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Haha! This website gives us a rap song when learning how to find the different formulas for the surface area of geometric figures.

This website is a lot of fun for kids who want a challenge with brain teasers! It is great for problem solving and there is a large list with a variety of different problems.

This website is great when needed to reference anything dealing with Geometry or Trigonometry. It provides links to different properties of shapes, which is great for kids! The website also provides explanations and definitions when trying to find the area or perimeter of a geometric figure.

Check this one out! As a beginning teacher this would be great. Locate your school from the list and add a list of all of the supplies you would love to have for your classroom, but can't afford to buy. The site then helps you communicate your wish list with parents and other donors who can purchase something from your list. The donor gets a tax deductible reciept and the company ships the items right to your school!

This site has all sorts of games that help students practice their multiplication facts. My daughter really got into Granny Prix. You can personalize your granny by changing her hair and wheel chair. Kalee gave her a rainbow mohawk and flames on her wheel chair. Then the grannies race. The faster you answer the facts, the faster your granny goes. We enjoyed it.

Stuart J. Murphy is the author of the popular MathStart books for kids pre-K to 3rd grade. MathStart helps make math fun!!! I especially liked Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes. However, there are books for basically any topic.

A series of lesson plans for grades K-8 teaching Internet safety and ethics.

Teaching resources for mathematics teachers, a question and answer service for teachers and students, careers of mathematicians, a problem of the month and more.

Podcast channels on applying creative potential to everyday life and current affairs and stories from around the world (including Asia) - listed in the general studies and citizenship category of the podcast directory for educators, schools and colleges.

A community of elementary and middle school teachers and other professionals working in grades PreK-8

HotChalk (www.hotchalk.com), is a free online learning management system (LMS) designed specifically for K-12 educators. HotChalk helps teachers easily and quickly develop customized lesson plans and assignments, locate and integrate curriculum materials, and manage assignments and grading.

Champions, an educational technology developer, has released Virtual Science Club, a Web-based program designed to help children learn scientific concepts and skills.