It works fabulously with a projector and an interactive board, but is just as much fun at a single computer during centers.įor more resources to integrate technology into your classroom, check out my Technology Integration Kit.Math is a crucial subject to learning success, which students will continue through each grade of their school journey.
In addition to base ten blocks, there are also number lines, clocks, money, tangrams, pattern blocks and more. For example, this site allows you to subtract with base ten blocks, and the blocks that are “taken away” truly go away. In addition, there are new, different ways to manipulate these manipulatives that I have found only here.
Fun math websites for elementary students series#
Virtual Manipulatives : Every math manipulative that you have (or should have) in the math manipulative kit that comes with your math series can be found in virtual form on this website. Many of these games start out in my classroom as a teaching game, and then the kids like them so much, that they become a reward for completing quality work early or having a great behavior day.ġ. The best games for the classroom are the number games and the logic games. While not every game is completely educational, most are at least logic building games.
Cool Math: This site has so many games, it’s crazy. Some of my favorites are Mathmatician (for math facts) and Find the Dog’s Bone (for working on 100’s chart).Ģ. It was designed by teachers for students in their school district, so the activities are generally so much better than others I find out there. Oswego Math Games: Some of the best math games I’ve ever found have come from this website. At the PBS website, there are games and video clips that you can use in your classroom to help your students work on math concepts and problem solving.ģ. PBS Kids – Cyberchase: Although there are many great shows on PBS Kids, Cyberchase focuses in on many different math and problem solving concepts. My kids this year particularly loved the measurement games. However, no matter what your math adoption, the lessons and games are amazing reinforcements for the kids. HSP Math : This site was developed by Harcourt School Publishers, so if you have a Harcourt math series at your school, it will align very well with your texts. I love to use it as an easy problem solving center.ĥ. Students can do a series of word problems, and the site will keep track of their right and wrong answers. But, one of my favorite features is the interactive word problems. In addition, there are video tutorials that walk kids through many different math concepts. Math Playground: This site has tons and tons of really great games for tons of different math concepts. This site has almost every puzzle imaginable, from sudoku, to arithmetic puzzles, to rebus puzzles to mazes.Ħ. Erich’s Puzzle Place: Critical thinking and solving puzzles are such helpful skills in math. Supported by Houghton Mifflin, this website is sorted by grade level, and is a wonderful resource for your classroom.ħ. Math-a-Rama: This site is more than just games, it also includes manipulatives, brain teasers, an e-glossary, and a place to work on a data survey.
The games are sorted by math concepts, and use great techniques like number lines and abacuses.Ĩ. ICTGames: This great site has tons of math games, that are nicely aligned to the UK standards. In addition, there are great videos that demonstrate various math concepts (click on Watch to view videos).ĩ. TVOKids: The math and science games on this site are wonderful for working on many different math concepts, including counting coins, addition and telling time. For the next few weeks, I’ll be posting lists of sites to use for various subjects.ġ0. There are so many great websites out there for Elementary students that I decided to put together some Top 10 Lists for websites to use in the upcoming school year.