Robert Kaplinsky's Lessons - math

WEBSITE ↬ Robert Kaplinsky's Lessons - math

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & admins

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ K-12

I love a good puzzle. I'm mostly referring to jigsaw puzzles, but I do enjoy "figuring things out", too. Math is the perfect subject to do that in. Robert Kaplinsky is a math teacher and creator of Open Middle problems, which typically requires higher level thinking to solve. I love sharing resources that will challenge your students but allow them to have fun at the same time.

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this as bell ringers, activities for fast finishers, or just at random points to break up the regular flow of the classroom. These math problems encourage a different kind of thinking about math. Choose the appropriate grade level and you are set! 

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Gizmos

WEBSITE ↬ Gizmos

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math & science

GRADE LEVELS ↬ 3-12

"The world's largest library of math and science simulations." 

If you are a math or science teacher, that probably caught your eye. Poking around at the site, I found a great filtering system - by grade, by topic, and by standard. It looks to be well organized - always a plus in my book. I also see that there is a free trial for an entire month of all their Gizmos and then a reduced account if you choose not to purchase. This is always a great way to try out a product before investing in it. And at the very least, there is a rotating selection of free ones to come back to.

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see math & science teachers using Gizmos in their classrooms to support students' learning on a variety of topics. Gizmos might be perfect to challenge some students, support others, or simply give practice in applying content knowledge.

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Questions to encourage students to use intuition

WEBSITE ↬ Questions to encourage students to use intuition

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

I came across this PDF on Twitter and held onto it. It isn't glamorous. It isn't pretty or fancy. But I believe it is powerful and can help all teachers. Two pages of questions teachers can ask their students for many different purposes but all stretch their thinking. This gathering of was published by Tracy Zager in her book, Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had: Ideas and Strategies from Vibrant Classrooms.  

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to push their students' thinking. To challenge them. The PDF can be kept on hand and used at various times. No preparation is needed. Teachers might also embed specific questions in lessons to purposefully encourage students to use their intuition.

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US Mint Coin Classroom

WEBSITE ↬ US Mint Coin Classroom

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ coins / math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ K-6

Oh my goodness! How fun is this website?! I just played the "Counting with Coins" game on this site and, while it's geared for elementary students, I enjoyed identifying & sorting the coins. I KNOW your students will enjoy this game and the others. And it's created and supported by the US Mint, so you know you can trust it. No ads, either, so give your students the website and let them get to work learning and practicing coins.

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this in their math classrooms to reinforce students' identification, counting, and adding up of coins. There are 17 games available (as of this publishing) and when you hover over each tile, you are given guidance for the grade level the game is geared toward. 

And if you have a way to share with parents, this might be a really good site to share. After all, if parents are going to give their kiddos time to play games, why not suggest this as an option?

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Number Hive

WEBSITE ↬ Number Hive

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ 3 & up

I'm impressed! 100% a game format, Number Hive is going to appeal to your students. And it will 100% force your students to think about math and apply math. It's focus is on number relationships, number operations and multiplication facts. 

If you teach math, you will definitely want to check this out ... if for no other reason than the free printables where you can try it out for free.

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this exactly how it's presented - whole class, individual students, as homework, as a game, digitally or print. So many options and depending on your budget, you could gain insights with their analytics. 

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SolveMe Mobiles

WEBSITE ↬ SolveMe Mobiles

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ 3 and up

Hey, math teachers! Check out this website. 200 "puzzles" to solve! They are broken up into 3 levels to make it easier to guide you and your students to the right level of puzzle. While there is a log in option, it's not necessary. These can be great "fast finisher" practices or when you have 5 minutes for a brain teaser. I enjoyed doing them, too!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this with students as a starter activity or a brain break in the classroom. I love this idea of having students explain how they came up with their answers. With roughly 200 puzzles, students can really practice problem solving with no work on your end.

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Mathigon - Multiplication by Heart

WEBSITE ↬ math for love   &  Mathigon - Multiplication by Heart

AUDIENCE ↬ students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ 3-5

I've got a "two-fer" today! I shared Mathigon earlier this year and thanks to their social media account, I discovered the Multiplication by Heart game. Super cool! No log in needed and it only gives you 15 questions until it tells you to take a break for the day. I would have been willing to continue, so I like that it stopped me. I didn't get tired of it.

Then I noticed at the bottom of the page a line that says "Created in partnership with (scribbled heart) math for love" ... which led me to the "math for love" website. Wow! It's also a card game!!! Woot! Woot! If you chose to purchase, you could practice multiplication offline. Love it!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using the online version as part of a station in math class for short, targeted practice. Tracking scores over time might be an added component to talk about data. 

The card game can be used much the same way - part of a station in math. I love this also as a potential for indoor recess or a "fast finisher" option.

⭐ BONUS! ⭐

I'd also recommend checking out the resources BOTH sites offer for teachers - Mathigon AND math for love. 

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Personal Finance Curriculum for the Real World

WEBSITE ↬ Personal Finance Curriculum for the Real World

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ financial literacy

GRADE LEVELS ↬ High school

Do you teach - or know someone who is responsible for teaching - financial literacy? Then this is going to be a great resource! Dave Ramsey really knows what he's talking about. I read one of his books more than a decade ago & I was amazed at the simplicity of his systems. This website shares his finance curriculum for high school students. I guarantee it's worth your time!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this AS their curriculum. All students need instruction on finances and how to manage them. Gone are the days of checkbook balancing ... in are the days of understanding how to manage money in this digital world.

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The Math Learning Center

WEBSITE ↬ The Math Learning Center

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ K-5

Whoa. Do you teach math? If so, this resource is pure GOLD! Created by Bridges in Mathematics, this resource has all of your digital manipulative needs - and it's available freely to all of us! Everything from fractions, money, a clock, a number line, vocab cards, and so much more! Be sure to use the tabs at the top to navigate to "App Activities" page where you will find a filter-able collection of activities to guide your use of these tools.

This is a bookmark resource for sure!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this on their projector - bonus points if yours is interactive. Teachers can also share this website with their students so students can have endless manipulatives (that will never fall on the floor and get lost!) to support every math lesson.

Do your students use chromebooks? Great! Use the web app option.

Do your students use iPads? Perfect! Grab the iOS version.

Want to be "super fancy"? Add the Chrome App for your students use. 

The tools which line the bottom of each "mat" will allow for more sophisticated use of the manipulatives, so be sure to explore them and show your students how to utilize them as well.

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Mathigon

WEBSITE ↬ Mathigon

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students, (depending on age)

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 3 & up

Mathigon is a website with quite a number of math manipulative, tools, and even lesson plans. The site is well organized and if easy to find various topics in math and lessons that match with it.

If you teach math - at many levels - be sure to check it out!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

While you can create an account, you certainly don't have to. (Be sure to check with your tech/curriculum department prior to making accounts with or for your students - it's truly NOT needed!!!)

As a teacher, having all of these manipulatives at your immediate use is wonderful! Pull them up on your board or have students go to the site and use the ones you want them to for your lesson. There are fraction bars, clocks, graphs, charts, and so much more!

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Digital "Paper" Snowflakes

WEBSITE ↬ Digital Snowflakes

AUDIENCE ↬ students

CONTENT ↬ math, fun

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 2 & up

Some websites are just pure fun! This is one of them! As a kid, I loved cutting out paper snowflakes ... you? What if I told you this website allows you to do this digitally??? Yes!!! I made the snowflake in today's image & had a lot of fun doing it!

  

Thanks, Beth Kingsley for sharing this! I can see lots of time spent on this site creating unique snowflakes! (And ... this is a "no mess" activity ... you won't have paper scraps all over your floor!)

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this in math class for sure! When studying shapes, challenge your students to draw specific shapes - squares, rectangles, triangles. And level it up by giving a certain number of shapes that must be there. And how about challenging them to get their points close enough together to form a circle ... or as close to one they can?

Another option is indoor recess or as a fast finisher activity. 

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Infographics

WEBSITE ↬ Infographics

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ all contents

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 3 & up

This website is a goldmine! If you have a slight interest in using infographics in your classroom, be sure to bookmark this site. Kathy Schrock has done an amazing job of collecting overviews, examples, resources on how to teach AND create, tutorials, and so much more! When she titles this her "Guide to Everything" ... wow!

Our students all need to know how to read and interpret data but it's also important for them to know how to display data in a way that is meaningful. 

Probability Spinners

WEBSITE ↬ Probability Spinners

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 3 & up

What is the probability you will need (or want) a spinner in math class? 100%!

I found this digital one not too long ago. It is simple, yet it offers several great features. Customize the spinner? Yep - whether it is the number of wedges, or the color of the wedge. 

Stay on the "Probability" tab so you can trigger random questions about the spinner (and even toggle the answer between fractions, decimal, and percentage). Move to the "Expectation" tab to find random questions like "If spun 90 times, red is expected ___ times." And the third tab - Trials - allows for triggering random spins and visual representation of the data collected.

You might just find that you won't need another worksheet on probability!

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Toy Theater

WEBSITE ↬ Toy Theater

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ any & all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

I am very impressed with this website!  Not only does it provide some fun and educational games for students, there are tools for teachers to use in their classrooms, too! Check out my quick overview video below as I share just a couple of fun ways I could see teachers and students using Toy Theater in the classroom.

Oh Place Value!

WEBSITE ↬ Oh Place Value! via @lizontech

AUDIENCE ↬ students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 2+

This Google Slides activity is awesome! If you are learning place value, this is a must use activity for your students. Liz Curtis, of ESC of Central Ohio, shared this out via an email list and I thought what a creative way for students to practice place value in a way that is not a "heavy lift" for teachers. Initially, students are using their own name, but you could easily continue this family members names, friends names, even pet names! 

(I was nerdily excited to see my first name as the example 😀!)

Math Whiteboard

WEBSITE ↬ Math Whiteboard

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ obvious math focus, but could be utilized in ALL content areas if desired

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

Math Whiteboard is the 1st collaborative whiteboard designed specifically for mathematics teaching and learning. It's FREE for teachers and students!!! No accounts needed!

Just take a peek at their homepage and you will see these 6 big reasons to try it out - today!

• collaborate
• graphing calculator
• write or type math
• computer algebra system
• import PDF files
• runs in your browser

Eric Curts, an Ohio based tech integration specialist even shared a 1 hour webinar he did with Donald Carney, one of the creators of this tool. You can see it and the resources shared here: https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2021/04/webinar-math-whiteboard.html

If you don't teach math - I still think you should try this out ... a free, web-based, collaborative tool - sounds like a winner in so many ways in every classroom!

99math

WEBSITE ↬ 99math

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 1-8

I know timed tests aren't everyones favorite thing, and in no way am I saying they are always appropriate, but some students do like them and thrive with them (I can say this because I was one of those students - but I have 2 daughters who were utterly miserable when they had to take them.)

Gamification is a great element for any classroom to incorporate when done correctly. Healthy competition. This site allows teachers to quickly create games where students can practice and improve on their math skills. And it doesn't have to be all done IN class ... there is the ability to assign it and students can complete it in their own time. Teachers can get some pretty nice data from it.

Did I mention it's free? Yep!

There are so many topics to choose from - it's not just adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing. You can also choose from:

• percentages
• rounding
• number lines
• order of operations
• conversion
• comparing decimals
• conversion of fractions
• ... and more!

AND then you have options after you make your selection. WoW!

If you like this resource, be sure to check out the other resources like it tagged below.

Didax Virtual Manipulatives

WEBSITE ↬ Didax Virtual Manipulatives

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

Manipulatives are a necessary part of every math class. Didax shares a collection of virtual manipulatives for your use. There are currently 19 different manipulatives you can use on their page, along with lesson ideas and the ability to embed these manipulatives on your own learning platform.

This is a must-see & use for sure!

And for no other reason than to provide an endless supply of manipulatives your students can use over and over again, whether they are in-person, hybrid, or remote. These would be awesome to project, too! 

If you like this resource, be sure to check out the other resources like it tagged below.

Multiplication & Division Practice Digitally

WEBSITE ↬ Multiply and Divide Practice

AUDIENCE ↬ students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades 3 & up

I used Flippity.net a handful of years ago to create digital flashcards for my oldest daughter. I shared them out and had positive response. One day a 3rd grade girl asked if I had created anything for division, so I created the division one.

Recently, I've felt that they needed to come together and have better navigation, so I've embedded them on this website: 

https://sites.google.com/techyoucando.com/timesanddivide/home

Please share with your colleagues, students and their families. 

i know it!

WEBSITE ↬ i know it!

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & students

CONTENT ↬ math

GRADE LEVELS ↬ grades K - 5

This website is incredible! If you teach math you have to check it out. Broken down by grade, then separated by strands, it's a great place to allow students to practice their math skills. You can use with or without accounts. 

This is also a great way to intro students to skills as well as support the students as they are learning.

*** One thing to note - there is a free version & a paid version. Paid has obvious pros of data collection. But a free account can really help your students without the built in data collection - or you could find a way track it in a notebook or other digital means (a Google Sheet would be cool!). And this would allow for some good data analysis, too!