There are a variety of great online resources that children can use to practice their math skills.
Click on the games image below to explore some great games for a variety of grade levels. Many of the games are even fun and challenging for adults.
Click on the books image below to read some of Greg's books. Be ready to think!
Click on the xtramath image below, to find out more about how your child can increase his/her math fact fluency.
INVESTIGATIONS GAMES
Click on this LINK to access the online games from our math program. These are great for reinforcing what your child has learned this year.
SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS
"Learning mathematics with understanding is best supported by engaging in problem solving." (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
Word problems are valuable in teaching children to solve problems in the real world. These problems teach children to be independent and creative thinkers.
Students entering grade 5 should have practice with addition/subtraction and multiplication/division word problems. See below for which options are best to choose for each of the operations.
Addition/Subtraction
Click HERE to access the word problem generator. See the clip of what the generator looks like.
For Operation, choose add/subtract
For Problem, choose random
For Unknown, choose random
For How Many, choose one if you would like children to complete the problems on the computer. Choose list if you would like to print a list of 10 problems for your child to work on.
For Range, choose 1-1000
Multiplication/Division
Click HERE to access the word problem generator. See the clip of what the generator looks like.
For Operation, choose multiply/divide
For Problem, choose random
For Unknown, choose random
For How Many, choose one if you would like children to complete the problems on the computer. Choose list if you would like to print a list of 10 problems for your child to work on.
For Range, choose 1-100
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Students can click on their past or future grade level and scroll down to the math games.
Best for students entering Grades 1-5.
Provides a variety of games related to different math skills. To find a grade level appropriate game, scroll down to “Find a game by grade,” and choose the grade that you just completed. To challenge yourself, choose a higher grade.
Best for students entering Grades 1-5.
Provides a variety of practice related to different math skills. Fact practice pages can be found by clicking “arithmetic” under the “integers” column.