Great lesson idea for having student create a digital story to document how they made their tesselation with pattern blocks and the transformations they used.
Students will be able to describe the difference between area and volume and also be able to understand how various units of measure relate to one another.
On this website kids can pick from seven different categories from basic operations, to fractions, to pre algebra. there are different interactive games that children can play on this site by clicking any one of the links with the game title. Each category has many different games associated with it so there are many choice for kids to pick from.
This site is like other online manipulative sites but there are less manipulatives. There are geometry manipulatives, ones used to count money, and other simple games and activities that can help with math skills.
This website I really enjoyed clicking on the math arcade link at the top. After you go to that page it is like playing a board game and you play different math related games after you say what grade level you want to play at.
This website covers many math areas including geometry, measurement, as well as addition and subtraction. After you click on an area it takes you to a page where you can select from a variety of online games kids can play.
Goes over the same assessment strategies we learned in class. It's a great resource because you can click on an assessment and it will have you different ideas of what you can do.
This website I thought was awesome because it covered most math topics in a fun way. There are games and puzzles for kids, and there is even a teacher section where there are teaching ideas and lessons. Also there is parent section with ideas for helping their kids and other suggestions.
This website gives a jeopardy game for students to play that has decimal, fraction and precent questions. When you close out of the game and replay it the questions are different so that it can be played multiple times.
The NCTM website has excellent ideas for lesson plans, interactive on-line math activities, challenge problems, and more. NCTM offers many professional development resources such as journals, on-line conferences, information about regional conferences, an
