TeachersFirst's Numbers & Operations - Grades 6-8
Explore this collection of resources for grades 6-8. Use these resources to meet the NCTM standards in the area of Numbers & Operations. Use these tools to differentiate the content or review the basic concepts for all students. Many of these tools are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or in your BYOD classroom. Find topics that relate to the content being taught in your middle school classroom. Share these resources with students on your class website.
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NCTM Illuminations Numbers & Operations Resources 6th - 8th Grade - NCTM
Grades
6 to 8
tag(s): area (52), estimation (35), factors (29), multiplication (122), number sense (70), numbers (119), operations (72), order of operations (28), perimeter (20), problem solving (226), ratios (47), statistics (114), time (92), venn diagrams (15), volume (34)
In the Classroom
Keep this site in your professional favorites to find supporting technology for teaching numbers and operations. As you find practice or extension ideas for student use or at home reinforcement, share specific links on your class web page or classroom computer center for students to access independently or as you assign them for needed practice. The full site could be overwhelming for most parents, so share the specific areas that fit your curriculum.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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MathScienceMusic - Theolonius Monk Institute of Jaz
Grades
K to 12tag(s): angles (51), animation (62), brain (54), coding (88), fractions (159), geometric shapes (136), india (25), multiples (15), music theory (45), musical instruments (46), musical notation (35), numbers (119), patterns (64), preK (254), ratios (47), sound (74)
In the Classroom
Share activities from MathScienceMusic on your interactive whiteboard with students, then let them explore independently. Scratch Jazz is perfect for teaching basic coding; students interested in music will enjoy creating their own jazz-themed project using the site's tutorial. Add interest to math lessons by taking advantage of the free lesson plans. Be sure to check out the link to Math and Music Standards found on the music and math curriculum page. Have students modify their learning by creating videos of their music creations using moovly, reviewed here and share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here. Be sure to have them discuss their journey from the beginning through the final creation of their project. Team up with your school's music teacher to collaborate on the many activities provided on this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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West Contra Costa Unified School District Mathematics Center - West Contra Costa Unified School District
Grades
K to 12tag(s): area (52), decimals (84), division (98), equations (119), exponents (35), fractions (159), functions (52), numbers (119), perimeter (20), quadratics (26), rounding (8), subtraction (109), video (257)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site for math Common Core resources throughout the school year. Share parent guides to help parents understand teaching strategies and techniques. Explore the many general mathematics resources for classroom use. Be sure to share with other math teachers in your building and district.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Solve My Math - solvemymath.com
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (128), calculators (37), charts and graphs (169), decimals (84), division (98), fractions (159), numbers (119), probability (96), statistics (114), subtraction (109)
In the Classroom
Use calculators on the site to solve math problems. Show students how to find the appropriate calculator while avoiding the many ads. Ask students to demonstrate the problem solving process but use this site as a self-check. Share a link to Solve My Math on your class website for students to access at home. Create a link to games/interactives on classroom computers for use as a math center.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (was teachMathematics) - Jim Noble, Richard Wade, and Oliver Bowles
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): equations (119), factors (29), geometric shapes (136), numbers (119), probability (96), problem solving (226), puzzles (143), statistics (114), symmetry (27)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut to this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Take advantage of the free lesson plans and interactives by using them for review before a unit test. Share interactives on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Be sure to include this site on your class website or wiki for students to access both in and outside of class for extra practice. Since free activities are somewhat "buried," you may want to post specific links to relevant review activities on your class web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CommonCore Sheets - Common Core Sheets
Grades
2 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): charts and graphs (169), decimals (84), fractions (159), measurement (126), money (119), negative numbers (12), operations (72), order of operations (28), parts of speech (40), primary sources (115), probability (96), sentences (22), time (92), timelines (49), variables (14)
In the Classroom
Find worksheets for every subject to better prepare your students for Common Core standards and testing. Use the sheets to make a formative or even summative assessment for many different topics in math. Use as a review or even practice. Provide this link on your class website for students (and parents) to find extra practice. Printable answer keys come with the worksheets. Allow students to create their own quizzes. Easy to use, grade, and share. Use for gifted students needing some acceleration. Use for extra practice with students struggling with new concepts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MathFlix - Loyola University Chicago School of Education
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): area (52), charts and graphs (169), decimals (84), estimation (35), fractions (159), inequalities (23), logic (164), money (119), numbers (119), patterns (64), percent (58), perimeter (20), polls and surveys (46), probability (96), problem solving (226), statistics (114), symmetry (27), variables (14), whole numbers (9)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a resource for math videos to use on your interactive whiteboard or on classroom computers. Watch videos together to introduce or review classroom concepts. Or "flip" your classroom by sharing the videos oor independent viewing before you discuss the topic in class. Share a link to videos on your classroom website or blog for students to use as a review resource at home. Share this entire site on your class website, wiki, or blog for alternative presentations of topics that are difficult. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos of their own on math concepts. Share the videos on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Numberphile - Brady Haran
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): calculators (37), negative numbers (12), number lines (33), numbers (119), pi (26), prime numbers (26), video (257)
In the Classroom
Share these videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector as wonderful math journal and discussion starters. Choose a video about an interesting number fact that can be used to hook students into a particular lesson or unit. Use the videos to show the fascinating side of mathematics. For example, 666 and its peculiarity in mathematics would be interesting to students. Make a math enrichment center for your gifted students or "hook" math-haters (or girls) by letting them select and critique their own video choice from this site. Embed a video on your class wiki and have students use the discussion tab to comment on what they like about it or were surprised to learn. Use in your blended classroom by flipping and having students view the videos at home to discuss the next day in class. (This is a great option if YouTube is blocked in your school.) Be sure to provide this link on your class website for students (and their families) to access at home. Modify learning by having students make their own advertising videos about their favorite or "lucky" number using a tool such as MoocNote, reviewed here, where students can embed questions, comments, and polls into videos. Then share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Pickle - Dr. Gordon Hamilton
Grades
K to 12tag(s): logic (164), number sense (70), operations (72), problem solving (226)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for challenging math activities for the classroom. Use these activities with gifted students to promote problem solving, trial and error, and exploration of concepts. Have students create blogs. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, exchange paper and pen and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Site123, reviewed here. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, replace pencil and paper and challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathispower4u - Video Tutorials - James Sousa
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): area (52), business (47), charts and graphs (169), equations (119), factoring (25), functions (52), integers (22), measurement (126), operations (72), order of operations (28), percent (58), place value (34), prime numbers (26), ratios (47), test prep (66), tutorials (51), volume (34)
In the Classroom
Share videos on your interactive whiteboard as in introduction to a new concept or as review. Embed the links to videos of weekly concepts on your class website or blog. Create a link on classroom computers to current content for students to use as a review resource. Ask students to rate the most helpful videos they find and share their recommendations on a class wiki. Share this site with parents to use as a resource when helping students at home. Challenge students to create their own how-to video of math concepts. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Order of Operations Quiz - Shodor
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): addition (128), exponents (35), numbers (119), operations (72), order of operations (28), subtraction (109), whole numbers (9)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut on classroom or lab computers to use for student practice. Post the site on your classroom website or blog for students to use at home. Assign students to share one problem with the class that they had difficulty with and explain how the problem should be solved.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Snacks - NMSU
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): animation (62), charts and graphs (169), coordinates (15), measurement (126), numbers (119)
In the Classroom
Find great interactives on proportions, number lines, ratios, measurement, and much more. Share the activities on your projector or interactive whiteboard. View the learners guide to record learning with the Math Snack animations and games. Find pre-lesson and post-lesson bonus activities in the Teachers guide. Check student answers with the attached answer key. Follow with other in-class scenarios using actual manipulatives such as snacks to show ratios or proportions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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