Math Index
Links that help with concepts learned in class:
- HSP Math website for our online textbook and workbook!
- Mrs. Barragree's Ways to Practice Basic Math Facts & Concepts to help students memorize their facts and activities to practice other important math skills
- Diagramming Division practice worksheet
- Measurement Unit (time, temperature, measuring, measurement conversions)
- Mrs. Barragrees's Data: finding mean, median, mode, and range
- Mrs. Barragrees's Hundredths & adding decimals review activity
- Adding mixed numbers game (Go to 5th Grade Math, Ch. 6, Concentration game under Addition)
- Subtracting mixed numbers game (Go to 5th Grade Math, Ch. 6, Concentration game under Subtraction)
- Geometric Figures review activity
Links to some math resources that may be handy:
- Virtual Manipulatives for many different topics
- Online GeoBoards to practice geometric figures
- Tessellations by M. C. Escher
- Graph paper and grids to print (choose what you need)
- Printable graph paper (opens in a new window)
- Printable graph paper (small grid) (opens in a new window)
- Tenths Grids.
- Hundredths Grids.
- Thousandths Grids.
- Create addition & subtraction fact family worksheets
- Create division & multiplication fact family worksheets
- Crystal Caste or Talon Comics are online sources for dice to use with math games and facts practice, if you do not have a local hobby store. These sites were only partially set up when I found them, and I have not used them to order things, so I cannot vouch for their security. Please let me know if you have any good or bad experiences with these sites!
- Math book online! See your textbook from home. (Don't rely on this for homework, there were numerous errors or differences found in the online book.) Play the games! Parents should email Mrs. Barragree if you would like this year's username & password for your child to use.
- McGraw-Hill Math website has activities and resources that align to our learning objectives! Look under 5th grade, then find the appropriate chapter and lesson.
- Harcourt Math website has additional activities and resources from a different publisher! Look under 5th grade, then find the appropriate chapter and lesson to match what you want to practice.
- If math makes you nervous, check out this helpful website about dealing with Math Anxiety
Links to other websites to practice a variety of math skills:
- XtraMath reviews and quizzes you on basic math facts in 7-10 minutes a day! It gradually increases the difficulty as you master your facts. Use your classroom code so that your progress can be seen by your parents and your teacher.
- Spacey Math from "LearningPlanet" is a videogame-style way to practice basic math facts. (Just close the commercial windows that pop up at the beginning.)
- Math Basics from Edu4Kids makes very customizable online flash cards and other math practice questions. Use the Math General link on the left of the page, then choose the Flashcards tab at the top.
- A wide variety of single and multi-player math practice games are available at Arcademics!
- Superkids creates worksheets and answer keys for free.
- A Plus Math Worksheets creates worksheets and answer keys for free AND offers answer-and-check online!
- Math-Aids allows you to make customized worksheets with answer keys - free!
- Multiplication.com includes resources for multiplication fact practice and memorization, with online, individual, and group games
- Queue from the Shockwave site is a challenging logic puzzle that improves spatial relations and critical thinking. Just click the question mark at the lower left side of the screen to view the directions.
- Arcademic math games combine video-games with basic skills. This site even has Nintendo Wii games available!
- Prongo.com learning games
- AAA Math!
- All Math.
- A Plus Math.
- Math Playground.
- Games Wheel.
- Cool Math 4 Kids.
- Cut-the-knot Games.
- Funbrain.
- Kids Domain Math.
- Math Magic.
- Math Goodies.
- National Library of Vritual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics.
- Multiplication.
- Primary Games - Math.
- Quia Math Jeopardy.
- Math Puzzles are online games that test your skills with logic and strategy.
Check out these math-teaching videos!
- How to Round Whole Numbers from MathPlayground
- Properties of Addition by StudyJams
- Multiplication Rock music videos for multiplying by 2-12
- Multiplying by 10 music video
- Multiplying by 9 "The Nines Trick" music video
- Multiplying 6x6 to 10x10 on your fingers - cool trick!
- Multiplying 7x8 music video
- Square Numbers music video
- Division Basics: explanation of what division is and main vocabulary terms
- Relating Multiplication and Division explanation video from StudyJams
- Division Area Modelling teaching video
- Mr. Duey's Long Division rap (two versions)
- Dividing by a one-digit divisor from StudyJams - interactive, step-by-step
- Mr. Duey's Improper Fraction Conversion rap
- Schmoop's explanation of Improper Fraction Conversion
- Geometry music video
- StudyJams site has many math and science videos
SmartBoard interactive sites list for classroom use
Teacher math sites