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This week I spent three days in Brisbane attending the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers' national conference. The theme of the conference was "Why Maths?" and along with 500 other mathematicians, we looked to find inspiring answers to this provocative question beyond the classroom. Here are my key takeaways from this event. 

Traditional methods of teaching maths have more in common with how we programme a computer that what we might do if we wanted to engage our students in mathematical thinking. We shouldn't be overly surprised then when our students consider mathematics to be all about learning a set of rules that they need to apply in the right order so as to output the correct response. But is there a better way?

A fun and useful area and perimeter 2D shape tutorial and interactive activities for you whiteboard. Learn how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles and then complete the questions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A superb site with lots and fun maths games on a wide range of topics across the maths curriculum. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A collection of multiple choice games on topics across the curriculum, including maths, science and English. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

Hundreds of practice games for your AP students!!

Lots of games for PreK - 1st grade.

Gudli is a wonderful site packed with games and activities for young children, including maths and literacy resources. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Early+Years

visual tutorial on fractions using lines and circles

A site full of activities and games to learn about and to practise fractions. Great for lesson warm ups. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Games-based learning website. The fun, FREE and effective way to learn. Play 25,000 learning games, tests and quizzes or make your own

This multimedia resource includes interactive math activities, print activities, learning strategies, and videos that illustrate how math is used in everyday life. The resource addresses the following mathematics topics: Fractions; Integers; Percentages; Rate/Ratio/Proportion; Square Roots; Exponents; Patterns; Algebra; Linear Equations; Polynomials; Angles; Circles; Surface Area and Volume; Area and Perimeter; Triangles; Pythagoras; Trigonometry; Similarity and Congruence; Transformations; Shape Classification; Data Display and Graphs; Central Tendency and Distribution; and Probability.

A great general maths site with lots of tutorials, activities and games which will help your students at school and at home. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths