"When will we ever use this?" Answer this question using Math Apprentice. Users choose a character and then begin their journey. Walk (or skateboard) to different work sites, buildings, or businesses. Learn how many is used every day in these work places: architecture, bike and toy makers, cafes, and more! Listen to a brief introduction of the concept. Solve problems or free play to identify math concepts in real life. No account or login is required. Some concepts are advanced but it can take the teaching of standards one step further and create better understanding. This site is a terrific example of STEM integrated learning.
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Find free interactives in Math, Logic, and Language Arts using this colorful site. Choose your grade level (K-6) and then your specific topic. Some examples of topics include: Time and Money, Problem Solving, Reading and Comprehension, Range, Mean, Median, and Mode, Grammar, Literature, and countless others. Find help in the homework help section along the right side of the site. You may also do a more generalized search by using the links for “Popular,” “Math,” or “Language Arts.” Many of the activities have been created by other sites or educators (you may even notice some familiar characters, such as Big Bird). Some activities may have ads appearing beside them. Students should be advised to ignore these ads.
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This site, created in the United Kingdom, offers some engaging FREE math resources. Click on the FREE RESOURCES CLICK HERE button on the top of the page. Use these free activities for counting, calculating, bar charts, number lines, multiples, money, and more. Choose from activities such as "Matching Pairs" and "Missing Digits" Beneath each activity are primary framework objectives.
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Play interesting word, math, and other games with this free site. Specific topics include “Strategy Games and Quests,” “Problems and Brainteasers,” “Zero Gravity,” “Entrapment,” “Junior Edition Games,” and several others.

Membership is not required though members receive additional benefits. Find an interesting activity to try. On its page, click to play the game, read the directions for play, bookmark the specific game, or generate a link for embedding in a website, wiki, or blog. Printable game worksheets that can be customized can also be found on this site. Note: Ads appear along the side and students should be cautioned in clicking on these ads. Teachers should decide whether you are willing tolerate the extensive ads in light of the high-value site content.
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Looking for simple ways to showcase simple math and science concepts? No money for classroom materials? Look no further. Use these simple instructions for making educational toys using everyday materials. Each toy easily demonstrates concepts that are basic for understanding processes of science. View an unbelievable amount of toys under the following categories: "Amazing Astronomy," "Pumps from the Dump," "Math Magic," "Paper Fun," Tipping Toppling Toys," Motor and Generator," "Electricity and Magnetism," "Newton Unplugged," "Fun with Pressure," "Fun with Light," "Toys from Trash," "Simple Sounds," "Strong Structures," "Flying Toys," "Force Fun," "Spinning Toys," and others. View annotated photos of the construction process or download detailed instructions. This site requires adobe Acrobat. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Looking for interactive math resources and their use in everyday life? Math Interactives provide a variety of topics with interactive options for each. View "Use it" to access guided practice for students or "Explore it" for activities that can be used as a teacher demo or practice activities. Additional quicktime videos about the topic and support materials are included. Example topics in the "Number" category include Fractions, Integers, and Exponents. Other categories include "Patterns and Relations," "Shape and Space," and "Statistics and Probability."
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Play interesting word, math, and other activities with this free site. Membership is not required though members receive additional benefits. Find an interesting challenge to try. On its page, click to play the game, read the directions for play, bookmark the specific game, or generate a link for embedding in a website, wiki, or blog. Printable game worksheets that can be customized can also be found on this site. Some of the specific topics include magic squares, attributions, hangman, strategy games, and more.

Note: Ads appear along the side and students should be cautioned in clicking on these ads. This site requires Flash and Adobe Acrobat. Get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This site offers a simple math activity challenging students to figure out the "mystery number" between 1-10. Detailed audio directions are provided as you enter the site. Students click on a number and then the "monster" comes out and says if the "mystery number" is greater or less than the student's guess. The monster covers up any numbers that are not possibilities anymore. For example, if a student guesses the number 4, and the monster says the "mystery number" is less than 4, then the monster covers up numbers 4-10. This site helps students practice their logic skills as well as gain a deeper understanding of "greater" and "less than." This activity is FREE, but other activities at this site are for a fee. This site does require Adobe Shockwave. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This interactive activity is a primary Krypto using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You will build number sense as well as computation skills. The rules are simple: combine five numbers and choose the operation in between to obtain the final "target" number. Primary Krypto uses the numbers 1-10 only. You simply "drag and drop" the numbers to the correct locations. To choose the operation, you click on the smaller boxes and the symbols (+, -, etc) appear. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This collection of editors' choices from TeachersFirst will spark summer excitement for parents and kids alike. Whether your want to create something, ignite new learning, or hold on to what you already know, you will savor these safe, reviewer-recommended resources. Be sure to share with your friends, neighbors, and family. Teachers will want to share this page with students departing for summer break. Summer will never be "boring" again!
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This site offers links to "The Best Math." Subject areas include numbers, geometry, fractions, multiplication, math fun, measurement, statistics, and probability. This collection of nearly 100 interactive math activities was organized by a math specialist (Johnnie Wilson, a former 5th grade teacher). What a fabulous resource for any elementary or middle school math class. All of the activities are interactive and require FLASH or JAVA. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This Thanksgiving website provides the teachers and students with some new ideas for Thanksgiving vocabulary. The interactive activity challenges students to figure out several word puzzles. There is also a wordbank and lesson plan ideas. Many of the puzzles are printable.
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The KENKEN craze is spreading quickly across the world! Created in 2004 by Japanese Math Teacher, Tetsuya Miyamoto, these puzzles are fun, educational, and addictive. At first, these puzzles appear very similar to Sudoku puzzles. They have a few added components (more math and logic required). There are various levels of difficulties (3x3 puzzles through 9x9 puzzles). For 3x3 puzzles, you use only numbers 1-3, for 4x4 puzzles you use only numbers 1-4, and so on. At the time of our review of this brand-new puzzle, the 3x3 puzzles had not been created. But they add new puzzles daily, so check back! The rules are simple: each number can only be used once in any row or column. There are also "cages" which are represented by heavily outlined sets of squares. The goal is to produce the target number (in the corner of the cage). Numbers can be repeated within one cage, just so the number is not already in the row or column. Want to learn more? View the How to Play link that includes written instructions and a tutorial video. Puzzles are also PRINTABLE. Don't miss the link for teachers. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This Study Skills site is fabulous! The activities are all divided by ages (5-9, 10-14, and 15-18). Each age level includes teacher information, parent information, and Learners… the link to find the neat interactives! Each age level also highlights four key areas: Do, Get, Remember, and Understand. Each area includes some age-appropriate text and interactives.

Highlights from the youngest level (ages 5-9) include Reading for Information, Sorting Shapes, Sorting Information, Kim's Game, Writing About Different Things, and others. The middle level (ages 10-14) includes Time Management, Exam Preparation, Note Taking, Revision, Memory Tips, Mindmaps, Pictograms, and others. The older students (ages 15-18) delve into topics such as Summarizing, Essay Writing, Learning Styles, Referencing, Learning from Lectures, and several others.

For professional purposes, there are also links (some PDF files) to research about the importance of teaching study skills. This site makes it easy and fun to teach these life skills! This site was creating in the United Kingdom, so you may notice a few spelling and pronunciation differences from American English. This site requires Flash and Adobe Acrobat. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Multiply by 1,2,3..through 12 at this interactive site! Choose your table, grid size (columns and rows), use a timer (or turn off), have music effects (or turn off), and use a help button (or not). You type the number and hit enter to input the data onto the grid. To start the fun, click on View the Item. Some of the answers are simple to figure out, while others require some mathematical reasoning. Young gifted students will really enjoy the challenges of this site! This is a great way to differentiate multiplication practice for your lower and higher math students. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This site provides a great deal of Easter activities. There is information on dying Easter eggs, coloring pages, crafts, online games, recipes, puzzles and more. They also offer numerous educational worksheets including math, writing and other challenging pages.
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This interactive collection of seasonal, secular games helps early elementary students strengthen mouse skills while tapping into several content areas. Hunt for eggs, play some matching games, decorate virtual eggs, and read an Easter egg story. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This website provides interactive games (mazes, word searches and more), plus reproducible worksheets, crafts, clipart, and other forms of Easter fun! Check out the yearly "Hunt" published about 4-weeks prior to Easter. There is a lot of "good stuff" here for elementary students.
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Use probability to make predictions at this simple (and free) website. Play cards and learn more about probability as you guess if the next card will be "higher" or "lower." At the time of this review, numbers 1-9 were included in the game. The site also includes teaching suggestions and printable pages. This activity is a free sample from a site that charges for other activities. Simple reading skills are required, unless you preview the site together as a class. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Visit this site to find "ready-to-go" critical thinking activities, math activities, reading comprehension activities, language arts fun, puzzles and more! The math and language arts activities include grade levels. There is Irish Sudoku, the story of "Leprechauns at the Amusement Park" and many more highly diverse and educational activities. Some activities are for "members only", but most of the activities are open to everyone.
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