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First Grade

 
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Additional Links to General Mathematics Sites

 

1. Number and Operations (N)

 

First Grade

  1. "Count, Write, and Order Whole Numbers"
    1. 123 Order
      Outstanding - This site is a number game where students need to click on the next number in the number line. Web site requires a fee. Recommended for grades pre-K-1.
    2. AAA Math -Numbers and Counting to Twenty
      Outstanding       For a number of counting related activities, this has counting up to 20. It even takes it to the next level and works on number words and the coorelation to the number symbols, or counting backwards. Activities found here are for students at the first grade level.
    3. Activities by GLCE:Number Operations
      A website is designed to provide math links for students, guidance for parents, and standards based resources for teachers. You can find resources by the GLCE. Mr. Maffesoli compiled all of the links contained in this site. The linked sites themselves were created by other individuals and organizations.
    4. AOL @ School
      There are many activities here that students can actively engage in while trying to improve their understanding of numbers. This will challenge students through the guess and test method, working backwards, eliminating possibilities, or other problem solving methods..
    5. Aplusmath
      This site has many online activities for the early elementary group, however if upper elementary students are struggling with math facts then this site would also facilitate these groups.
    6. Base-10 Blocks
      Interactive site which allows students to develop an understanding about base-10 place-value system through manipulating base-10 blocks.  This site also includes teacher lesson plans and instructions on how to use the site.
    7. Basketball Interactive
      Students in grades K-4 will recognize that numbers are used in different ways when using this interactive basketball game site.  The students will view different graphs, math fact practice, problem solving and more.
    8. Billy Bug
      Outstanding! Students manipulate a bug on the screen on a coordinate grid system in according to the given points. Excellent and fun practice.
    9. Compare and Order Numbers
      This interactive site identifies grade levels as well as math topics. A wide variety of math activities are available.
    10. Complete the Pattern
      This site contains a random pattern generator. It gives children the chance to practice creating color patterns.
    11. Count Us In
      There are numberous games to play in relationship to numbers at this site. It reviews numbers, memory games, addition, subtraction, patterns and sorting.
    12. Early Math
      This is an on-line math book which takes students from beginning operations through operations with integers, fractions, and decimals. The book is interactive giving students an opportunity to problem solve on line. The explanations are clear and concise. Elementary and middle school students can use this site as review.
    13. Guess the Number
      This is an interactive site which requires students to compare and order numbers through prompts. The game will tell if their guess is greater than or less than the mystery number. A great review of whole numbers and their position relative to each other. This is a student activity. Be sure to click on "Games".
    14. Integer Bars
      Interactive site which allows students to manipulate interger bars to help develop a understanding of basic math concepts.  This site also includes description, teacher lesson plans, guidelines and instructions on how to use this applet.
    15. Interactive Arithmetic Four
      Play a "Connect-Four" style game, earning a game piece each time you answer an arithmetic question correctly. This game asks the players to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and integers. Choose difficulty level, question types, and time limit.
    16. Julia's Rainbow Corner
      One to one correspondence is the major emphasis at this site. Students must count ants they see, watch a video on numbers to 20, watch a video counting backwards from 10, or count the number of students on a bus as they are added at each bus stop. This is a very simplistic site for students who need a more focused (less destractions) approach.
    17. Kids Center
      Outstanding - This site has a list of interactive math games. The students can interact with the games by using numbers for counting, ordering, naming, and locating.
    18. Learn Online
      Here is K-2 interactive site for students with math. This is a counting game for students to play with a partner or by themselves.
    19. Let's Count
      This site has activities that are colorful and student friendly. Reading has been kept to a minimum. These activities are designed to give pre- or early-numeration children practice in counting using both symbols and names of numbers.
    20. Math - Drills: Number Sense
      Printable worksheets for number sense; including number lines, place value, ordering, comparing, etc.
    21. Math Magician
      This site is a good, timed review for any of the facts 0-10 on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division. At the end, the student can print out a certificate/award showing their score. Elementary students, or any students that need an extra review with some fun to it would benefit from playing at this site.
    22. Max's Math Adventures - Now - Next Patterns
      Outstanding - The Summer Mystery Garden is a math and language arts game involving now - next patterns for students in grades K-2. Hosts Max and Ruthie challenge young students to solve math problems by using clues embedded in a fun rhyming poem. Students receive immediate feedback from Max and are encouraged to self-assess by comparing their answers to Max and Ruthie's. The Extension activities and Teacher Guide are very beneficial.
    23. Number Sense and Numberation
      This is an interactive site that has activities for addition, fractions, decimals, division, and number usage for K-5.
    24. Number Time
      Outstanding!        This site was developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).  It uses interactive animation to help children in grades preK through 2 practice number basics. The site contains online games for children, printable work sheets, teacher and parent links, and songs.
    25. Ordering Numbers
      The student will order random numbers from least to greatest or vice versa. Grade level appropriate, 1st and up.
    26. PBS Kids: Cyberchase
      Students repair sections of the railroad in the game "Railroad Repair."  Students choose the best combination of numbers to repair each section, starting with whole numbers and progressing to decimals.
    27. Patterns and Picture Books
      This site allows teachers to connect children's literature with the concept of patterns and their relationships.
    28. Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
      This is an interactive site that has activities for sequencing for K-5.
    29. Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere
      This is a unit which follows a ten day lesson plan. It involves the student in collecting and organizing real-world items into patterns. The student should be able to design a plan to solve problems using manipulatives, organizing and interpreting data, and using patterns. The unit involves station work, ideas for assessment techniques, and integration of Patterns Across the Curriculum. The student activities are not computer interactive, but are classroom activities.
    30. PlayKidsGames.com
      This site is a site with multiple games for review for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division. Elementary students, or any students that need an extra review with some fun to it would benefit from playing at this site. The students can end when they have completed a sufficient number of problems for a review. This can be determined by teacher and/or student.
    31. Proteacher - Patterns and Relationships
      This site provides teachers with many resources and lesson plans pertaining to Patterns and Relationships. Activities range for grade levels K-6. The activities provide many opportunities for students to represent and record patterns and relationships in a variety of ways. This site contains teacher lesson plans.
    32. Shape & Space in Geometry
      Using coordinate geometry, students play "Taxicab Treasure Hunt," a game in which they make moves on the grid to reach the treasure.  This game reinforces ordinal numbers, and map skills. Open-ended questions are given at the end of the activity for students to practice constructed response.
    33. Shodor Interactive Number and Operations
      This site offers broad student interactive opportunities in Number Sense and Numeration.
    34. Squigly's Apples
      The student will be asked to identify the ordinal number to show which apple Squigly is hiding in. This activity is appropriate for grade levels K-2.
    35. Strange Elevators: Creating & Extending Patterns
      Students use "an elevator" to recognize, create, and extend knowledge of patterns. this is a lesson plan designed to help students explore patterns and relationships. A 100's chart is utilized to help students visualize the concept.
    36. The Number Game
      On this site children read the number word and pick the number that matches. The game has ten questions. The student must be able to read number words one to ten to play.
  2. "Explore Place Value"
    1. A Parcel for the Odd Bugs
      This section of the Count On website continues the adventures of the Odd Bugs. Here the students match up cups and saucers to make sets of 10.
    2. A+ Math Games - Matho Math Games
      This is a wonderful student interactive site. The site provides students with opportunities to play games which reinforce addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. The math games include: Matho bingo, Concentration with Math Facts; Find the Hidden Picture with math facts and flashcards.
    3. Activities by GLCE:Number Operations
      A website is designed to provide math links for students, guidance for parents, and standards based resources for teachers. You can find resources by the GLCE. Mr. Maffesoli compiled all of the links contained in this site. The linked sites themselves were created by other individuals and organizations.
    4. Arithmetic Properties
      This site teaches arithmetic properties covered in K-8 math courses. Each page has an explanation interactive practice and challenge games about arithmetic properties. Students can practice, play and explore.
    5. Base-10 Blocks
      Interactive site which allows students to develop an understanding about base-10 place-value system through manipulating base-10 blocks.  This site also includes teacher lesson plans and instructions on how to use the site.
    6. Basketball Interactive
      Students in grades K-4 will recognize that numbers are used in different ways when using this interactive basketball game site.  The students will view different graphs, math fact practice, problem solving and more.
    7. Early Math
      This is an on-line math book which takes students from beginning operations through operations with integers, fractions, and decimals. The book is interactive giving students an opportunity to problem solve on line. The explanations are clear and concise. Elementary and middle school students can use this site as review.
    8. edbydesign.com
      Outstanding       This is an excellent activity for reinforcing or giving more practice to the struggling student on how to group by 10's to make the "bigger" number. The students choose ten blocks to group until there can be no more groups (either there aren't any left, or there are not enough left to make a complete group of 10). Once they have reached that point and clicked okay, the number is shown to them (ie. 1 group of ten and 4 left over is 14).
    9. Fraction Bars
      Interactive site which allows students to manipulate fraction bars to help develop a understanding of fractions.  This site also includes description, teacher lesson plans, guidelins and instructions on how to use this applet.
    10. Harcourt E-Lab
      Outstanding - An outstanding interactive site by grade levels.  Students can manipulate hundreds charts, pies, number lines, scales, measuring cups, factoring scales, and so much more.
    11. Integer Bars
      Interactive site which allows students to manipulate interger bars to help develop a understanding of basic math concepts.  This site also includes description, teacher lesson plans, guidelines and instructions on how to use this applet.
    12. Let's Count
      This site has activities that are colorful and student friendly. Reading has been kept to a minimum. These activities are designed to give pre- or early-numeration children practice in counting using both symbols and names of numbers.
    13. Line Jumper
      This interactive site allows students to use a number line to solve addition and subtraction problems. The levels of difficulty range from easy, medium, hard, advanced difficulty. In the last two respective ranges, the children can deal with negative numbers; therefore this website can be used for children of any elementary age. This site contains general information and and is a student activity.
    14. Math Baseball
      This game is appropriate for elementary school students. It features a baseball game wherein one's knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division determines how well you do. Part of the Funbrain web site. Appropriate for grades 1-4. Motivating for students having difficulty with basic facts. This is a student activity.
    15. Math - Drills: Number Sense
      Printable worksheets for number sense; including number lines, place value, ordering, comparing, etc.
    16. Measure It
      An interactive game for students to measure the length of a red line using a ruler.  Students choose from easy to hard levels using inches or centimeters.  Students will explore whole and part numbers in this activity.
    17. Number Sense and Numberation
      This is an interactive site that has activities for addition, fractions, decimals, division, and number usage for K-5.
    18. Number Time
      Outstanding!        This site was developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).  It uses interactive animation to help children in grades preK through 2 practice number basics. The site contains online games for children, printable work sheets, teacher and parent links, and songs.
    19. Odd Bugs
      This section of the Count On website allows students to pair up bugs with an odd number of legs to make sets of six.
    20. Pan Balance Test Page
      This is an interactive site for students to manipulate objects for balance. The site uses a balance scale to represent algebraic concepts.
    21. PBS Kids: Cyberchase
      Students repair sections of the railroad in the game "Railroad Repair."  Students choose the best combination of numbers to repair each section, starting with whole numbers and progressing to decimals.
    22. Place Values
      The student will identify the correct place value to each digit in a given numeral. Grade level 2 and up.
    23. Quia Math - Commutative Property of Addition
      An interactive website where students can explore the commutative property of addition.
    24. WaldoMaths
      Here is a good site if you're teaching about positive and negative numbers.
  3. "Add and Subtract Whole Numbers"
    1. Activities by GLCE:Number Operations
      A website is designed to provide math links for students, guidance for parents, and standards based resources for teachers. You can find resources by the GLCE. Mr. Maffesoli compiled all of the links contained in this site. The linked sites themselves were created by other individuals and organizations.
    2. A Parcel for the Odd Bugs
      This section of the Count On website continues the adventures of the Odd Bugs. Here the students match up cups and saucers to make sets of 10.
    3. Addition Surprise!
      Here is a first grade interactive math game with addition facts. The student drags the given number to the "addition chart" format. Each time the addition fact is answered a piece of the puzzle is revealed to the student. They are learning their addition facts and anxiously awaiting to see the whole picture of ladybugs and flowers appear.
    4. Alien Addition
      Here is a First grade interactive math game with addition facts. The student watches the space ship come down with the addition fact on it. The student needs to mentally add the single-digit fact before pressing the space bar to answer the fact. The background is colorful as well as entertaining. The student is having fun and learning his addition math facts.
    5. Ambleweb Addition Machine
      Here is an interactive site for students in first and second grade. Student can do mental math in addition by pulling a lever for level one, level two and level three. The math facts will be one-digit or two digit numbers. The students total score is given each time a addition problem is answered.
    6. Dositey.com
      Subtraction facts are a bit more difficult to master than addition facts, since they are based on addition facts. Here the students can get practice with subtraction while enjoying some fun games to keep their attention.
    7. Flashcards For Kids
      This site allows you to set the number of problems, the level of difficulty, as in "Easy, no negatives; complex up to 10 numbers," as well as the size of the numbers (0-9), (0-99). This is a student activity.
    8. Fraction Bars
      Interactive site which allows students to manipulate fraction bars to help develop a understanding of fractions.  This site also includes description, teacher lesson plans, guidelins and instructions on how to use this applet.
    9. Gamequarium - A Whale of a Tale
      Lower elementary students can match the problem to the cloud with the correct answer. This site focuses on addition. You will need Shockwave to run this program. There are also coordinating instructions and a test that coincides with this activity.
    10. Harcourt E-Lab
      Outstanding - An outstanding interactive site by grade levels.  Students can manipulate hundreds charts, pies, number lines, scales, measuring cups, factoring scales, and so much more.
    11. How Many Different Paths?-Discrete Mathematics
      This is a lesson where students will ultimately work on addition and multiplication skills. Not only will there be a connection with counting, adding, and multiplying, but there will also be a connection made with Pascal's Triangle. So, take a look at the hearts and find how many different paths you see. Your teacher many wish to view the Teacher Introduction. This site contains teacher lesson plans and is a student activity.
    12. Integer Bars
      Interactive site which allows students to manipulate interger bars to help develop a understanding of basic math concepts.  This site also includes description, teacher lesson plans, guidelines and instructions on how to use this applet.
    13. Java Games
      This is a collection of on-line games suitable for drill or reinforcement of basic math concepts and operations. The site has several different game formats for each basic operation. Each game is available in Java or non-Java versions. The Java versions are self-scoring.
    14. Line Jumper
      This interactive site allows students to use a number line to solve addition and subtraction problems. The levels of difficulty range from easy, medium, hard, advanced difficulty. In the last two respective ranges, the children can deal with negative numbers; therefore this website can be used for children of any elementary age. This site contains general information and and is a student activity.
    15. Math Baseball
      This game is appropriate for elementary school students. It features a baseball game wherein one's knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division determines how well you do. Part of the Funbrain web site. Appropriate for grades 1-4. Motivating for students having difficulty with basic facts. This is a student activity.
    16. Max's Math Adventures - Now - Next Patterns
      Outstanding - The Summer Mystery Garden is a math and language arts game involving now - next patterns for students in grades K-2. Hosts Max and Ruthie challenge young students to solve math problems by using clues embedded in a fun rhyming poem. Students receive immediate feedback from Max and are encouraged to self-assess by comparing their answers to Max and Ruthie's. The Extension activities and Teacher Guide are very beneficial.
    17. Measure It
      An interactive game for students to measure the length of a red line using a ruler.  Students choose from easy to hard levels using inches or centimeters.  Students will explore whole and part numbers in this activity.
    18. Number Time
      Outstanding!        This site was developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).  It uses interactive animation to help children in grades preK through 2 practice number basics. The site contains online games for children, printable work sheets, teacher and parent links, and songs.
    19. Odd Bugs
      This section of the Count On website allows students to pair up bugs with an odd number of legs to make sets of six.
    20. Pan Balance Test Page
      This is an interactive site for students to manipulate objects for balance. The site uses a balance scale to represent algebraic concepts.
    21. Quia Math - Commutative Property of Addition
      An interactive website where students can explore the commutative property of addition.
    22. Times Table
      This site gives students the chance to practice pattern counting, multiplication facts, and filling out a multiplication table.
    23. UFO
      Here is an interactive site for students in first grade. Student can do mental math by adding three one-digit numbers on the space ship. Then find the answer by clicking on the right square. Underneath the correct number is part of a picture revealed, the student keeps answering the three-digit problems until the completed picture is shown.
    24. Visual Fractions
      This site provides student interaction with visual respresentations of fractions on several different levels - from identifying the fractional part of a model to showing visual representations of operations performed with fractions (proper and improper). This site also offers student accountability in the form of an optional, printable student report card based on the student performance at this site.

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