1. IXL - this site offers comprehensive dynamic lessons and activities for every grade. It is possible to take a look at the IXL, and try a series of sample problems, but to get full use, you must purchase a membership for a nomimal fee. A few of our teachers use this site, and love it. The activities are engaging and the kids find it to be fun. We will be looking into using this website next school year, so please let me know if you try it and have any comments.
2. Mathletics - I have heard wonderful things about this site from my friends who teach in International Schools. It's incredibly engaging, and for kids who are competitive, it can be very motivating. This is an Australian website. Again, it is a paid subscription, and we will be exploring it's use at HTS next year. One of the elements of the site I love is a page called Rainforest Maths. If you decide to subscribe, please let me know if you have any feedback!
3. Dreambox - We use this website with our 1st - 4th Graders, so they should be familiar with it, and be able to link to our school's page here. Our younger students love the colorful, imaginative and challenging games on the website, but never seem to have enough time to play it in school. Perhaps over the summer would be a good time to work on reinforcing their math concepts!
4. PBS Kids Math Games - PBS Kids offers dozens of free games designed primarily for Lower School students in mind. I would like to point out a particular group of games that tie into the Cyberchase show. These games are designed with students aged 8-12 in mind, and our students (especially the 4th and 5th graders) find them to be incredibly fun. The site is free of advertisements.
5. Internet4Classrooms - This site lists hundreds of games and challenges for students across all our grade levels - in all subjects. It helps to know exactly what you might need practice with (say fractions), as sometimes I find it takes a bit of hunting to find the perfect game. The good news is that all the games are free. The downside is that the advertising can get distracting.
6. Khan Academy - Khan Academy is a free website. Students can set up an account using their HTS Email and password. They can do activities to strengthen their skills from early learning through Calculus. They can also watch videos to learn new skills or review old ones (it's great for parents to have a resource to brush up on skills learned years ago as well!) If students enter their parents' information under the "coach" tab, parents can sign in as the coach and get useful information about activities completed as well as strengths and weaknesses.
7. EdHelper - This site provides hundreds of worksheets to help review skills. Again, it encompasses all subjects and grade levels.
8. BBC Maths Key Stage 2 (through age 11)
I love the BBC websites because they tend to be very engaging and colorful - and always free and without advertisements. The links to math sites are offered here, but BBC offers games and activities across a range of disciplines.
10. Summer Skills - This is not a website, but a series of books recommended by Upper School Mary Shannon to help review skills.
Do you have any other amazing ideas to reinforce math skills? If so, send me a comment below:
These application software are very helpful in understanding the maths because diagram and practical generally teaches us in a good manner.
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