References
ABC. (2006). Count us in. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.abc.net.au/countusin
This site has many games to help children understand basic number concepts. It offers
resources for teachers and games that can be downloaded.
Allsites LLC. (2005). Allmath.com. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.allmath.com
This site offers other great math links and has math tools, math games, math dictionary,
math references, flashcards, and conversion tools.
Puzzlemaker is a tool for
teachers, students and parents. You can create and print
customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your own word lists.
The Math Forum is an online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and
communication. Teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents can use the
power of the Web to learn math and improve math education. It offers a wealth of
problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations;
and professional development.
Coolmath.com, Inc. (2005). Coolmath.com. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.coolmath.com
Coolmath.com offers a fun and exciting way to learn and do math. It offers hundreds of
math games for children and ideas for parents and teachers. It has links to other math
sites and offers many ideas and games to help children have fun while doing math.
DuPage Children's Museum. (2003). Welcome to the world of aunty math. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html
Aunty Math has math challenges that she posts on her site for children to figure out.
Children can send in their solutions to the problems and find the right answers and
parents and teacher can get more information and ways to further challenge the students.
This site is to help teachers use technology to improve learning by offering high quality
professional development programs and online instructional materials to meet the
changing needs of K-12 school districts nationwide.
This site
offers kids' (k-8) games and activities for math, reading, language arts,
social
studies, and more. There is a section that provides Pre-K–8 resources for teachers,
students, and parents, which includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social
Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support.
SuperKids is a website for parents and teachers who want the best in education for their
children and provides: Reviews and ratings of educational software, visionaries and
tools for online and offline use, news about important educational issues, views of
policymakers.
This site offers games, activities, and worksheets to help teachers, parents, and students
with teaching and learning multiplication. It gives great lesson plans, books and resources
to help with multiplication.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics describes a future in which all students
have access to rigorous, high-quality mathematics instruction, including four years of
high school mathematics. Knowledgeable teachers have adequate support and ongoing
access to professional development. The curriculum is mathematically rich, providing
students with opportunities to learn important mathematical concepts and procedures with
understanding. Students have access to technologies that broaden and deepen their
understanding of mathematics. More students pursue educational paths that prepare them
for lifelong work as mathematicians, statisticians, engineers, and scientists.
Pearson Education. (2006). Fun brain. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/cashreg/
This site offers games to help students with math and writing. It has online movies,
arcades, web books, comics, and brain teasers. There are also links for teachers and
parents to go to and learn more about what the site has to offer and helps them find the
right games to educate their children.
Petti, W. (2005). Math cats. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.mathcats.com
Math Cats was created for children to promote open-ended and playful explorations of
important math concepts. It is also to help educators find ways to make the most of
mathematical opportunities and enrich children's mathematical understandings.
This site offers math games, puzzles, curriculum guides, and holiday fun. Children can
play the count fish game that helps them with their basic math skills.
The purpose of
Visual Fractions is to picture fractions and the operations on them. It
helps students
identify, rename, compare, add, subtract, multiply, divide, and investigate
fractions and offers games. It is also a tool to help teachers use visual fractions.
Scholastic, Inc. (2006). Scholastic. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.scholastic.com
This site is devoted to helping students read and learn. It offers games, contests and
books for kids, activities, information and advice for parents, lessons, activities and tools
for teachers, trends, products and solutions for administrators, and products, services and
resources for librarians.
This site offers teaching materials, software and links about math topics. The goal of the
Mathematics Archives is to provide organized Internet access to a wide variety of
mathematical resources. The primary emphasis is on materials which are used in the
teaching of mathematics. Currently the Archives is particularly strong in its teaching of
mathematics. Currently the Archives is particularly strong in its collection of educational
software.
Sutton, S. (2003). Newton's window. Retrieved April 13, 2005, from http://www.NewtonsWindow.com
NewtonsWindow.com is a website for students, families, and teachers as they learn - and
teach - math. It is an ad-free site offering ideas, resources, educational gifts and products,
links, and more.
Utah State University. (2006). National library of virtual manipulatives. Retrieved April
13, 2006, from http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_2.html
This site offers virtual
manipulatives to help teach, learn, and solve math problems. It helps students
to solve problems easier when they can see the visual.