Great site for upper elementary. Learn about the instruments in an orchestra. Reading ability is needed for many of the activities. If sounds do not play automatically, click the "ear" icon. Check the "game lounge"
Search for activities by grade level and strand. Excellent math interactives for class instruction and individual/small group use for reinforcement/practice. Lesson plans, standards, and instructions available. \nMany specific activities are bookmarked but there are still lots to explore. This will be a favorite.
Graph data sets in bar graphs. The color, thickness and scale of the graph are adjustable. You can input your own data, or you can use or alter pre-made data sets.
Information can be represented in many ways, and this applet allows the user to represent data about the states using colors. The state with the highest data value is darkest; other states are shaded proportionally. Investigate any of the data provided-or enter data of your own!
Use this pre-algebra tool to find numerical expressions that are equivalent to one another. If equivalent expressions are placed in the blue and red pans, the scale will balance.
You walk into a restaurant with a large group of friends. To accommodate you, the restaurant will push a bunch of tables together-but how many tables will be needed to ensure that everyone has a seat? This applet will let you explore that question. Has two modes: Exploration and Guess. Great to present whole class and then allow for individual group use.
Draw and cut shapes, then use slides, turns, and flips to move the cut pieces around. Explore how to decompose shapes and recompose them to make other shapes.
Another math center activity once students understand how to play.
Thinking about numbers using frames of 10 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts. The four games that can be played with this applet help to develop counting and addition skills.
Quilters and other designers sometimes start by producing square patches with a pattern on them. These square patches are then repeated and connected to produce a larger pattern. Create your own patch using the shapes in the tool below.