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Mixtures - Shodor
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): percent (59)
In the Classroom
Have students try out this site on individual computers, or as a learning center. Make a shortcut to this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Share this link on your class website for students to access at home. This site offers multiple modes of use, so it is easy to differentiate for ability levels within your class.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Linear Function Machine - Shodor
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): equations (119), functions (52), patterns (65), variables (14)
In the Classroom
Display on the interactive whiteboard or projector when introducing linear functions. Explore different variables with the class and problem solving strategies to use when working with linear functions. Create a link on your classroom computer and allow students to work in pairs to create functions and predict outputs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Function Machine - Shodor
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Display on the interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce and create linear functions. Create a link on your classroom computer and have students explore the site using the available worksheet. Ask students to create and test linear functions using the function machine.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BrainBashers - Kevin Stone
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): logic (159), problem solving (245), puzzles (148), riddles (15)
In the Classroom
Use the odd words daily for students to learn new vocabulary. Share the fun fact on your interactive whiteboard or projector as a class discussion starter. Print and share Sudoku and other puzzles as challenge activities. Use logic puzzles in class for practice with problem solving skills. Share the site on your classroom website or blog for students to access at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PuzzleMaker - Discovery
Grades
1 to 9tag(s): crosswords (19), puzzles (148)
In the Classroom
Create your puzzles by following the simple directions. These can be used both online and in print form. You or your students can create games for use on an interactive whiteboard (students highlight the answers in different colors). Have students create their own to challenge classmates! If you have kinesthetic learners or those with weak fine motor skills who have trouble with pencils, the whiteboard is a real help. Make it a center. Build a class collection of student-made games and puzzles for use over and over. Tip: If you take a screenshot of a word search or print it to a pdf, you can save it electronically. Screenshots: Prtscrn key on a Windows machine, then PASTE into a document; Command+shift+4 on a Mac; press both buttons at once on an iPad to save a screenshot to the camera roll.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brain Binders - Teachnet.com
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): puzzles (148)
In the Classroom
Use the printables from this page to challenge students who need extra enrichment. Include this site on your teacher web page for students and parents to access at home for added mind-stretching fun.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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50+ Ideas (and more) for the 100th - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): 100thday (8)
In the Classroom
Email this to your colleagues or share it with parents for them to join in at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst's Resources to Avoid the Summer Slide - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): enrichment (11), summer (28)
In the Classroom
Share the link to this special collection via your class web page, newsletter, or email to all your students as they depart for vacation. You will help parents and students alike. Avoid the "summer slide."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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World Maths Day - Mathletics
Grades
K to 12tag(s): competitions (10), puzzles (148), seasonal (18)
In the Classroom
Enroll your classroom and enjoy a fun Math Day by allowing students to participate in the Math games for a portion of their class time. Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard, enroll your class and encourage them to participate from home for extra credit. Challenge other classes in your school to participate, record scores, and have a friendly competition for World Maths Day. Incorporate a PTO/PTA evening for family involvement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Nook - MathNook
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (128), division (96), money (110), multiplication (120), operations (72), subtraction (110), time (91), worksheets (71)
In the Classroom
This activity would work well for individual or pairs of students in a lab or on laptops. Create a link on your class website or blogs for students to access activities from home. Use the "key" at the bottom of the page to decipher what skills would be useful for your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MathDoku - MathDoku
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): addition (128), division (96), multiplication (120), problem solving (245), subtraction (110)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector to demonstrate how to solve MathDokus. Create a link on classroom computers for students to explore on their own. Challenge students to create their own MathDokus. This site is perfect to use with gifted students as a problem-solving activity. Share this link on your classroom website for students to access both in and out of class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Tricks - Pedago.net
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): mental math (18)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource when looking for activities for a Math Night, Open House, or end-of-year fun math activities. Perform one of the tricks for students then ask them to find the explanation for how it works. Assign students tricks to perform for other students, then have them solve for the explanation. Have students act out and record Math Magic videos using these tricks, upload the to a sharing site such as TeacherTube, reviewed hereAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Zoo Games - Minnesota Zoo
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Try the activities on your interactive whiteboard or projector as a classroom introduction to an animal-themed unit or research project. Use the trivia questions as a pretest to determine student knowledge. Choose animals used in the activities to research and compare/contrast. Try these interactives to increase student interest before a field trip to the zoo. Be sure to provide this link on your website for students to use both in and out of the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A+ Click - A+click
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): decimals (85), fractions (160), logic (159), operations (72), order of operations (29), test prep (68)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your classroom newsletter or blog for students to access at home. Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector then create a link on classroom computers. Challenge students to progress through different grade levels and share problems with the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Continuum - Learn Alberta
Grades
3 to 9tag(s): charts and graphs (167), fractions (160), integers (21), puzzles (148), statistics (117)
In the Classroom
This site would be useful for students to practice skills already learned; however, the explanations are not in-depth enough for beginning to learn concepts. Create a link on classroom computers or in the computer lab to use as practice. Use the glossary as a resource on your interactive whiteboard or projector when definitions are needed for math terms. Provide a link on your class website or blog to the glossary for students to access at home. Display the site on your interactive whiteboard, choose a subject such as adding/subtracting fractions, then click the link titled "topic" and choose the final item in the sequence - in this instance it is an activity called The Small Flood. These activities are perfect for whole-class practice in each subject.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Conceptis Logic Puzzles - Conceptis Ltd.
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): logic (159), puzzles (148), sudoku (10), symmetry (29)
In the Classroom
Use these logic puzzles to differentiate for your gifted learners. Project the activities on an interactive whiteboard or projector and use with the whole class as a brain break. Put the website on your class webpage for students to access from home. In addition use the site on your classroom computers and create a learning center during math time. When students finish a puzzle, have them print it and turn it in for a grade.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KenKen - Nextoy, LLC
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): addition (128), division (96), logic (159), multiplication (120), puzzles (148), subtraction (110), vision (43)
In the Classroom
Review the illustrated tutorial on your interactive whiteboard or projector when showing students how to play KenKen. After students understand the game, create a link to the free puzzles on classroom computers or the computer lab for students to solve. After solving puzzles, allow students to discuss their solutions and problem-solving process.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CBC Kids - Games - Kids CBC
Grades
K to 12tag(s): game based learning (214), preK (289)
In the Classroom
These interactives will be a nice addition to any elementary classroom. Use the interactives on a whiteboard or in a computer lab. These are also suitable for center work. Be sure to turn up the speakers to hear the audio for the whole class, or use headphones if using this site at a center. Why not list this link on your class website for families to explore at home?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MathTrain.TV - Eric Marcos
Grades
5 to 9In the Classroom
Choose a student-created video to use as an introduction for a new math topic. For example, when working with multi-step equations, show one of the student's videos on the site on your interactive whiteboard as an example of how one student solved the problem. Use this as a springboard to classroom discussions on problem solving equations. There are several videos on the site with this topic, so a new video can be shown each day as examples of different problem solving methods. Use the student examples in your classroom to demonstrate how students can explain different math topics, then create your own explanatory video or audio presentations. Have students create podcasts using a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. Or challenge students to create a video and share using a site such as SchoolTube, reviewed here. Post student work to your classroom website or blog for students to use at home for review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Study Jams Math - Scholastic
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): problem solving (245)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Create a link to the site on your class website or blog for use at home. Mention the site in your class newsletters for parents to use when helping students at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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