Lights, camera, action! Math educators consider how to improve their instruction by examining a model of the five-practice problem-solving model involving a movie theater. Participants examine cognitive demand in relation to problem...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Solve the number puzzles as you practice basic addition skills and improve your number sense. The site has challenging activities with varying levels of difficulty.

Students work in groups to plan a flight around the country. The activity explores estimation, number sense, measurement, and patterns. The resource consists of a lesson plan, group activity instructions, lesson overview, and an expert...

In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will explore simple math activities using the numbers one through ten. Children will represent numbers in different ways, such as drawing quantities; writing numerals; and using number...

This compilation of math activities engages parents and children in the use of math whenever they are at home. Packed with concise, high interest activities, related illustrations, detailed "parent pointers," and easy to following...

An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....

Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...

This is an excellent resource for teaching and learning about decimals. Three different interactive number lines help students visualize units in tenths and hundredths and decimals.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of teacher created activities that focus on basic addition practice. Includes frog counters that can be printed and laminated, a dot-to-dot activity, and ready-to-use math worksheets that...

An engaging lesson used to review math concepts and facts. Students are certain to "Stay alert," in this card game where each solution is related to the next solution. Sample questions provided. Great problem solving and skill building...

Parents and children explore math in the world around them in this collection of math activities. Simple, engaging, and fun, these lessons offer learners the opportunity to discover math even when they're "on the go." An excellent...

Math researchers have identified the ability to subitize as an important part of developing basic number sense skills. This site explains the difference between perceptual and conceptual subitizing and gives concrete ways to practice...

Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.

Practice counting down from ten with this interactive game.

Volume 2 of an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching addition and subtraction to students in grades 4 through 6. Include a series of suggested activities.

Solve for the value of the smiles and frowns to find out how much a smile is worth, in this activity. A challenge that focuses on number sense, number combinations, and unknowns. Included are examples of how this skill is applied in real...

In order to pull small groups during math instruction, the rest of the students need engaging activities that they can complete independently. These simple sorting activities help students learn the procedures for completing math centers.

We all use technology in different ways at different times. This activity is a fun way to learn more about these patterns within the children and families associated with our classroom!

Math and literature meet in this interactive game exploring ordinal numbers. Based on the cat tale, Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett, this activity is sure to engage students in developing number order skills. Learners receive immediate...

In this Solar System Investigate, students will determine ways to order the planets. Teacher directed inquiry will suggest that they first order the planets according to their distance from the sun. Students will then work on their own...

This interactive activity has students practice number bonds to 10, 20, and 100. In addition to the online activity, there are teacher lesson plans and an online quiz on the topic.

This interactive worksheet focuses on math concepts such as algebra, measurement, geometry, problem solving, and number sense. Answers to questions are available immediately and can be printed. Help links are also available to learners...

Review a variety of number sense skills using this interactive worksheet. Concepts include greatest common factor, lowest common multiple, rounding to the nearest thousandth, and determining percent. Answers can be checked immediately...

Can you beat the calculator? Your task is to find the sum of all even numbers between two and any selected two-digit even number. If you can find the number pattern, you are sure to beat the calculator every time. Links to other "Beat...