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"This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Our math printables are suitable for use in math centers, small group or whole class settings. Instructions for each activity are presented in large print on a task card in child-friendly language to enable students to work on tasks independently after a brief introduction to the task. All files are in PDF format and can be accessed using Adobe Reader. Also available are Math Journal Tasks (K-5), Math Vocabulary Resources (Gds. 2-5) and Math Projects (Gds. 3-5) for teachers looking for ways to support students' math writing skills while developing key concepts and skills. See our E-Books page for more information on these resources."

Looking for great online learning instruction and games? Thanks to Linda Kovacs for sharing this fabulous site!

Great site for Syll and students

A mathematics consultant created a series of open-ended math questions for elementary through high school. This document has the questions as well as answers and rubrics.

The original Powers of Ten video. Great film making for math and science.

The original Powers of Ten video. Great film making for math and science.

Worksheets may be a "four-letter word" in the day of Common Core, but if you need some extra practice problems, this may be a useful math site for all grades 1-8.

This is the PARCC page where you can click on links that take you to the actual online "live" samples of PARCC questions. You can click on math only questions for grade bands (3-5, 6-8, high school), or ELA only questions.

Looking for information to hand out to parents about math? These Parent Roadmaps developed by the Council of the Great City Schools are very simple, straightforward documents that inform parents about Common Core math concepts at each grade level.

Tasks for Math lessons

Need some posters that explain the mathematical practices from the Common Core in terms the students can understand?  This page has links to displays for grades K-7.

Ohio's Online Resource Center has a very good collection of inquiry-oriented, open-ended math questions that you can choose based upon grade level and topic! The range is from third grade to high school, so finding a quality question that meets your students' needs is easy!

This is usually my go-to website for guided math (math workshop) ideas. Tabitha and Chloe are active bloggers who have a wealth of good ideas that a teacher in any grade can modify.

At least three people have mentioned Gynzy to me in the last two weeks, and the site is a wealth of SMART Notebook resources for ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Not exactly like the lame activities on PARCC--much better!

How can you answer the perennial math question: "Am I ever going to use this in real life?" PBS's "Get the Math" website is a great way to show students how math is used in areas like music, fashion, and video game design. Thanks to Emily B. for sharing this one!

This is a booklet published by Louisiana's department of education. It is valuable for ECR questions and discussion of the mathematical practices.

I attended a workshop about PARCC and middle school math at the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association in March 2014. The presentation was made by people from TMI Education, and these links are from their presentation.

Achieve the Core has put together this list of major, supporting, and additional content areas with the key instructional shifts. This is helpful when deciding which areas demand the most attention.

Do you ask your students to show their work? Should they? This article has an interesting perspective.

I ask them too because I teach alg, these problems become more complicated as the year moves on and they need to write their steps down because there are multiple steps. The ones that have been doing it in their heads for years suddenly cant seem to do that anymore and find themselves in a tricky situation because they don't know how to show their work.

Pearson has put together over 1,500 math video tutorials at Virtual Nerd. The quality is very good, and the topics are aligned with Common Core, so this should be a great resource.