General Mathematics Sites

 

  1. Mathematics Games and Student Activities
  2. Mathematics Lessons Plans
  3. Interactive Learning and Problem Solving Activities
  4. Word Searches and Puzzles in Mathematics
  5. Assessment for Mathematics
  6. Concept Maps for Mathematics
  7. Misconceptions for Mathematics

 

1. Mathematics Games and Student Activities
  1. A+ Math
    This site gives a student an opportunity to play math games, ask questions, or get help on a homework problem. It is fun and interactive! The games include versions of bingo utilizing addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Another game is called Hidden Picture. Flashcards are also an option (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, fractions, and geometric shapes). These problems are great for second, third, and fourth grades!  This is a teacher resource site that is very handy for making flashcards to help with basic skills.  Worksheets for extra help can also be printed from this site.
  2. AAA Math
    This is an excellent site with hundreds of pages of basic math skills.  The pages include interactive practice, explaination of math topics, challenging games, and randomly created math problems for grades k-8.
  3. Appetizers and Lessons for Mathematics and Reason
    This site provides links to lessons and activities for math students and teachers.
  4. Algebra Four - Solving Equations New
    This is an interactive game site in which one student competes against another classmate in solving one-step, two-step, variables on both sides, quadratic and distributive property. As students obtain the correct answer, they are given the opportunity to choose the location on the game board for their piece. The purpose is to get 4 of their game pieces in a row while having more practice at solving the equations. Students need to have much practice with this prior to use of the site.
  5. Automath
    Three different levels of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Base ten and printable activities are also available.
  6. Bite Size revision New
    Contains many math and science games for students.
  7. Brain Workout New
    TSolve It! Math Videos provide problem solving practice for students in grades 3 to 6. Each set contains five multistep word problems with step by step video solutions. Concepts include basic operations, algebraic reasoning, money, fractions, percent, perimeter, area, proportional reasoning, and measurement.
  8. Calculus Problem of the Week New
    This includes six years worth of problems of the week with their solutions for calculus. You are also able to type in key words to search for a specific type of problem.
  9. Catch the Giant
    This site covers discrete mathematics topics.
  10. Cool Math
    This site has everything. It is not in the benchmark sections simply because it is so big. It has all the benchmarks as well as games and resources for all subject areas.
  11. Cool Math for Kids
    This site has numerous games and activities for pre-school kids to high school. This is an outstanding site with great graphics and animations.
  12. Count On
    If you are looking for fun math activities for elementary and middle school students, this site has them. This British site has math games, resources for arithmetic teachers, activity sheets for first grade students, and even a virtual math museum. This site is an excellent resource for both educational activities both in and out of the classroom.
  13. Count Us in Games New
    Here is K-2 interactive games for students.
  14. Cut The Knot!
    A large grouping of interactive puzzles, games, and activities that can be used in a middle school or high school math class.
  15. Discovery's School Webmath
    This offers students assistance in math. Students can select the appropriate category and enter in their problem to solve it. Help categories include numbers and operations, measurement and geometry, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Data Analysis and some problem solving.
  16. Elementary New
    Here students can complete a number of different games while covering many GLCE's. This encompasses adding, odds/evens, multiples, story problems, counting, and much more!
  17. Enquiring Into Number Things
    This site will help the teacher to set up activities in the classroom in various topics in math.
  18. Figure This!
    Site contains math challenge problems for students to work at home with family. Site is supported by NCTM to encourage a positive attitude towards math.
  19. Flatland
    The entire book "Flatland" online.
  20. Formula Fusion New
    A variety of games for different math operations for all skill levels.
  21. Fractions New
    A variety of games for all concepts of fraction operations at various skill levels.
  22. Fractions and Decimals New
    A variety of games for all concepts of fraction operations at various skill levels.
  23. FunBrain.com New
    Outstanding
    : The students will be able to play fun, interactive games that will enhance their learning. These games help with telling time, number relationships, problem solving, matching, adding, and much, much more. The students will be actively involved and focused when engaged on this site.
  24. FunBrain.com Kids Center
    Students can choose from 17 different games.  The games involve the four basic operations with different levels of difficulty.
  25. Fun Calculus New
    This site includes movie tutorials on Limits and Continuity and Finding Derivatives, interactive cheat sheets of common formulas used in Calculus, and Theme Songs to help remember some of the rules.
  26. Gamequarium
    Outstanding - Elementary student site includes content in various areas. Site author is an elementary educator who has aligned each Game equarium subject and topic to Missouri's Show-Me Standards and the School District of Washington Curriculum. Student created games are also included.
  27. Geometry Activities from Wichita.edu New
    This site has hands-on activities for Geometry students to gain a better understanding of things like surface area, volumes and the value of pi.
  28. Geometry Web Page New
    This site has 16 activities that you can do with your Geometry Students. These are paper and pencil activities that range from Tangrams, Tessellations, Polygons, Constructions, Symmetry and Polyhedra.
  29. Halloween Challenge
    This site provides a printable Halloween activity for students involving reasoning and problem solving.
  30. High School Mathematics New
    This site is a great resourse for High School teachers and students. There are links to pages that help with Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus. There are sites that allow you to put in problems and get immediate answers.
  31. Houghton Mifflin Activities (K-8)
    Houghton Mifflin has provided many different activities for all levels of K-8 math. They may be copied for teacher use as long as you use the copyright provided. This site is always being updated.  Math topics include:  geometry and shapes, graphing, computation, measurement, scale drawing and sorting.
  32. Interactive Activities New
    Good activities for students to work through. Includes activities for all levels K-12.
  33. Internet4classrooms New
    Outstanding
    : What a site! These sites are leveled according to the grade level. There are many links that go with almost any math GLCE you are teaching. There are many reteaching and/or reinforcing opportunities when using this site!
  34. Internet for Classrooms New
    There are a large amount of interactive games to teach math concepts.
  35. King's List of On-line Math Activities
    An abudance of math resources from basic math through geometry. Appropriate for all math levels. Many of the applications require Shockwave.
  36. Learning Planet New
    There are some fun learning games at this site. They go along with telling time, counting, math facts, and memory/problem solving.
  37. Learn Online New
    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.
  38. Math - Algebra New
    This site provides links to several other websites that are Algebra based. There are several links for upper elementary/pre-Algebra level that gives students some review of basic skills.
  39. Math for Elementary Teachers
    This site is filled with various options to explore such as student interactive games, general information and other teacher resource sites.
  40. Math Games and Puzzles
    A site providing many links to math games and puzzles.
  41. Math/Geometry New
    This sites has a lot of different activities that students can use as a review. It covers geometry concepts from K-8.
  42. Math Help & Learning Resources New
    Is math your favorite subject or your most hated topic in school? Here's plenty of math help, math fun and other useful resources for you! Find interesting quizzes, practice, homework help and other materials to keep you occupied; or fun facts, games, puzzles and other cool stuff to make this subject something to be enjoyed rather than dreaded.
    This site is great for Grades 8-12. Within the specific subject areas (such as Algebra and Geometry) it shows some examples of the concept as well as showing a short video to help reinforce the topic.
  43. Math Maze
    The site is not a typical mathematics site. It contains information on the history and famous people of mathematics as well as games and activities related to mathematics concepts.
  44. Math Playground
    This site has interactive activities and games for K-5.
  45. Math Playground Math Olympics New
    Students are given 20 multiple choice questions that varies in range from word problems, fractions, percents, decimals, and more. Text box will pop up to let you try it again if you answer wrong, if you continue to get it wrong it will tell you the correct answer. Great review practice for gr.4-6.
  46. Math Trivia Grades 7-9
    A Jeopardy style game board set up for 1 or 2 players. The categories are Measurement, Numerical, Problem Solving, Algebra and Geometry.
  47. Mancala
    This interactive site allows students to play the game Mancala. It is an excellent resource for teachers to address multicultural mathematics in their classroom. The only drawback is that it does not give any of the history of the game.
  48. Math Advantage
    E-Lab is maintained by Harcourt Publishers and offers Math activities for grade levels K-8.
  49. MathCats
    General Math – Crafts that relate to math, stories, and math facts.
  50. Math for Morons Like Us
    This site has been designed to assist in the understanding of mathematical concepts ranging from Pre-Algebra to Calculus.
  51. Math in Daily Life
    Students look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking. Using decision-making skills students decide whether buying or leasing a new car is right for them. They can also predict how much money they can save for retirement by using an interest calculator, as well as several other examples. This site crosses all the strands of math at the middle school level.
  52. Math Millionaire New
    Math version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire testing them on all aspects of math operations.
  53. Math Poppers New
    Students perform mental math to quickly pop the answer balloons and go on to the next, faster level.
  54. MegaConverter
    Interactive conversion table that converts all kinds of measure: time, temperature, angles and degrees. It also converts fractions to decimals. This is a student activity.
  55. Plane Math Activities
    Learn to choose the shortest route for a plane to fly.  Build your own kite.  There are nine activities to choose from in this site.  The NCTM standards are provided in the teacher resources section of each different game.
  56. Quia Mathematics
    Outstanding - This site has several different topics.  Within each topic the student can choose to play 1 to 5 different activities:  flashcard, matching, word search, concentration or simply solving the problem in a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" type game.  Excellent for practice or review.
  57. Rags to Riches
    An game involving solving algebra equations. The style of the game is a multiple choice format with hints available and dollar amounts awarded for correct answers. A nice interactive review for beginning algebra students.
  58. Rainforest Maths New
    Outstanding
    : What an awesome tool with so many different approaches for each concept! The students can pick different ways they want to count, complete patterns, learn geometry, work on measurement, and learn about data and probability. This site has a lot to offer and it is all grade leveled!
  59. Soft Schools On Line Math Games New
    Several great math games sorted by great level.
  60. The Maths File Game Show
    Outstanding-This site provides 12 games that cover several bench marks.  All games are performed by students and presents 3 levels of difficulty with immediate answers.  I rate this site a 5 star.
  61. The Math Page New
    A comprehensive site with topics from basic addition to percents and ratios. Great as an on-line tutorial/refresher that offers step-by-step examples and explanations along with extra problems to assure mastery.
  62. The National Math Trail
    Outstanding - This site includes descriptions of activities that have been performed by other classes that you can reproduce in your own classroom.  The major focus of the project is to connect math to the real world.  In a math trail activity, students go out into their communities, find examples of the math they have been learning, and create problems related to their discoveries.  Students work in teams to document their work with photographs, drawings, narratives and maps to create trails that begin and end at their school. The trails wind through their community with stops at locations where they have found examples of mathematics. Each team creates a math trail book that can be shared with other students and parents.  The site also provides a place for students to post their work.
  63. Thinking Blocks New
    Thinking Blocks is an engaging, interactive math tool developed by classroom teachers to help students learn how to solve multistep word problems. Thinking Blocks encourages students to look beyond the surface to discover the concepts and relationships that are at the core of every math problem.
  64. Webmath
    This offers students assistance in math. Students can select the appropriate category and enter in their problem to solve it. Help categories include numbers and operations, measurement and geometry, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Data Analysis and some problem solving.
  65. Mathszone
    Very interactive.  Two students have been locked in a dungeon, you need to find the numbers in a sequence to unlock the code for the two to escape.  There are several problem solving skills involved in this game.
  66. Whole Number Algorithms and a Bit of Algebra
    This site will help students and teachers look at, and practice, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers from a geometric, "hands-on" perspective.
  67. William's Home Page
    This site includes a collection of geometric student activities, such as making tesselations, using concepts of similarity, deducing angles, working with two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, window patterns from geometric shapes, geometric activities with string, multicultural mathematics, creating geometric figures from matches (toothpicks), games and puzzles.

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