Welcome to Ms. Hardin's 5th Grade Class

Great problem solving challenges – The focus is on multiple ways to solve problems, differentiated processes, and mathematical thinking. There are also hints for teachers and parents.

http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html

BasketMath Interactive Learning

– Watch basketball animations after solving problems in all areas of math - 4^th -10^th grades.

http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html

BBC - KS2 Revisewise - Maths

- A great BBC site focused on numbers, geometry, and data for younger students. Lots of interactivity and fun!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/

BeaconLearningCenter

– A wealth of teacher-created interactive math activities which use animations to present problems.

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/

Bet the Farm

– A problem solving scenario which requires mathematical planning and problem solving to keep the family farm “growing”. This is a great activity for grades 3 and up.

http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/farm/farmFrame.htm

Click on Bricks

- You guessed it! Learn multiplication facts by clicking on bricks to create arrays. Great hands-on learning with virtual manipulatives.

http://kathyschrock.net/clickonbricks/index2.htm

Cool Math!

Lots of fun games on this website. Great for all ages. A favorite game of my students and mine is Math Lines:XFactor- Learn factors in a reallly exiciting way. There are a lot more games so have FUN learning math.

www.coolmath.com

Create A Graph

– Students can enter data and design all types of charts and graphs.

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Cynthia Lanius' Lessons All About Ratios

– Great ratio activities using pictures and then numbers to develop the concept of rations.

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/proportions/index.html

Cynthia Lanius' Lessons Who Wants Pizza Fractions Table of Contents

– Is there any yummier way to learn about fractions? (unless it’s pie fractions!)

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html

Escape from Knab

– Use your mathematical problem solving skills to save enough money to escape from Knab and return to Earth.

http://www.escapefromknab.com/

Fact Family Cards

– Find the patterns and instructions for making hexagonal fact family cards and even a card holder. These are a far better way to learn and practice facts than the traditional rectangular cards.

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/factfamilycards.html

Figure This

from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics – This a GREAT site. It is math challenges for families. This site is loaded with great challenges to develop mathematical problem solving skills for the whole family. Try a challenge!

http://www.figurethis.org/

FUNBRAIN - Fresh Baked Fractions

– A really entertaining way to learn equivalent fractions. Pick your difficulty and play!

http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

FunBrain.com Math Baseball

– Pick a basic operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or mixed practice) and a difficulty level and play ball!

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

FunBrain

- Choose your favorite math activity.

http://www.funbrain.com/

Good News Bears

– Head for Wall Street with this interactive Stock Market simulation for all grade levels.

http://web.archive.org/web/20050204093419/archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/rse/RSEyellow/gnb.html

Illuminations

– The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics provides over 700 resources for teaching mathematics. They are sorted by the major math strands – Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data & Analysis.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/WebLinks.aspx

Interactive Activities –

Virtual math manipulative and activities for all math strands. This is one of the best math sites on the Internet!

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activ`ities/

http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/math.html - Very cool website with timed tests all done online!

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMultiplicationpage.html

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

www2.newcaneyisd.org/crippenelementary/just_4_kids_5th.htm

www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

www.coolmath.com

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMultiplicationpage.html