Making Math More Fun
Making Math More Fun
Address fundamental math skills with a series of fun math board games. With 25 games that focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and percentages, kids will quickly find that math practice is their favorite...
Baylor College
Resources and the Environment: The Math Link
Take advantage of this interdisciplinary resource and bring together topics in science, language arts, and math. Use characters and events from the story Tillena Lou's Big Adventure as a context for practicing addition and...
Baylor College
Air: The Math Link
Inflate this unit on the science of air with these math skills practice and word problems. Accompanying the children's story Mr. Slaptail's Secret, this resource covers a wide range of math topics including the four basic...
Resources for Educators
Math & Science Connection
Whether you're using a collection of Dr. Seuss books to teach basic math skills like counting, adding, and subtracting, or exploring the different states of matter by melting a crayon with a hairdryer, a series...
Curated OER
Math Games for Skills and Concepts
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Made Up Math
Is there a way to connect creative thinking, logical reasoning, mathematical understanding, and humor? You bet there is! Kids begin by creating creative math quizzes, which require creative thinking to solve. For example, 1+1=24, one...
Laura Candler
In the Dog House
Teach your young pups some new tricks with this math facts activity. Using a deck of cards and the included game board, pairs of young mathematicians draw cards and attempt to make products that are larger than their partners'...
Illustrative Mathematics
Coins in a Circular Pattern
What starts as a basic question of division and remainders quickly turns abstract in this question of related ratios and radii. The class works to surround a central coin with coins of the same and different values, then develops a...
Illustrative Mathematics
How Many Cells Are in the Human Body?
Investigating the large numbers of science is the task in a simple but deep activity. Given a one-sentence problem set-up and some basic assumptions, the class sets off on an open-ended investigation that really gives some...
Laura Candler
Fishbowl Multiplication
Transition young mathematicians from using repeated addition to multiplication with this fun, hands-on activity. Using manipulatives and the included game board, students work in pairs modeling repeated addition problems before...
Science Friday
Make a Model of a Home Made From Shipping Containers
Build a scale model of a home built out of shipping containers. A hands-on activity has scholars watch a video about a home built from shipping containers and then design their own home. They build scale models of their designed homes...
Illustrative Mathematics
Equivalent fractions approach to non-repeating decimals
Trying to get your class to think of decimals as fractions and vice versa can lead to interesting discussions. After all, we can usually understand quickly that 1/4 is .25 but why is 1/7 not so easy to convert? This activity looks...
Illustrative Mathematics
Paper Clip
With minimal setup and maximum freedom, young geometers are encouraged to think outside the box on a seemingly simple application problem. Though the task seems simple, measuring a given paper clip and finding how many 10 meters can...
Scholastic
Collaborative Year-End Projects
Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Cuckoo Caper
The famous Clockenheimer Cuckoo is missing from Clockenheimer Clocks on Main Street! Help Math Maven get it back by solving a math riddle.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: Mystery at the Peculiar Zoo
Use this site to sharpen your multiplication and division skills and solve a zoo mystery.
Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Knowledge Share
Super Kids: Math Worksheet Creator
The math worksheet creator allows teachers to create their own math drill worksheets. Teachers can select the type of problem, determine how many numbers they want to use and then just click a button and the worksheet is automatically...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Dividing Decimals
This website from The Math Page explains and defines how to divide decimals. There is even a practice section at the very end of the lesson.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Divide It Out!
On this one page website sharpen your logic and basic division fact skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
Other
Elementary Math Worksheets
Print out different math practice sheets on the same topic as needed. A variety of practice sheets in the areas of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are available.
Math Fact Cafe
Math Fact Cafe
This site provides math fact sheets and flashcards for parents and teachers. Access hundreds of pre-generated math sheets, or create custom sheets to meet your own special needs.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Division Strategy: Partial Quotients 2 [Pdf]
Use strategies to divide a four-digit dividend by a one-digit divisor.
Other
Maths.cilenia.com: Addition
Students will practice addition. subtraction, multiplication, and division by changing the sign and solving.