Symbaloo Webmixes are such a great way of keeping a catalogue of useful websites. You can see other ones for Maths, English, Irish, Music and Coding HERE.
Maths websites
The Wonder of #Symbaloo – Part One – A Webmix of Mostly Maths – 1st Class to 6th
Symbaloo is a great time saving curating tool.
I heard about it first from @MariaMernagh who sang its praises.
.@Symbaloo is a fantastic tool for curating websites. Would recommend it for #librarians and #teachers http://t.co/1cxkm4KkdF
— Maria O Sullivan (@MariaMernagh) November 8, 2014
Currently I teach mostly maths to children aged 6 – 12.
Instead of setting up the links to maths websites on tabs
each day before school now all I have to do is open a webmix
that I have prepared of the online maths activities
I use most frequently in class. Scroll to the right to see more.
Symbaloo is a great discovery.
Thank you @MariaMernagh for some great advice!
UPDATE: Click here for a Symbaloo of useful websites for teaching English 1st Class – 4th approximately.
Online game: Revising measurement of angles: 4th – 6th class
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We found this game useful, when we were revising
the measurement of angles.
It is called Banana Hunt
and is from www.oswego.org
Maths Websites: Learning about Tessellation: 1st to 6th Class
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We learned about tessellations here.
Tessellations are where shapes are arranged
in such a way that they fit closely together
in a pattern without gaps or overlaps.
When we had finished learning
about tessellations we went
to experiment with them in
Maths Websites: Take Away & Story Of Ten: Senior Infants – 1st
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Senior Infants enjoyed
revising take aways using
We used this website
Save the Whale from ICT games.com
to revise ‘what makes ten?’
First Class Maths – Useful Websites
First class have asked me for some useful websites
so that they can practise their maths at home, so here we are:
A very popular game for practising addition
and take away tables is called ‘The Balloon Game’.
Click on this link to find it.
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Another one the children enjoy that helps them
with their learning is Crossing the Swamp .
It is also useful for practising addition and subtraction.
Add Like Mad and its sister site Subtraction Action
are like gymnastics for the brain.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
have a number of videos online
to help parents help their child with maths.
Scroll down to view them here.
First and Second class is a window of opportunity
for learning tables.
Knowing one’s tables is a skill which one will call upon
through out one’s life.
Read about the importance of tables here.
You can find other maths websites for students from 1st-6th class here.
Student Favourite: ‘Crossing The Swamp’ – Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division Practice
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‘Crossing the Swamp’ from BBC.co.uk
You also can ‘Add Like Mad’,
try some ‘Subtraction Action’
and practise multiplication
Maths: Online resources for learning about & revising how to simplify fractions
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Simplifying fractions explained from
Six minute video explaining how to simplify fractions
Very comprehensive blog post with lots of ideas
‘Teaching Fractions: Tips, Tricks & Great Websites’
Online activities for learning & revising rounding off and estimation
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Very simple estimation exercise from Jan Brett.com
Quick fire rounding off game on
‘Which One Rounds?’ from Math Nook
Dart game for rounding off Topmarks.co.uk
Extensive lists on Online Math Learning.com
Table Races – Speed Tests for Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication&Division Practice.
Maths: Online activities for learning about the calendar for 2nd – 4th approximately.
Online games for learning and revising Times Tables
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1. Games for revising and learning Times Tables from Maths Games.org
2. Lots of games on Multiplication.com
3. Interactive Times Tables Games from Woodlands-Junior.Kent.sch.uk
4. Tables grid game on BBC.Co.Uk
5. Games on Topmarks.Co.Uk
It’s all about pizza! Games for learning and revising fractions
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1. Graded Resources for Teaching Fractions from www.bgfl.org
2. More from Sheppard Software.com
3. Comprehensive selection of activites
from ‘Who wants pizza?’ by Cynthia Lanius
4. Tony Fraction’s Pizza Shop from MrNussbaum.com
5. Pizza Fractions Game from Soft Schools.com
6. More fraction games from Maths Games.org
7. And if you get tired of pizza …
there are other activities here Classroom.JC-schools.net
Online activities to teach and revise place value – Senior Classes
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1. Resources for the whiteboard from Topmarks.co.uk
2. Learning about Place Value on Kids Math Games Online.com
Games to practice Place Value on
4. Toon University.com (Hundreds, Tens and Units)
5. Toon University again (Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Units)
and
6. Mr.Nussbaum.com – Place Value Pirates (includes decimals)
Online resources for revising and learning about ratio – Senior Classes
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Learning about ratio:
From Soft Schools.com
Games to play:
1. Recognising ratios Ames.Altec.org
2. Ratio Game
4. Finding equal ratios Altec.org
Online activities to learn about and revise factors, prime and composite numbers.
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1. Revising tables and factors on the 100 square
2. Learning about Factor Trees
3. Four useful activities from
Cool Math.com to learn about prime and composite numbers.
4. Finding factor game from Calculation Nation
5. Scroll down to the bottom of this link
to find an activity to practice
spotting prime
or composite numbers
from AAA Maths.com
6. From Sheppard Software.com
‘Fruit Shoot’ – A game to revise composite + prime numbers
7. A Treasure Trove of ideas here from Edutopia.org
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2. Helping your Child’s Learning; Mostly Maths (for 2nd Class going into 3rd)
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Dear Parent,
A number of parents have asked for more details
than was contained in the end of year report
about how parents can help their child’s learning over the Summer.
I have already posted some suggestions about reading
Suggestions for Children’s Reading Over The Summer
This post relates to Maths.
There will be a third post about using higher order questions
to develop your child’s learning.
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The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
have several short videos for parents
about working on maths with your child.
Short Videos from National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
They appear to be still compiling resources for 3rd/4th class
For Parents of 3rd/4th Classes – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
This post relates specifically to
students in 2nd Class going into 3rd.
It is a long post and you will find
the contents will help you
over the next school year.
In many reports I wrote that;
‘3rd+4th Class is the window of opportunity
for learning multiplication+division tables.
They are easier to learn than
the addition/subtraction tables from this year
because of the number patterns apparent in them.
Prioritizing these tables next year will
give your child a very useful life skill.
Tables are gymnastics for the brain.
Knowing them well is confidence building
and allows your child to concentrate on methodology’.
Multiplication is introduced as repeated addition.
Towards the end of 2nd class, we did this in class.
You may find the following websites helpful.
The two introductory videos here are useful;
Teach the Times Tables on Multiplication.com
This is a useful follow up game;
Carl’s Cookie Capers from Multiplication.com
The Balloon Popping Game from the School Hub
with which your child is very familiar will also be helpful.
Other online games that practice multiplication can be found here;
Multiplication Games from ICT Games.com
It may be that your child finds it hard to learn by rote.
So you may find this site useful;
Strategies for Learning Multiplication Facts from Olc.spsd.sk.ca
This game also provides some gymnastics for the brain;
http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp
Problem Solving is a skill that all students would benefit from practising.
I suggest an inexpensive purchase Mad 4 Maths – 3rd Class
To start with your child could do a few of these with you
perhaps using the 3-step strategy highlighted below.
Once they master these steps they can continue on, independently.
How can you help your child with problem solving in Maths?
Problem Solving:
The following strategies are useful in relation to problem solving
• Discussing the problem
• Rephrasing to make the meaning clearer
• Using concrete materials where possible
• Using smaller numbers
• Setting out problem on paper using diagrams, drawings etc.
• Estimating
Some teachers use the mnemonic RUDE
to remind the children of problem solving strategies.
So the children are encouraged to
Read,
Underline key words,
Draw,
Estimate (Answer).
This is the simplest approach.
‘Drawing’ the problem can be very effective.
It gives the child time to think and process the information.
Another approach is
We LUV 2 C word stories!
Look,
Underline (the key word),
Visualise(draw),
Calculate and
Check.
In tandem with these approaches you could ask your child:
1. What do I have? (what info is given?)
2. What do I want to have at the end? (What am I being asked to do?)
3. How do I get there? (add/subtract/multiply/divide or a combination)
The additional website may be useful for some.
It teaches a visual strategy for problem solving:
Problem Solving with Thinking Blocks
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I have checked out all these websites,
but please supervise your child online.
Supplementary Homework in Maths
Here are a dozen links to Maths Activities
that you might like to try:
Many of these games were sourced from
Maths Primary National Strategy – Maths Activities
This is easy; practising ‘counting on’ with
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As an alternative to the
Balloon Popping Game to practice tables,
you can practice addition tables on Circus Climber
This activity teaches about Data
These are more challenging:
Practising computation with
Measurement;
Reading measure with Javelin Throwing
Measuring angles;
estimating or using an online protractor with Sailing
Practicing Addition using ‘Who Wants To Be A Mathionaire?’
This is a more challenging game;
‘Who Wants to Be A Mathonaire?’
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Like the game Mastermind this is an online game
called Code Breaker
Add Like Mad
Add Like Mad was a very popular game in 2nd Class, Room 6.
We have been playing it on the Interactive Whiteboard.
Here is the link if any of the children would like to try it at home.
This is a picture of a family of owls that Jessica did 🙂
New games for learning maths in 2nd Class.
Bill Smith via Compfight
Here are some of our favourite games
for learning maths
This one is called Number Eaters.
It helps us learn our addition tables
and it is fun to play.
1. CLICK HERE FOR NUMBER EATERS
There are lots of other maths games on this site.
If Numbereaters is’nt for you why not try
3. BALLOON POPPING GAME FOR ADDING AND TAKING AWAY from earlier in the term
is also good.
4. Don’t forget the ‘Crossing The Swamp’ game also from earlier this year.
5. If you get tired of popping balloons you could try this one
6. THIS ADDING GAME IS BASED ON THE TV SHOW ‘WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?’
7. In 2nd class we also learn about halving numbers and doubling them. This game is good practice
New games to help you learn your addition and take away tables
Here are some new games for checking
if you know your addition tables.
This one is called Number Eaters
and it is fun to play.
1. CLICK HERE FOR NUMBER EATERS
There are lots of other maths games on this site.
If Numbereaters is’nt for you why not try
3. GOOD FOR CHECKING THAT YOU KNOW YOUR ADDITION TABLES
4. BALLOON POPPING GAME FOR ADDING AND TAKING AWAY from earlier in the term
is also good.
5. Don’t forget the ‘Crossing The Swamp’ game
also from earlier this year.
6. If you get tired of popping balloons
you could try MATHS MAGICIAN
7. THIS ADDING GAME IS BASED ON THE TV SHOW ‘WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?’
A detail from Ryan’s colourful picture of the Northern Lights.
Maths – Simple Computation: Addition & Subtraction in Second Class.
Maths – simple computation: addition/subtraction in Second Class
If you feel the need to supplement homework, these are some suggestions.
Learning simple computation (addition/subtraction tables to 10+10) really benefits the student in second class. Because when they go on to learn how to add tens and units with renaming they can concentrate on this new methodology because the addition and subtraction come easy to them.
We will be doing this in class. These websites may help you help your child.
The first is an addition speed test.
http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/ttadd.html
http://www.ohio-distinctive.com/toybox/mathbarge/mathbarge.html
In preparation for adding tens and units with renaming, this game might be useful.
http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html
This is a good site for practicing number facts and computation:
Finally this site has games that practice addition and take aways at speed.
Finally following a recent recommendation I will be using the following site in class.
Problem Solving with Thinking Blocks
The Thinking Blocks website teaches a visual strategy for problem solving.
Hope you find these helpful.
Teacher