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Math Resources

Lots of Math resources to help meet the variety of math skills in your classroom.  Found on a blog and wanted to share.  For more information the blog address is http://theapple.monster.com/benefits/articles/9058-17-ways-to-meet-individual-learning-needs-in-the-math-classroom?page=1

http://iplaymathgames.com   provides printable math games to use in centers without computers

http://www.3dvinci.net/ccp0-display/freestuff.html downloadable pdf lesson plans to teach math concepts using Google's Sketchup.  Large collection of printable puzzles and masaics for students in K-12.  Brings 3-D concepts to life in a way that textbooks can't.

http://www.voyagerlearning.com/mathmania.do  Math competition

http://worldmathday.com Math competition

http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00091/toepassing_wisweb.en.html  Math fact practice made fun!

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/  Aracade games to teach and reinforce math skills

http://freerice.com Students practice math facts while donating rice for every correct answer.

http://games.ztor.com/tang/) Tangram puzzles challenge students to create a shape using only 7 tans.

http://www.numbernut.com/index.html Number Nut is an interactive online textbook.

http://www.learningclip.co.uk/index1.aspx Interactive activities for primary math.  Contains a video clip explaining the math concept and then a game for students to practice what they are learning.

http://www.mathplayground.com/mathtv.html  Math Playground is a series of video story problems for math.

http://stockmarketgame.com/) The Stock Market Game give chance to practice hands on real-world math.  I've used a scaled down version of this with 6-8 graders and with the gifted students here at Caywood.

http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/kidsandcookies/kidcookie.php Interactive cookies anyone?

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Winning teaching ideas from We Are Teachers.

Shared by Mr. Joe T. Wood
Doing What Works provides easy to understand use of research of best practices

Shared by Mr. Joe T. Wood

Formative Instructional Practice

http://iu5instructionalcoaches.wikispaces.com/file/view/formative+assessment+strategies.doc

http://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Research_News_and_Advocacy/Research/Clips_and_Briefs/Research_brief_04_-_Five_Key%20Strategies.pdf

http://www.fairtest.org/value-formative-assessment-pdf

http://www.scformativeassessment.com/pdf/BAINBRIDGE01.pdf

http://www.exemplars.com/resources/formative/tools.php Excellent Resources

http://www.curriculuminstitute.org/academy/pdf/Deconstructing-the-Common-Core-State-Standards-or-Current-Arizona-State-Standards.pdf

Shared by Gerrianne Mayfield

Please read these articles about an important reading strategy that can/should occur across the curriculum and after school programs. 
http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/teachingtips/afterschool.html

http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/teachingtips/readingcomprehension.html

Thanks Ms. Angela!

http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/frames-genres.htm
Many of you have already used this link, but wanted to park it here for newcomers.


Sept. 23, 2010
Take a look when you can at these resources shared by Mr. McAdams from a breakout session at this year's LEAD conference in Nashville.  Check back for more information from the conference on STEM, Standards Based Units, and First to the Top.

Science Academic Vocabulary

http://tennessee.gov/education/ci/doc/VOCABULARY.pdf#page=24

Science Learning Progressions

http://www.stemresources.com/static/tools/Standards/learning_progressions/science.pdf