Number & Operations

These activities support student development of number sense and the concept of mathematical operations:

• Primary Resources for Interactive Whiteboards
• Numberline Lane
• Interactive Hundred Board & Calculator for investigating number patterns
• Number Grid:
• Magnetic Numbers can be used with a whiteboard for class presentations and discussions.
• Make It Count: students must use 2-4 of the given numbers and any operations to write an expression equivalent to the target number. This game is similar to the 24 Game and to the Everyday Math game Name That Number.

Algebra

These activities support student development of the concept of patterns through concrete activities with manipulatives,   The use of variables is developed as a mathematical way of recording the general rule.

• Simple Patterns
• Virtual Manipulative: Function Machine
• Function Machine: Grades 3-4
• Function Machine: Grades 5-6
• Virtual Manipulative: Algebra Balance
• Number Cracker Game

Data Analysis & Probability

These activities support students as they answer questions about the world around them. Learning to organize and analyze data are important life skills that students will use in both their professional and personal lives.

• Create a Graph
• Data on the Web: where to get statistics for your math lessons
• Landmark Shark Game
• Make your own spinners
• Ken White's Coin Flipping Page
• What Are Your Chances?
• A List of Daily Math Graph and Yes/No Questions
• Graphing Fun: more graph questions

Discrete Math

These activities help students develop an appreciation of how discrete math is used to represent and solve problems in real-life situations.

• Clowning Around
• Traffic Jam Activity
• Human Graph Theory where to get statistics for your math lessons
• The Most Colorful Math of All
• A MAP-ematical Dilemma: how many colors do you need to make a map?
• Bobby Bear Counting Strategies
• How Many Squares on a Checkerboard? an organized counting applet
• Venn Diagram Shape Sorter
• Crypto Kids introduces students to codes and cyphers.   Students can learn different ways to make their own secret codes by watching the presentations on this site.

Problem Solving

These open-ended problem solving tasks challenge students to apply mathematical concepts and language to everyday problems.   Students also learn to explain their thinking using words, pictures and numbers.   The use of a problem-solving rubric helps students target a best performance by using the prompts found in the rubric.

• Max's Math Adventures
• Math Maven's Mysteries
• Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week
• Aunty Math: Math Challenges for Kids
• AIMS Puzzle Corner
• Figure This: Math Challenges for Families
• Mathematical Challenges
• Ole Miss Problems of the Week
• Math League Sample Problems
• TIMSS Mathematics Questions for 4th and 8th grades
• Math Counts Problem of the Week
• Exemplars Problems
• Harvard Balanced Assessment Project
• Classroom Task Bank: Mathematics
• Interactive Math Activities from the Center School District
• Sample math WASL questions: for grades K-12
• Math Performance Tasks from the Arlington Central School District
• Web School: Math Inventory