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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."

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!

What a great resource this is! Word problems are often a challenge, but modeling them helps a lot, and Thinking Blocks at Math Playground are an excellent way to model word problems. Sure, drawing pictures can be fun, but sometimes time doesn't allow us to draw detailed pictures. This Singapore math-style of modeling works, and Math Playground did an excellent job with this tool.

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.

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.

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.

Need a great activity to get your students working on problems while moving about the room? This middle school math activity is explained in a short video, but while the topic is math, you can adapt the exercise to other topics too!

This is an interesting look at how Americans have led the way in developing math instruction but not following through on it (according to the NY Times author).

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting Scholastic and Marilyn Burns as they develop this Math Reasoning Inventory.

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.

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.

Did you loose the link to the Reflex Math handbook? This is the link you need to find it!

This blog entry from "Math Workshop Adventures" has a lot of information about how the teachers approached Common Core standards related to fractions in third grade. The anchor charts are a great visual that you can create with your students 'on the carpet.'

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.

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!

Nice EdWeek article and video with many links about how teaching of fractions has changed because it is considered integral to math skills.

Ready to turn math instruction on its head?

Tasks for Math lessons

My all-time favorite band produced a CD full of great songs about math. Enjoy on your own, with your kids, or with your students!