This is a math Web site dedicated to serving the needs of students as well as teachers. Students are able to work on challenging problems which stress critical thinking skills. Teachers have access to lesson plans. I am a teacher and have seen the students completely engaged and excited while at this site. They have fun and more importantly are using higher level thinking skills.
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
December 9, 1999 -- From Jim, a reader from Washington who is affiliated with the site
Tthe home of the Figure This! Math Challenges for Families; parent-friendly, engaging learning activities for families to do together, based on high-quality, challenging, real-life mathematics. Sponsored in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, the Figure This! web site also features tips for parents and other adults with middle-school children in their lives.
Math Goodies
August 13, 1999 -- From a reader from Westchester County, New York who is affiliated with the site
Math Goodies is a free educational web site featuring interactive math lessons. Our innovative lessons use a problem-solving approach and actively engage students in the learning process. We also offer Homework Help, Chat Boards, Calculators, Puzzles, and much more! Our popular site has become a portal for online math education.
Marmalade_Man’s Fantastic Math Tricks
August 9, 1999 -- From a reader from Ontario, Canada who is affiliated with the site
This sites contains fantastic simple math tricks that are generally not taught in school. In just FIVE minutes, learn to quickly multiply in your head up to 20×20 and other great tricks that everyone should know.
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator
July 14, 1999 -- From a teacher from Stanford, California, USA who is not affiliated with the site
This cool site lets parents, teachers and (perhaps) math-happy kids design and print out their own math worksheets. Simply select the type of problem, define the range of numbers to be used, then click on a button. My daughter does 1 a day, and its amazing how much she has improved this summer!!
Math Word Problems for Children
June 28, 1999 -- From a teacher from USA who is not affiliated with the site
As I was surfing the Net trying to find interesting and educational worksheets to supplement my curriculum, I discovered www.mathstories.com. Many things attracted me to the Web site. Here are just a few: 1. There are many math skills on this site including word problems which are hard to find in a text much less on a web site. 2. It is very well organized and it is user friendly.. 3. It is free to all teachers and parents.
