Mathematics Instructional Resources
Math Standards and Assessments
Exploration of Concepts/Skills
Eureka Math: knowledge-building resources, written Eureka Math materials for math (Grades K–12)
Desmos Activities: a collection of unique and engaging digital math activities
PBS Learning Media : There are a variety of videos and interactive activities related to all math content areas organized by grade level.
Khan Academy - practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Estimation 180: Students use estimation skills based on visual clues. There are three sections: Days, Lessons, and Clothesline Activities.
Edpuzzle: Teachers can upload videos (self-made or found on the internet) and embed questions. Students answer as they watch.
Math Discussions and Games
Would You Rather? : Choose the better of two options, and defend/ justify your choice mathematically.
Which One Doesn’t Belong? : Choose which one of four options “doesn’t belong”. Explain why.
What's Going On in this Graph? : Graphs, maps and charts from The Times -- and an invitation to students to discuss them live.
Same But Different: It is important to read the Steps to Use under the heading About. Students analyze two situations, comparing what is the same about them and what is different between them. It is optimum to have a group discussion but not imperative.
Games for Young Minds: There are suggestions on how to make classic games more mathematical. There are free games and ideas about working on math skills at home. Some games are not free.s.
Hour of Code : There are lots of different Hour of Code activities...some are more math-centered, but all require students to use problem solving skills. No coding experience required!
Tasks and Problem Solving
Youcubed : Math site created by Jo Boaler at Stanford University which contains low floor, high ceiling math tasks. Courses, videos, and much more!
Desmos Activities: a collection of unique and engaging digital math activities
Dan Meyer's Three-Act Math Tasks : This site has links to approximately 60 lessons that are each linked to one or more grade 6 through High School math standards and one or more Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Robert Kaplinsky : A wide variety of problem-solving lessons based on real life math scenarios.
Illustrative Mathematics : Provides instructional and assessment tasks, lesson plans, and other resources for teachers, assessment writers, and curriculum developers.
Open Middle: Tasks start with specific beginnings and specific endings, but with multiple ways to approach the problem allowing students to forge their own path/method to solve the problem.
NCTM's Principles to Actions Toolkit - These grade-band specific professional learning modules are focused on the Effective Teaching Practices and Guiding Principles from Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All.
Mathematics Assessment Project - The project set out to design and develop well-engineered tools for formative and summative assessment that expose students’ mathematical knowledge and reasoning, helping teachers guide them towards improvement and monitor progress.
Inside Mathematics - This site features classroom examples of innovative teaching methods and insights into student learning, tools for mathematics instruction that teachers can use immediately, and video tours of the ideas and materials.
Standards and Assessments
Kansas Math Flipbooks (6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2) - This attempts to pull together, in one document some of the most valuable resources that help develop the intent, understanding and implementation of the Kansas Mathematics Standards.
Achieve the Core - Free, ready-to-use classroom resources designed to help educators understand and implement the Common Core and other college and career ready standards.
PBS Learning Media : There are a variety of videos and interactive activities related to all math content areas organized by grade level.
Exploration of Concepts and Skills
Eureka Math: knowledge-building resources, written Eureka Math materials for math (Grades K–12)
Desmos Activities: a collection of unique and engaging digital math activities
Other Online Resources
Achieve the Core - Free, ready-to-use classroom resources designed to help educators understand and implement the Common Core and other college and career ready standards.
Progression Documents for Math Standards - The progressions can explain why standards are sequenced the way they are, point out cognitive difficulties and pedagogical solutions, and give more detail on particularly knotty areas of the mathematics.
Estimation 180 - building number sense, reasoning, and problem-solving one day at a time (organized by day and concept)
K-5 Math Teaching Resources - Great site for K-5 math resources. Some materials are free others require subscription.
Learning and Teaching with learning Trajectories (LT2) - [LT]2 is a web-based tool for early childhood educators to learn about how children think and learn about mathematics and how to teach mathematics to young children (birth to age 8). The website provides teachers with access to information about Learning Trajectories for math.
Mathalicious - Lessons that explore the math behind real-world topics, from sports to shopping to the odds of finding life on other planets. These lessons foster a classroom culture of curiosity and rigorous mathematical thinking.
UnboundEd - The site is populated with EngageNY’s and other K-12 Common Core materials vetted by the team members, most of whom previously worked as classroom teachers, and provide paid in-person educator trainings.
Differentiation in Math - Institutes on Academic Diversity - Helps educators understand the principles of Differentiated Instruction and develop competence and confidence in creating responsive classrooms that meet the diverse learning needs of today’s students.
Granite School - Mathematics Vocabulary Cards - This page contains math vocabulary cards for Kindergarten through 8th Grade and Secondary 1 Mathematics. These cards can also be found in Spanish, Chinese, and French under the Dual Immersion menu.
Greg Tang Math - This site provides many resources: books, games, problem generators etc.
LearnZillion - The site is an online learning platform that combines video lessons recorded by selective group of teachers, assessments and progress reporting. Each lesson—more than 2000 currently available—is linked to a specific content standard
TPS Mathnificent Challenge
