About the Numbers in Today’s Date

http://www.richardphillips.org.uk/
number

Grade Level: 4-12

Based on Richard Phillips’ book Numbers: Facts, Figures and Fiction, this site presents lots of fascinating facts about individual numbers taken from the date.

AIMS Puzzle Corner

http://www.aimsedu.org/puzzle/
index.html

Grade Level: K-8

Hosted by AIMS Education Foundation in Fresno, California, AIMS Puzzle Corner contains a collection of challenging puzzles for students in Grades K-8. Each puzzle includes a printable worksheet. The solution for the current month’s puzzle appears the following month. A new puzzle is added every month. A full set of past puzzles going back to 1995 provides plenty to offer to your students, and you won’t have to wait a month to get the answer if you’re stumped.

FunBrain.com: Number Games

http://www.funbrain.com/
numbers.html

Grade Level: K-8

FunBrain, part of the Learning Network, provides 17 math games. The games let you customize problem difficulty, and offer tips if you give an incorrect answer. The money changing game allows you to play with money from five nations. Topics include counting money, measurement, algebra, graphing coordinates, secret codes, order of operations, and fractions. At the free Quiz Lab, teachers can create quizzes for their students, or access hundreds prepared by other teachers.

Math Forum@Drexel

http://mathforum.org/teachers/elem  or   http://mathforum.org/teachers/middle

Grade Level: PK-12

One-stop Internet site for all of your math needs. (Drexel University in Philadelphia)

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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

http://nctm.org/elementary/index.asp

Grade Level: K-12

NCTM is the largest professional organization for improving the teaching of mathematics. To find classroom resources and activities, visit the Teachers Corner.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/
vlibrary.html

Grade Level: K-12

Utah State University in Logan provides a wide variety of online interactive manipulatives related to the NCTM standards for Grades K-8. Each includes hands-on activity ideas to accompany the virtual activity, and teacher information on how to incorporate the material into the classroom program. For a list of all manipulatives, visit the Virtual Library.

Visual Fractions

http://visualfractions.com/

Grade Level: 4-8

Visual Fractions is a collection of activities that use pie charts, number lines, and other graphics to illustrate fraction operations. Activities range from renaming to subtracting fractions, and include short games for guessing fractional parts.