OnlineResources

1. ClassZone
ClassZoneisMcDougalLittell'scompanionWebsite.InsideClassZone,youwillfind
resourcestosupplementmanyofMcDougalLittell'slanguagearts,mathematics,social
studies,andworldlanguagestextbooks.ClassZoneisagreattoolforteacherstouse
insidetheclassroomandevenforstudentsoutsideoftheclassroom.Therearemany
usefultoolsofferedthroughclasszonethatalignwithanyMcDougalstextbooksuchas
crosswordpuzzles,activities,gamesandinteractivequizzesthathelpsstudentlearnin
adifferentwaythanusual.Therearemanyactivitiesandquizzestocomeacross
classzone,theseareafewthatIsharedandfounduseful.
2. FactMonster
FactMonsterisanothergreatonlineresourcesforteacherstobeawareofforalmostall
grades.OneofthereasonsIlikeFactMonsterisbecauseithelpswithalotofbasic
mathskillsanddefinitions.Thisonlineresourcesislikeareferencewebsitesfor
studentstousewhentheyarehavingtroublewithbasicmathorneedtorefreshtheir
memoryonthings.Weallforgetthingswhenwedonotuseineverydaytasksespecially
inmath,thereareconceptsstudentslearnatayoungageandforgethowtoapplyitas
theygettoahigherlevelofmath.Somestudentslongdivision,multiplicationof
fractions,conversionfactorsmaynotbeasgoodbecausetheyneverhadtouseitas
theyprogressedtoahigherlevelofmath.(Calculators)
3. AAAMath
Thisisawebsitefeaturedacomprehensivesetofinteractivearithmeticlessons(K8).It
isatnocostandallowsunlimitedpractice.Thisisagreatresourceforstudentsto
practiceskillsthattheymightneedmoretimeon.OneaspectIlikeaboutthiswebsiteis
thatwhenyoutakeaquizattheendofalesson,theyallowyoutoprintoutyourresults
sortoflikeareceiptwiththedateandtimeittookforyoutocompletethepractice.This
canbeaveryhelpfulsourceforteacherstoknowwithstudentswhowouldlikeextra
helponatopic.Ialsolikethiswebsitebecausethiswebsiteallowsyoutotranslatethe
wholewebsiteinspanish.Thiscanbeveryhelpfulforteacherswhoworkinadistrict
wherethelanguagespokenathomeismostlySpanish.Theycaninformtheparents
aboutthissiteandmaybetheycanusethisasatoolforhelpingtheirchildwith
homeworkormaybejusttoacquirebettermathskills.
4. Shodor
Shadowisanonlineeducationalresourcethatworkstoimprovethescienceandmath
education.Shadorhasmanyinteractiveteachingresourcesonlineandevenlessonsto
helpteachers.Thiswebsitecanbeusedbyteachersatahigherlevelofmathematics
andstudentswhoarelookingtoimprovetheirunderstandingofmathconcepts.
The
ShodorFoundationhasbeeninstrumentalinthedesignandimplementationof
innovativeseminars,workshops,andinstitutestofamiliarizeundergraduatefacultyand

K12teacherswithInternettechnologiesandcomputationalmethodsinscienceand
mathematics,assistingtheminincorporatingthesetechnologiesintoinstructionand
professionalactivities.
5. HoodaMath
ThissitewascreatedbyamiddleschoolMathteacherandhasabout700mathgames
forstudentstopractice.Thissiteisfullofgamesthatusemanipulativesforstudentsto
understandmathematicalconcepts.Oneaspectthatstandsoutfromthisisatthe
bottomofeverygamethereisreferencefromthecommoncorestandardsandwhat
Mathpracticethestudentisusing.Thiswebsiteshastimedtestandmanipulativesthat
studentscanpracticeonline.
6. ArgyllCentre
Thisanotheronlineresourcecreatedbyateacher.Ilikethiswebsitebecauseithas
morethanenoughStudent/Teacherresources.TheonlythingImaylookoutforisthis
websiteandteacherisbasedoutofCanada,soIwouldbecarefulonfollowingthe
lessonsinaparticularorderandtakewhat'sneededfromthisonlineresource.
(MultiplicationArray)
7. MathPlay
MathPlayisawebsitefilledwithmathgamesforelementaryandmiddleschoolgrades.
Thesemathgamesalignedwiththecommoncorestandardsandwhenyouplaya
gamethestandardisshownbelow.(Jeopardygame)
8. SheppardSoftware
Thisisanotheronlineresourcethathasmultiplemathgamesthatmayengagestudents
andhelpthemlearnbyusingsomeoftheirvirtualmanipulatives.

9. Johnnie'sMathPage
ThispageoffersalotofresourcesforlearningK6grademathlikeMathworksheets,
MathTopicresources,MathVideosoncommoncoreandalotmore.Therearemany
interactivegamesforstudents.Thesegamesalsoconnectyoutootherwebsiteslike
otherhelpfulwebsiteslikeIlluminations.

10. PARCC
IthinkthisisagreatresourcetohaveforteacherswhosedistrictmightusePARCC.
ThiswebsitehasalotofresourcesforteacherstopreparestudentsforPARCC
assessment.
11. TheMathLearningCatalog
TheMathlearningCatalogisagreatresourceforteachersbecauseithasavarietyof
resourceslikewheretofindfreeAppsandFreeproducts.Ithasasectionon
manipulativesforcertaintopicsinmath.

12. FreeApps:
Geoboard
isatoolforexploringavarietyofmathematicaltopics
introducedingradesK8.Learnersstretchbandsaroundpegstoformline
segmentsandpolygonsandmakediscoveriesaboutperimeter,area,angles,
fractions,andmore.
MathVocabularyCards
helpstudentsdeepentheir
conceptualunderstandingofkeytermsinmathematics.Eachcardfeaturesthree
sections:amathterm,arepresentativeexampleormodel,andaconcise
definition.
MoneyPieces
helpstudentsvisualizeandunderstandmoneyvalues
andrelationships.Twoversionsofcoinsandbillsareprovided:virtualcurrency
piecesthatreplicatetheappearanceandrelativesizeofU.S.coinsandthedollar
bill,andareamoneypieces.
NumberFrames
helpstudentsstructurenumbers
tofive,ten,twenty,andonehundred.Studentsusetheframestocount,
represent,compare,andcomputewithnumbersinaparticularrange.(Allof
theseandmoreontheMathLearningCatalog.)
13. TedEd
TedEdvideosandvaluablelessonsinalotofdifferentsubjectsandcanbeusedfor
Mathteachers.Someofthesevideosapplyrealvoicesfromteachersandstudents
aroundtheworldthatcanhelpstudentsseemathconceptsanotherway.
14. Learner.org
Thisisanothergreatteacherresourcesthathasavarietyofthingsteacherscanuse
likelessonplansandinteractiveactivitiesthatteacherscanuseintheirclassroom.
15. TheMathDude
ThisisapodcastcreatedbyJasonMarshallandmostofhispodcastmakesmath
easierforstudentstounderstand.Hemakesiteasierforstudentstounderstandmath
termsandprovidedhelpfulstrategiesinmath.
16. TheTeachingChannel
TheTeachingChannelisanonlineresourcethatallowsteacherstoshare,watchoruse
newtechniquesforteaching.Therearemanyvideosthatsharehandsonmanipulatives
orinteractiveactivitiesformathteachers.
17. MathGoodies
Anotheronlineresourcethatallowsteacherstouseforinteractiveonlineactivities,
definitions,lessonsandalsoagreatresourceforparentstohelptheirchildrenwithmath
iftheremathskillsarenotasstrong.
18. GetTheMath
GettheMathisdesignedtohelpstudentsunderstandrealworldapplicationsofAlgebra
I.Interrelatedvideosegmentsandinteractivetoolssupportstudentlearningof
algebraicconceptsrelatedtomusic,fashion,videogames,restaurants,basketball,and
specialeffects.EducatorsresourcesincludevideosofateacherusingGettheMath
materialsinhisclassroom,aswellaslessonplanswitheditablestudenthandouts
alignedwiththeCommonCoreStandardsandMathematicalPractices.GettheMath

supportstheNationalCouncilofTeachersofMathematics(NCTM)FocusonReasoning
andSenseMaking.

19. CoolMathGames
Onlinewebsitefilledwithmathgamesforstudents.
20. BrainNook
Thisonlineresourcewascreatedtoengagestudentintheirproblemsolvingskillsand
theyalsohelpbuildcriticalthinkingskillsforstudents.
21. SimpsonsMath
ThisisanonlinesiteIaddedbecauseIenjoyedthesimpsonsandthecreatorofthis
websitedoesagoodjobtryingtoincorporatetheTVshowinMath.Itobviouslyisnota
resourceforlessonplansoranythinglikethatbutIthinksometeacherscanfindsome
goodhooksforalesson.
22. MathNook
Onlinewebsitefilledwithmathgamesforstudents.(IncorporatestheCommonCore
Standards)
23. XPMath
XPMathfeaturesfunandeducationalmathgamesforGrades29.Mental
mathematicsisacomponentoftheCommonCoreMathematicalPracticesandXPMath
Gamesmakesiteasytosupportit.XPMathallowsteacherstodifferentiateinstruction
byprocessandcontentbyprovidingtoolstocollectandanalyzestudentdataatevery
stageoftheirlearning.(HomerPlottingPoints)
24. Blendspace
25. ThinkLink
26. Voicethread
ThesearethreefreeonlineresourcesthatIfoundtobeveryhelpfulandeasytousefor
incorporatinglessonsthatengagestudentsinmanyways.Theseresourcescanbe
helpfulforteacherswhenusingmanipulativesintheclassroom.

StandardforMathematicalPractice:
Thestandardsformathematicalpracticearestandardsdescribewaysinwhichstudents
areengagedinthemath.Itcanbedifficulttoincorporatethesepracticesinamath
lessonbutsomeoftheseonlinewebsitescanhelpteachersdoso.Ibelieveevenwhen
teachersdoincorporatethesepracticesintheirlessonstheycanalwaysfindnewways
orideastoengagestudentsinthemath.Someoftheseonlineresourceswillalsohelp
withincorporatingcertainpracticesinyourlessonplanthatyoumighthavetroublewith.
Mostoftheseonlineresourcesusemanipulativesorgamestoengagestudentsinthe
subjectmatter.However,Iwillbecautiousofsomemathgamesandtheamountthey

areusedintheclassroombecausetheycannotattainanyofthemathpracticesother
thanengagingstudentsinavideogame.