Fun Math Sites for Kids
You can infuse modern technology into lesson plans with fun math sites for kids. By incorporating educational websites into math center activities, students enjoy interactive activities while learning math concepts and formulas. Math websites are typically organized by grade level. Some math sites offer a companion Web page for teachers that allows you to track student progress. Parents can also use the free math websites at home. Parent-review links often offer site usage tips and hints for helping with homework.
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Online Math Resources
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Math websites can be used for more than just an entertaining diversion in the classroom. To make the most out of student time spent online, assign students to a specific online lesson during a math center. Use the math sites for remedial review, to reinforce new concepts or for test preparation. Include parents in the learning process by sending home a note with the website addresses. Parents can follow teacher-created guidelines for extension activities or engage in website activities with their children.
Cool Math
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The Cool Math educational website (see Resources) features activities for kindergarten through high-school students. Online-learning sessions range from basic counting activities to calculus. Each online activity is set up similar to a basic lesson plan designed to comply with curriculum standards. A teacher and parent component accompany each online activity. Children participate in activities that include increasing levels of difficulty and explanations for incorrect answers. Website features include math facts, games, story problems, a math dictionary and a geometry reference.
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Fun Brain
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The Fun Brain website encompasses both math and reading activities. The site is primarily designed for elementary and middle-school students. Students are entertained as they work through problems in the Flash Arcade or Classic Fun Brain sections. Math arcade educational games use a virtual game board to guide students through various arithmetic tasks while working toward the finish line. The Math Baseball game allows students to advance around the bases and score by answering math questions correctly. Fun Brain also boasts a teacher resource section, homework help, tips for parents and an online grade-book feature.
Math Playground
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The Math Playground website offers both elementary and middle-school students the opportunity to hone their math skills with interactive games. Enigmatic cartoon characters entertain and encourage students while they work problems. Website features includes flashcards, story problems, puzzles, math worksheets, geometry games, basic algebra, math videos and calculator skills. The website was created by an elementary teacher who wanted to provide a fun way to learn math facts.
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Resources
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