in actual problem-solving operations. (CF 01/17/02)
11 PROPORTIONS, PERCENTS, AND POPCORN
http://smsc.soe.purdue.edu/lesh/digital_library2/digital_problems/Popcorn%20Festival.pdf
Prepare for a popcorn festival with these math and problem-solving activities.(CF 01/17/02)
12 A DINOSAUR NAMED SUE
http://smsc.soe.purdue.edu/lesh/digital_library2/digital_problems/Suetrex.pdf
Get ready to scale down--Sue is BIG news, and students will be creating both large and small scale replicas with proportion skills.
(CF 01/17/02)
13 MARS FRACTION HUNT
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math19.txt
Word parts are matched with fractions in this fast-paced activity, whereby students--individually or in teams, race to formulate new words according to the instructions, and thereby decode the secret message and find the hidden Mars candy bar. (CF 4/17/02)
14 EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS:
http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html
Choose from four different levels of difficulty, and then select the
fraction that is not an equivalent of the one listed. (7-9)

 

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Title and Description
1 CONVERTING DECIMALS TO PERCENTS
http://www.hpstudentcenter.com/68/mathgoodies/percent/decimals_to_percents.html
Several examples outline and explain the process of converting decimals to percents, followed by five exercises to reinforce the concepts learned. (CF 3/7/01)
2 PERCENTAGE LESSON
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/813447484-81ED7D49.html
Download this game style lesson plan to have your students practice converting decimals to percentages and vice versa. (CF 3/7/01)
3 SHOOTING PERCENTAGES
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/paths/fractions/shoot.percent.html
Grab that wastebasket and a tennis ball--students will be practicing "real life" fraction and decimal conversions, as well as percentages in this fun math lesson.(CF 6/27/01)
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Probability

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Title and Description
1 PROBABILITY
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathProbabilityChance.htm
Using the game, Rock, Paper, and Scissors, students will collect and graph data, analyze that data, and explain the rules of probability.  (CF 4/03/01)
2 TOOTSIE POP PULL
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/2.html
This fun math lesson using Tootsie Pops makes a great case of introducing basic probability to elementary students.
3 HOW TO MAKE A SPINNER
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/820889837-81ED7D4C.html (COPY & PASTE)
Besides instructions for making a simple spinner, find suggestions and activities for exploring the concept of probability.
4 WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
http://www.alternativeparenting.com/lesson_plans/K_through_3/math/in_the_bag.htm (COPY & PASTE)
M&Ms are passed out to students along with graphing paper, as they will collect data on candy colors and discuss probability.
5 PROBABILITY WORKSHEETS
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/probability.htm
These activities will start your students thinking about terms related to probability.(11/06/01)
6

PROBABILITY GAMES
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/grmagam.htm
Four math games let students explore the concept of probability, using counters, die, grids, and cuisenaire rods.  The games effectively demonstrate probability while challenging students as well in multiplication and addition skills. (CF01/16/02)

 

 

 

 

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Measurement

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Title and Description
1 METRIC QUEST
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/metricquest/
The United States is one of the few countries in the world who has not yet adopted the metric system. Should we go metric?   Students will explore the issues and come up with their own answers with this webquest; grades 5-6. (CF 4/16/01)
2 METRIC EQUIVALENTS
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Measurement/
MEA0007.html
Newspapers, measuring tools, and recipes are the basic units of this lesson plan on metric conversion. (CF 4/04/01)
3 MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES
http://www.netcore.ca/~gibsonjs/m2001-7d.htm
Students convert common measurements related to their own personal data, into units of metric measurement.  Further activities extend this exercise. (CF 4/04/01)
4 METRIC SYSTEM PUZZLE WORKSHEET
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/puzzles/html/pm6.htm
Students convert standard measurements to metric and complete a puzzle with this worksheet.  (CF 4/04/01)
5 A LITER BIT OF THIS AND AN OUNCE OF THAT
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/01_4_ALiterBit.pdf
Estimating and measuring mass and volume with appropriate standard and metric units are covered in this fourth grade mathematics unit. Lessons provide various opportunities for hands-on learning, including bringing in baby pictures and weights, and creating bean babies in class. (CF  8/15/01)
6 TREE MEASUREMENT
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math32.txt
All of your students will think this is a very cool lesson--not only do they get to look for the biggest tree (outside of course), they will also learn and be able to demonstrate to others a method for determining the size of a tree, while learning about vertical, horizontal, and circumference measurements. (CF 10/17/01)
7 THE FOREST IN THE CLASSROOM
http://www.lpb.org/programs/forest/talltree.html
Calculators assist students in operations used to determine the height of a tree. (CF 10/17/01)
8 MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES
http://www.netcore.ca/~gibsonjs/m2001-7d.htm
Students convert common measurements related to their own personal data, into units of metric measurement. Further activities extend this exercise.(CF 4/04/01)
9 METRIC SYSTEM PUZZLE WORKSHEET
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/puzzles/html/pm6.htm
Students convert standard measurements to metric and complete a puzzle with this worksheet. (CF 4/04/01)
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Geometry

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Title and Description
1 ENCHANTED MIND
http//www.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/tangram/tangram.html

Tangram Puzzles for a series of cool hands- on geometry puzzles sure to engage and fascinate MIDDLE- school students.
2 INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY CENTER
http://www.ScienceU.com/geometry/
Students can explore triangle tilings, experiment with tetrahedral puzzles, or take an online tour through an exhibit.
3 AREA AND VOLUME
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math30.txt
Following from the abstract theory to concrete demonstration, students will create models to effectively communicate their understanding of area and volume.  (CF 4/03/01)
4 GEOMETRY IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/62k_Geometry_in_Art.pdf
Grade six students will explore the foundations of mathematics in various forms of art, including architecture.  They will learn about measurement, scale, and proportion in buildings, as well as review properties of volume, symmetry and balance, and tiling and tessellation patterns. Lots of hands-on activities support this unit. (CF 5/23/01)
5 GEOMETRY IDEAS
http://142.3.219.38/RR/database/RR.09.97/longpre1.html
Explore various manipulatives such as pattern blocks or geoshapes through learning about geometry. Extensive suggestions, all grades. (CF 5/23/01)
6 PLANE GEOMETRY
http://142.3.219.38/RR/database/RR.09.96/lockhart1.html
Tangrams, geoboards, pattern blocks, etc. are all put to good use in this series of lessons on plane geometry. (CF 5/23/01)
7

INTERACTIVE INTRODUCTION TO ANGLES
http://www.quia.com/jg/65822.html
Java games in identifying angles, with concentration, matching, flashcards, and wordsearches help students understand the classification of angles. (CF 6/27/01)

8 TANGRAM UNIT
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/trscavo/tangrams/
Your class will first create their own set of tangrams in this web unit for grades 4 through 6, and follow up by computing the areas of polygons while learning the geometric concepts of congruency and similarity. (CF 6/27/01)
9 3D GEOMETRY
http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Geometry/GEO0009.html
Students will build geometric figures with gumdrops and toothpick in order to understand their dimensional features, vertices, faces, edges, etc. (CF/17/01)
10 AREA AND VOLUME
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math30.txt
Following from the abstract theory to concrete demonstration, students will create models to effectively communicate their understanding of area and volume.
11 GEOMETRY -- BEYOND PENCIL AND PAPER http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/4_97_Geometry.pdf
As the title of this unit suggests, students will be involved in a wide variety of hands-on activities and using several forms of manipulatives to explore planes, rays, area, perimeter, etc.(11/07/01)
12

TESSELATION TOOL
http://www.boxermath.com/plp/modules/online/workshop/toolbox/mosaictool.html
If tessellated art has you eager to create your own patterns, take a look at this cool tool. Start by dragging a shape onto the white board. Next, you rotate or color your shape, and repeat as needed. All of the polygons have sides of equal length, so they fit together perfectly.

13

TOTALLY TESSELLATED
http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/
Don't skip over this opening splash screen too quickly. Take a few moments to scroll through the image gallery by clicking on the tiny Load New Images link.    Totally Tessellated was a first place winner in the 1998 ThinkQuest challenge, created by a team of three high school seniors.  It also has a section on M.C. Escher, the Dutch artist and father of modern-day tessellations.

14 What is a Tessellation?
http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html
This Math Forum page is a great introduction to tessellations for those who know some geometry. It defines regular tessellations (those made up of polygons whose sides are of equal length), and shows how the interior angles of a regular tessellation must be an exact divisor of 360 degrees. Included are links to a lesson plan (for teachers and homeschoolers) and additional activity pages for students. You can experiment with
shapes from this (or any other site) by copying them (use a right mouse click) to a paint program. Within the paint program, you can rotate and paste the shapes into tessellations of your
design
15 TESSELLATING ANIMATION
http://www18.big.or.jp/~mnaka/home.index.html
Japanese artist Makoto Nakamura has taken tessellations a step beyond with his awesome animations. See his tessellated birds fly, his tessellated fish swim, and his tessellated dancers dance. Next, visit Nakamura's Jigsaw Puzzles (look for the link at the bottom of the page.) Here you will have a chance to reassemble tessellated cats, pigeons, gorillas and more.  Having trouble? Try clicking the pieces to rotate them.
16 Tessellation Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/tessellations-js.htm
17 Tessellations
http://www.surfnetkids.com/tessellations.htm
and http://members.aol.com/tessellations/
Intriguing Tessellations
18 GEOMETRY MATHO:   4/20/07
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geomatho
Your students will get online practice recognizing and identifying geometric figures and terms in this interactive game. They will have a timer going and can play multiple times, so they can improve their retention and their score by repeated plays. (5-9)

 

 




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Title and Description
1 BRIDGE ACTIVITY
http://kalama.doe.hawaii.edu/~conniem/BRIDGES/bactivi.html
This lesson comprises a unique activity to construct paper box bridges showing different architectural styles,simply by movement of the boxes
2 EXPLORATORIUM CONSTRUCTS BRIDGES
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/paperbridges.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/newspaper.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/claybridges.html
At all three of the Exploratorium's bridge construction sites above, students will experiment with first paper, then news-paper, and finally clay bridges.
3 BUILDING BIG--ALL ABOUT BRIDGES
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html
Students have the chance to explore several famous bridges and the principles behind their construction, with the challenge of creating their own bridge.
4 BUILD A SUPER BRIDGE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
Students research four major types of bridges, and then must correctly match each bridge to a correct location.
5 BUILD A BRIDGE
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/bridges/
More advanced students can build these scale model bridges.
6 THE GOLDEN GATE SCHOOL PROJECTS
http://www.goldengatebridge.org/research/school.html
http://travel.discovery.com/tools/gallerypages/ipix/noam/wmiss/ggbridgej.html
Use this source for researching historical data on the Golden Gate Bridge, and then take a virtual tour by clicking on the second URL above, with a 360 degree presentation.
7 BUILD TOOTHPICK BRIDGES
http://omega.uta.edu/~ckk7856/main4.html
http://cgi.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/sci/toothpickbridge.htm
http://www.mvhs.net/~physics/projects/bridge.html
http://www.ardsleyschools.k12.ny.us/AHSL_WEB/CHASON/Bridge%20Contest.htm
Take your pick of materials, procedure, and level of difficulty with these toothpick bridge pages.
8 ARCHITECTURE IN EDUCATION--GETTING STARTED
http://whyy.org/aie/new-stuff/getting-started.html
This site offers a teacher's guide with which to explore architectural topics within a classroom setting, as well as several resources and activities on all aspects of the built environment. (CF 3/13/01)
9 ARCHITECTURE AROUND THE WORLD
http://whyy.org/aie/new-stuff/class_projects/olney1.html
In this third grade project, students will explore architecture as it exists historically and culturally around the world, as well as eye their own neighborhood critically and discover architecture and building in the books they read.         (CF 3/13/01)
10 ARCHITECTURAL RELIEF TILES
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=7
Students will get a good lesson in architectural design and elements when they first study a structure and/or architect of choice, and then recreate the building details with modeling clay. CF3/16/01
11 BRIDGE REPORTS
http://www.wappingersschools.org/VanWyck/Tech/Rob/Bridges/Bridgeresearch95.htm students will choose one of many famous American bridges--including the Golden Gate Bridge--and create a written research report from online sources, addressing interesting facts, history,and construction.
12 SPACES AND PLACES
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Sampler/b.html
Six different lesson plans are meant to cover a study of architecture from third through fifth grades. Students are first introduced to the concept of space, then forms, architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, and design. Each lesson is supported with excellent activities, including investigations of the influences of geography and environment on form and architecture, and designing and modeling an individual architectural project.
(CF 8/03/01)
13 CONSTRUCTION LESSONS WITH LEGO
http://www.weirdrichard.com/activity.htm
Sixty-one lessons (!!) in Lego construction incorporate various themes and subjects, such as oceanography and architecture--try the Gothic Notre Dame Cathedral.  All of the lessons--from simple to complex--try to tie into simple machines and mechanics, with inclined planes, levers, gears, etc. (CF 8/03/01)
14 ORIGAMI HOUSES
http://www.hsv.k12.al.us/schools/art/dixon/architecture.htm#Origami Houses
Start with the basic instructions, and then have a house design contest--how many features can your students add? (CF 8/03/01)
15 DESIGNING FUTURE HOUSES
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/teach/lp_design_house_complete.html
Students must first understand the basics of house design before beginning their own floor plans. Concepts covered in this lesson plan include layout, form, structure, function, and style. Student worksheets and a guide to architectural symbols included. (CF 8/03/01)
16 BRIDGE BUILDERS
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_f98/jfuentes/jfindex.html
A webquest in physics and engineering for grades 4-6; students will thoroughly research different types of bridges--arch, beam, suspension, or cable, to make a recommendation to a design group for repairing a span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.  (CF 7/9/01)
   

 

 

 

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1 THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE:
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractals/
Students will learn how to recreate this famous fractal. (CF 3/1/01)
2 THE FRACTORY--AN INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR CREATING AND EXPLORING FRACTALS
http://library.thinkquest.org/3288/
This Think Quest project includes how-to's, a fractal gallery, a Make-Your-Own Fractal page, how fractals are used, and a link to the Fractini fractal generating program. 
(CF 3/1/01)
3 TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS--ART AND MUSIC
http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/artMusic.html
Use this page for exploration and special projects once students have the basics down and feel like getting creative.
4

ORGANIZING A MATH LAB
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/820889956-81ED7D4C.html
Download this file to find instructions, suggestions, and activities for creating and organizing your own math lab.   (CF 3/7/01)

5 MATH LEARNING DISABILITIES
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/garnett.html
This article summarizes common problems in dealing with mathematical concepts and learning disabled children, and suggests strategies for enabling students to overcome these difficulties.
6 MATH MANIPULATIVES
http://205.223.185.10/LTT/Math_Manipulatives.html
This learning activity uses HyperStudio (you can also easily use Kid Pix)to pattern math problems with manipulatives. (CF 5/23/01)
7 GRAPHING PAPER -- PRINTABLE
http://mason.gmu.edu/~mmankus/Handson/grid.htm
Print out your own graph paper with the resources offered on this page.          (CF 9/19/01)
8 TIPS FOR TEACHING MATH
http://www.rockets.org/magnet/lesson.html
This page provides some great little math tips, tested with positive results, for elementary math teachers. (CF 10/17/01)
9 MATH SHORTCUT
http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0013.html
Especially if some of your students are having trouble performing their operations (e.g. division), try these "shortcut" methods and see if they relate better to these processes. (CF 10/17/01)
10 PROMOTING CALCULATOR USE IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/resources/promoting.html
As well as an article discussing the benefits of the early introduction of calculators in elementary classrooms, you will also find suggestions for calculator activities.(CF 10/17/01)
11 TARGET MULTIPLICATION
http://www.successlink.org/great/g200.html
Students will practice using their calculators and their multiplication skills in this game of producing targeted products.(CF 10/17/01)
12 CALCULATING CHALLENGES
http://www.successlink.org/great/g204.html
Use these four exercises to explore the use of calculators in your third to fifth grade math classes. (CF 10/17/01)
13 CALCULATING CARBON DEBTS
http://www.lpb.org/programs/forest/carbondebt.html
This excellent math exercise integrates a lesson in environmental concerns as well. A little bit of preparation is required, as students must collect data from their family utility bills and family car mileage first, but it's worth the effort.(CF 10/17/01)
14 FINDING THE MEAN
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/129.html
Students will use manipulatives to answer questions about mean and median. (CF 10/17/01)
15 MEAN, MEDIAN, AND RANGE TRAINS:
Uh-oh; Pythagoras and Hypatia are rather lost in the London train station,
and they need to find a train to get them back to Sparta on time. Students
will first have to interpret the mean, median, and range of a selection of
train schedules, and based upon that data, select the correct train for
their ancient passengers. (5-8)
16 AND THEY SAID THE BOYS WERE BETTER
http://www.newsobserver.com/friday/front/News/Story/903028p-902294c.html
Better at math that is... New studies challenge the old adage that girls are not as adept at math skills as their male counterparts, citing results which focused on select groups and which could not possibly have offered an accurate and broad-based representation. (CF1/14/02)
17 MATH CLIP ART
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/category/math1.html
http://www.brookwood.s-cook.k12.il.us/mathart/signs.htm
http://www.brookwood.s-cook.k12.il.us/mathart/stuff.htm
http://matcmadison.edu/ald/lab/geometry/clipart.htm
18 FAMILY MATH DAY
http://mathforum.com/~sarah/shapiro/shapiro.family.math.html
Plan your own family Math Night to get parents involved in cooperative math learning activities. This site will
provide plenty of direction and ideas.(CF 7/31/02)
20 PRINTABLE NUMBER BANNERS
http//www.janbrett.com/numbers/main_page.htm
Jan Brett's art enhances these wonderful number banners to print out and then hang on your classroom walls.
  42 WAYS TO START MATH JOURNALS
http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/lessons23/mathjrnl.html
Help your students help themselves in math by starting student math journals. This site offers topics to prompt useful writing practices. (11/07/01)

 





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