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2/28/21
| NCTM | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| STEAM | |
| Bedtime Math | Great daily differentiated problems for the love of math. |
| Building Big | Explore large structures at this PBS site. |
| Code + | Reach all with an hour of Code. |
| Creative Educator | Ways to inspire creativity. |
| eGFI + | Am. Society Engineering Education (ASEE) has numerous lesson plans, activities, resources. |
| Engineer Girl | See what engineering offers at this Lockheed Martin site. |
| How to Smile + | UCa- Lawrence Hall offers activities for math & science |
| Aviary Architect Game + | Museum of Science Boston challenge to build correct birdhous |
| K'NEX | General help & info. |
| K'NEX User Group | Many challenges & ideas. |
| LEGO Education | Explore ideas, lessons, & products. |
| Make to Learn | From digital design to physical from ISTE. |
| Marshmallow Challenge | TED Talk -T. Wujec Start up info here. |
| PhET Simulations | Free math/ science simulations from U of Co. |
| Scratch | Free programming language from MIT. |
| Senet | From the British Museum-an ancient Egyptian game. |
| Wind Power | Explore at this ISTE site. |
| Common Core | |
| Common Core Standards | |
| Achieve the Core | All CC for math teachers- ideas, lessons, tasks, etc. |
| Coherence Map | Shows connections for CC Math by Achieve the Core |
| CC Better Lesson | CC lesson network from NEA & Better Lesson. |
| Engage NY | NY's units & materials PK-12. |
| GA Math | Great K- 5 Common Core activities. |
| Illustrative Mathematics | Brings the Common Core alive. |
| Inside Mathematics | Common Core resources, videos. |
| K-5 Math Teaching Resources | Resources, games, activities aligned with Common Core. |
| LearnZillion | Thousands of C. Core resources, lessons for flipping. |
| NC | "Unpack" the C. Core to understand. |
| Math Landing | Search for great resources by topic. |
| Mathematics Assessment Project | CC formative assessments 6-12. |
| Open Middle * | Challenging problems for all grades. |
| PARCC | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College & Careers. |
| Practice Standards Posters | |
| K-1 | Created by Jordan School District. |
| 2-3 | Kid friendly language of |
| 4-5 | Math Practice Standards |
| 6-7 | |
| Quantile Framework for Math | Linking assessment with math instruction. |
| Smarter Balanced | Assessments aligned to the C. Core. |
| Teaching Channel | Great videos dealing with teaching math C. Core. |
| Would You Rather? * | J. Stevens select & justify problems. |
| Youcubed | Upbeat resources for how to learn. |
| The New 3 R's: Reading wRiting, & Reasoning | NCTM 2013 |
| 1 + 1= 5 | |
| David LaRochelle | Info & activities from author |
| First page riddle template | Riddle sheet |
| Answer page | Riddle answer sheet |
| Sheet with traits | |
| ABC-123 | |
| G is for Googol | Teacher guide for D. Schwartz's book |
| Blog | From Beg. with Children Charter School |
| Rubric | From Beg. with C.C.S. to score blog |
| Kids Math Dictionary | Posters, dictionary by J. Eather |
| Diary of a Fly | |
| Fact or Fiction | Read, Write, Think lesson |
| Super Fly Activities | Harper Collins provides templates for diaries, bookmarks, etc. |
| Hills Diary | Fly Diary activities. |
| Wumbers | |
| Wumblr | A. Rosenthal's activities, sheets, & more |
| Rubrics | |
| Writing | CR District rubric. |
| Problem solving | Scores steps, solution, explanation |
| Post its | WritingFix's rubrics |
| WritingFix | N. Nevada's Writing Project filled with ideas & help |
| NumberFix | H. Young's math writing connections |
| AIMS | Activities integrating mathematics & science. |
| ANIMOTO | Create math videos. |
| Bedtime Math | Great daily differentiated problems for the love of math. |
| DLTK | Early learning activites dealing with numbers & literacy. |
| Futures Channel | Real world math movies & activities. |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide to Math | Kathy's math site list. |
| Global Classroom | Interactive resources for math, whiteboards, etc. |
| Illuminations | NCTM's way of illuminating the standards. |
| Kahoot! | Design interactive quizzes for devices. |
| Kahoot.it | Log in for Kahoot. |
| Math Forum | Resource for math educators from Drexel U. |
| Math is Fun | Rod Pierce's site for fun & basic math skills. |
| Math Frog | Resources & games for grades 4-6. |
| Math Goodies | Mrs. Glosser's math help portal. |
| Math Playground | C. King's site is filled with math for K-8. |
| Math Solutions | A Marilyn Burns newsletter with classroom ideas. |
| Mathwire | Standards based math activities. |
| Number Nut | Rader's Number Nut offers variety activities, glossary, CA standards. |
| PBS Math Teacher Source | Math lesson plans, ideas, and activities. |
| Thinking Blocks | C. King's math help for multi-step problems. |
| Toy Maker | Printable nets to create objects. |
| WE are Teachers | Apply for grants & share ideas. |
| We Use Math | BYU site answers" When will I use math?" |
| Discourse Sources ** | |
| 3-Act Tasks | Graham Fletcher numerous lessons for discussion & deeper meaning. |
| Estimation 180 | A. Stadel offers an estimation challenge daily. |
| Math is Visual | Deeper understanding with visuals by Kyle Pearce. |
| Number Talk Images | Pierre Tranchemontagne one stop |
| Splat | Steve Wyborney's Splats! build number sense & dialogue |
| Which One Doesn't Belong? | Puzzles to create discourse. Inspired by C. Danielson |
| Would You Rather? | Math routine to construct & justify. J. Stevens |
| Differentiation Sources | |
| for CR/CB Collaboration | |
| Hoagies' Math Links | From Hoagies' All gifted page. |
| Choice Boards | From Dare to Differentiate- MIC ideas. |
| Worksheets | |
| Add & Subtract Puzzles | Create this J. Brett puzzles. |
| Golden Book Sheets | Primary printable counting sheets. |
| Magic Square | Design your own magic squares. |
| Math Fact Cafe | Pre-made fact worksheets & flashcards. |
| Math Drills | Over 6,000 sheets with answers. |
| Nets | Generate net models. |
| Tang Worksheets | Develop fluency. |
| Worksheets | Addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division. |
| Conversion Tool | |
| Currency Calculator | Find the value of the American dollar. |
| Unit Conversion | Use this tool to convert from metric/customary. |
| Flashcards | |
| A+ Flashcards | Create math flashcards of all types. |
| Games | |
| Learn With Games | Fun games - boards & materials. |
| Girls & Math | |
| More Encouragement | From NPR. Learn about Danica McKellar's newest book. |
| Manipulatives | |
| Glencoe Manipulatives | K-8 electronic manipulatives. |
| Virtual Manipulatives | Utah State's library of computer based manipulatives K - 12. |
| Coin Tossing | NLVM's coin toss. |
| Dice | Virtual dice 6, 8, 10, 12 sides. |
| NLVM's Spinners | Try NLVM's interactive adjustable spinner. |
| 100 Number Chart | Interactive printable 100 chart. |
| Math Rods | Electronic Math Rods from Math Playground. |
| Facts to 20 | Create facts to 20- whiteboard interactive. |
| Math History | |
| Math is Good for You | Dr. Lawrence's History of Math. |
| Maths Timeline | Timeline of famous mathematicians. |
| Math Literature | |
| Let's Read Math | Extensive book list by concept. |
| Living Math! | Offers a reading list by concept. |
| MathsThroughStories * | Valuable math lit info. New 2017 |
| Mathwire | Great math lit connections & activities. |
| NumberFix | NNWP's Holly Young's writing in math. |
| Smart Books | List & lessons for math read alouds. |
| WritingFix | Picture book writing lessons developed by N. Nevada teachers. |
| Lit Podcasts | |
| Open Wide, Look Inside | Blogs from U of Richmond using math lit. |
| How Big is a Foot? | Book & activity info from U of Richmond. |
| Once Upon a Dime | Book & activity info from U of Richmond. |
| Math Night Materials | |
| Math Night Modules | Math Night activities & ideas. |
| Math Trails | |
| National Math Trail | Take a math field trip around the country. |
| Newtown Math Trail 07 | Do the math in Newtown |
| Newtown Math Trail 08 | More math in Newtown |
| Newtown Math Trail 09 | Try the latest Newtown Math. |
| Wrightstown Math Trail 09 | A Wrightstown first. |
| Northampton & Newtown Math Trail 10 | A Welch & Goodnoe first. |
| Underground Railroad Math Trail | Visit L. Bollman's students math podcasts. |
| Math Terms | |
| Mathwords | Comprehensive dictionary. |
| Math Terms &.. | Comprehensive dictionary. |
| Math Literacy Center | Beginning number activities- English, Spanish, German, French. |
| Math Vocabulary | Create vocab cards in 3 sizes from Houghton Mifflin. |
| Grade 2 | |
| Grade 3 | |
| Grade 4 | |
| Grade 5 | |
| Grade 6 | |
| Origami | |
| Animated Origami | Fold while viewing. |
| Bat Mask | Directions for a bat mask. |
| Dragon Origami | Directions from Tammy Yee. |
| Frog | Directions. |
| Heart | Directions from Activity Village. |
| Origami Basics | Tutorial for beginners from S. O'Hanlon. |
| Origami for Kids | Complete directions from Activity Village for numerous creations. |
| Origami Resource Center | One stop for origami. |
| Three Blind Mice | Directions from Tammy Yee. |
| Turkey | Directions from Tammy Yee. |
| Whale | Directions for whale-Enchanted Learning. |
| Parent Resources | |
| NCTM Family Resources | Brochures & online materials for parents. |
| Pi Resources | |
| Exploratorium Pi | Join the fun at Exploratorium Museum. |
| Joy of Pi | Links for a variety of Pi pages. |
| Million Digits | View a million digits of Pi. |
| Pi Day | New link countdown, millions of Pi digits, etc. |
| Pi Search Tool | Find your favorite strings of numbers. |
| Pi Trainer | Train with Eve Andersson. |
| Pi Trivia | Eve Andersson challenges your knowledge of Pi. |
| 100 Digits of Pi | Learn 100 digits of pi in this fun video. from ASAP Science. + |
| Teach Pi | One stop for Pi activities. |
| Tangram Materials | |
| Tangram Tans | Print out. |
| How-To Tangram Pieces | Directions for constructing tans. |
| Tangrams & Fractions | Lesson from PBS Teachers. |
| Time | |
| Just in Time | Lesson plans, printables, & student activities dealing with time. |
| Calendars Through Ages | WebExhibits provides info on history of calendars. |
| Interactive Calendar | Find dates from the past & future. |
| Time Liner | Create interactive time line from ReadWriteThink. |
| Horizontal/ Vertical Time Liner | Another generator up to 9 events. |
| Hyperhistory | 3,000 years of history |
| Venn Diagrams | |
| 2 Circle | Interactive Venn Diagram creator from ReadWriteThink. |
| 3 Circle | Interactive Venn Diagram creator from ReadWriteThink. |
| Themes | |
| A Day in Life of the US | Explore Time magazine for info Nov 26, 2007. |
| America by the Numbers | Explore Time magazine for info Oct. 30, 2006. |
| Where We Live? | Interactive map of USA |
| Who We Are? | Interact with changing face of USA's population. |
| Art | |
| Haring Kids | Explore the art of Keith Haring. |
| Museum of Modern Art | Check out the museum's collection. |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Visit the Institute's collection. |
| Baseball/ Softball | PBS source: Lessons baseball statistics, batting average. |
| Baseball statistics | Great reference baseball statistics [players, teams]. |
| Business of Baseball | Baseball Hall of Fame economics lesson. |
| Math: Batter Up | Baseball Hall of Fame stat & geometry lessons. |
| Candy | |
| Peeps | Courtesy of Just Born Candy- Find the math behind these treats. |
| Peep Quiz | A Family Education Peep test. |
| U.S. Census 2010 | |
| It's All About Us | Scholastic offers Census resources & activities. |
| Census in Schools | Resources, student activities from the Census Bureau. |
| Population Clock | Current population numbers. |
| Comics | |
| FoxTrot | Bill Amend's comics often explore math. |
| Cryptology | |
| Cryptogram Corner | Decode the message. |
| Secret Messages | Create secret messages at thunk.com. |
| Desert | |
| Desert Facts | Take a trip to the Saguaro National Park. |
| Earth Day Every Day | |
| Adds Up | Mathline offers trash questions to ponder. |
| Economics | |
| PNC 2016 + | Thanks PNC Christmas Price Index 2015 |
| PNC Price Index Express | Cost of 12 Days for 2011 |
| Price Index Games | Try Pin the Price & Economics Trivia. |
| Einstein's Big Idea | Explore E=mc2 |
| Neil de Grasse Tyson | Explains E=mc2 to non-physicists. |
| More Neil de Grasse Tyson | Another interview from the director of the Hayden Planetarium. |
| The Great Relativity Show | Animated feature. |
| Einstein -Image & Impact | Learn about Einstein's life from American Institute of Physics. |
| Einstein's Legacy | Discover discoveries/inventions made. |
| Favorite Number | |
| What is? | Check out Bello's favorite number data. |
| Flags | |
| Yahoo Flags | See flags at this World Factbook. |
| Heart | NCTM Primary lesson- heart pages.bloomsbury.com/favouritenumber |
| Quilting | |
| Quilting Bee | Learn about quilting thanks to the Mint Museum & Charlotte Public Library. |
| Quiltmaker's Gift | Find quilt activities at J. Brumbeau's site. |
| Special Events | |
| Eric Carle Video | NEA video honors The Very Hungry Caterpillar. |
| We Choose the Moon | Celebrate the 40th of Apollo 11. |
| Structures | |
| Buildings of the World | Print and create the great buildings of the world. |
| St. Louis Gateway Arch | Kid friendly info about the Arch. |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | Explore architecture of Wright, including Taliesin West. |
| Wright Structures | Archive of Wright's work from Boston College. |
| The Wright 3 | Great activities for The Wright 3. |
| Atlanta | |
| Georgia Aquarium | Visit the world's largest. |
| Grand Canyon | |
| Canyon Info | PBS Nature info. |
| Canyon Explorer | More Canyon facts. |
| Grand Canyon Brain Teaser | Teaser from N. Geographic. |
| Mount Rushmore | |
| Mount Rushmore Info | PBS info with time line & polls. |
| Egypt | |
| Pyramid | Travel to Giza to build a pyramid. |
| RED Funbook Sites | |
| "Alexander, Who ...Rich" | |
| e-Money Tools | Count money with H. Mifflin e-coins & bills. |
| Counting Money | Count pennies, nickels, & dimes. |
| "All You Need for a Snowman" | |
| 10 Little Snowmen | Explore different combinations with this Starfall read aloud. |
| Silly Snowman | How many different ways can you dress the snowman? |
| Snowman Game | Make your own snowman at Inkless Tales. |
| Virtual Snowman | Try dressing this Ben & Jerry snowman. |
| "Amelia Bedelia" Links | |
| Bobbie Bear | NCTM combination problem dealing with dressing Bobbie Bear. |
| "Button Box" Links | |
| Button Beach | Use logic, addition, & algebra to find the buttons' values. |
| Estimator | Estimate with hints from Interactivate or use with Alexander Who Used.. |
| More or Less Estimator | Practice estimating by comparing. |
| Logic Zoo | Put the wacky animals back in Logic Zoo. |
| Buttons, Buttons... | Count buttons in this math musical video. |
| "The Greedy Triangle" Links | |
| On the Block | Visit the MET, search for shapes. |
| Pattern Blocks | Explore pattern blocks. |
| Polygon Playground | Free explore with polygons at the playground. |
| The Shapes Game | Create & explore with Inkless Tales shapes. |
| "The Grouchy Ladybug" Links | |
| Time for Time | Set the time on analog & digital. |
| Time Zone Guide | Figure time differences. |
| World Time Zone Map | See what time it is around the world. |
| "The King's Commissioners" Links | |
| 100 Number Chart | Interactive printable 100 chart. |
| Dog Bone Game | Find the dog a bone from a 100 chart. |
| Interactive 100 Chart | Shade up to 3 multiples at a time. |
| Mend the Number Square | Place numbers on a 100 chart. |
| Math-terpieces Links | |
| Paul Cezanne | Apples & Oranges and information. |
| Apples & Oranges | Jigsaw puzzle. |
| Cezanne's Amazing Apples | Online exhibit from the Met. |
| Dancers & Degas | From the Met- learn & create like Degas. |
| Claude Monet | Water Lilies. |
| Monet's Garden | Plant flowers for Monet. |
| Renoir | Girl with Watering Can information. |
| Girl with Watering Can | Jigsaw puzzle. |
| Van Gogh | Self portrait and information. |
| Van Gogh's Mark | Leave your mark like Van Gogh at this Met site. |
| George Seurat | Paintings and information. |
| "Sam Johnson & the Blue Ribbon" & | |
| "Eight Hands Round" Links | |
| Quilting Bee | Electronic quilting with log cabin pattern. |
| Patch Tool | Create a square patch at this NCTM site. |
| Symmetry | Explore symmetry here. |
| Symmetrical Drawing | Explore symmetry at Science U. |
| PURPLE Funbook Sites | |
| "Chrysanthemum" Links | |
| Word Wizard | Build words from Chrysanthemum & other stories. |
| Construct a Word | Build words at Read Write Think. |
| $100 Word Calculator | Search for $100 words. |
| "Diary of a Worm" Links | |
| Herman the Worm | Read about worms. |
| Wacky Ruler | A Cyberspace challenge. |
| Worm World | Learn about worms & view videos. |
| "Emeka's Gift" Links | |
| Stories from Nigeria | Read short stories here. |
| Games | Learn some Nigerian games. |
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