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Every Day Math takes advantage of students' rich store of mathematical understanding, information, and creativity.  The spiraling curriculum teaches concepts at least 5 times in two years--which allows children the opportunity to grasp concepts when they are developmentally ready.

• Students "do" math, learning the "how" and "why," not just rote memorization of facts and formulas.

• Students are given a pre-test of new skills for each unit, allowing for differentiation of instruction including acceleration and remediation.  Each unit closes with a post-test to show the growth of the student.  These assessments are aligned with the spiraling curriculum and state mathematics standards.

• Students are INVOLVED in "real life" math activities:

|[p|Numeration and Counting:  saying, reading, and writing numbers; place value; whole numbers; fractions; and decimals |

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|[p|Operations and Relations:  facts and operation families (fact families 12+3=15, 3+12=15, 15-3=12, 15-12=3) |

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|[p|Problem Solving and Number Models:  mental and written math, along with number puzzles, brain teasers, and real-life math |

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|[p|Measures and Reference Frames:  measures of length, width, area, weight, capacity, temperature, time/clocks, calendars, |

|ic|timelines, thermometers, and ordinal numbers |

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|[p|Exploring Data:  collecting and ordering data in tables, charts, and graphs, along with exploring uncertainty, fairness, and|

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|[p|Geometry:  exploring two-and three-dimensional shapes, lines, points, vertices, etc. |

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|[p|Rules and Patterns:  functions, relations, attributes, patterns, and sequences |

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|[p|Algebra:  generalizing patterns, exploring variables, and solving equations |

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Games for Drill and Practice

Frequent practice is necessary to attain strong mental arithmetic skills and reflexes. Although drill focused narrowly on rote practice with operations has its place, Everyday Mathematics also encourages practice through games.

Drill and games should not be viewed as competitors for class time, nor should games be thought of as time-killers or rewards. In fact, games satisfy many, if not most, standard drill objectives - and with many built-in options. Drill tends to become tedious and, therefore, gradually loses its effectiveness. Games relieve the tedium because children enjoy them. Indeed, children often wish to continue to play games during their free time, lunch, and even recess.

Drill exercises aim primarily at building fact and operations skills. Practice through games shares these objectives, but, at the same time, games often reinforce other skills including calculator skills, money exchange and shopping skills, logic, geometric intuition, and intuition about probability and chance (because many games involve numbers that are generated randomly.)

Using games to practice number skills also greatly reduces the need for work sheets. Because the numbers in most games are generated randomly, the games can be played over and over without repeating the same problems. Many of the Everyday Mathematics games come with variations that allow players to progress from easy to more challenging versions. Games practice, therefore, offers an almost unlimited source of problem material.

Addition Top-It

Basic Game

Materials: A set of number cards with four cards each of the numbers 0-10, a penny (for higher level problems, include the 11-20 cards as well).

Number of Players: 2 or 3

Directions: A player shuffles the cards and places the deck number-side down on the playing surface. Each player turns over two cards and calls out their sum. The player with the highest sum wins the round and takes all the cards.

In the case of a tie, each player turns over two more cards and calls out their sum. The player with the highest sum then takes all the cards from both plays.

Play ends when not enough cards are left for each player to have another turn. The player with the most cards wins.

Option: Children toss a penny to determine whether the player with the most or the fewest cards wins.

Game Variations

1. Use a set of double-nine dominoes instead of a set of number cards to generate addition problems. Place the dominoes facedown on the playing surface. Each player turns over a domino and calls out the sum of the dots on the two halves. The winner of a round takes all the dominoes then in play.

2. To practice addition with three addends, use three cards.

 

Name that Number

Basic Game

Materials: 4 cards each of numbers 0-10 and 1 card each of numbers 11-20

Number of Players: 3 or 4

Directions: A player shuffles the deck and places five cards face-up on the playing surface. This player leaves the rest of the deck facedown and then turns over and lays down the top card from the deck. The number on this card is the number to be named.

In turn, players try to (re)name the number on the set-apart top card by adding or subtracting the numbers on two of the five face-up cards.

A successful player takes both the two face-up cards and the number-named top card. A successful player also replaces those three cards by drawing from the top of the facedown deck.

Unsuccessful players lose their turns. But they turn over and lay down the top card from the facedown deck, and the number on this card becomes the new number to be named.

Play continues until all facedown cards have been turned over. The player who has taken the most cards at the end wins.

Example: Mae's Turn:

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The number to be named is 6. It may be named with 4+2, 8-2, or 10-4.

Mae selects 4+2. She takes the 4, 2, and 6 cards. She replaces the 4 and 2 cards with the top two cards from the facedown deck and then turns over and lays down the next card to replace the 6.

Mike's Turn:

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The new number to be named is 16. Mike can't find two cards with which to name 16, so he loses his turn. He also turns over the next card from the facedown deck and places it on top of 16, and the number on this card becomes the new number to be named.

Play continues as before.

Game Variations

If children are finding the game difficult, increase the number of face-up cards.

Use any combinations of two or more numbers and all operations. For example, Mike could have named 16 as follows:

10+7-1

10+12-7+1

8+12-10+7-1

Children can experiment by using different numbers of face-up cards.

 

Two-Fisted Pennies Game

Materials: 10 pennies for each player

Number of Players: 2 or more

Directions: Players count out 10 pennies, and then split them between their two hands. (Help children identify their left and right hands.)

Call on several children to share their amounts. For example: "My left hand has 1 and my right hand has 9; left hand 3 and right hand 7; left hand 4 and right hand 6; left hand 5 and right hand 5." Record the various splits for any given number on the chalkboard.

Partners continue to play using different total numbers of pennies - for example, 9, 12, 20.

Option: Partners take turns grabbing one part of a pile of 20 pennies. The other partner takes the remainder of the pile. Both players count their pennies, secretly. The partner making the grab uses the count to say how many pennies must be in the partner's hand. ("I have 12, so you must have 8." The eventual result is many addition names for 20.

Change the number of pennies in the pile to practice addition names for other numbers.

Beat the Calculator

Materials: a calculator; a penny or a random-number generator (optional); 1 Fact Power Table (optional)

Number of Players: 3

Directions: One player is the "Caller," a second player is the "Calculator," and the third is the "Brain."

The "Caller" selects a fact problem by dropping a penny on Game Master 7 or by using a random-number generator to create an addition-fact problem. The "Calculator" then solves the problem with a calculator while the "Brain" solves it without a calculator. The "Caller" decides who got the answer first.

Players trade roles every 10 turns or so.

I.  Beginning Math Activities:

1.   BBC Education's  Number Time Games

A. Simple Add and Subtract

a. Test the Toad  ( + and -  problems with numbers 1-10

b. Little Animals Activity Center ( interactive number games for addition and subtraction)

B. Number Recognition/Sequencing

a. Dart Board Level 1 (recognize numbers 1-9)

b. Find the Number  (Recognition activity for numbers 1-10)

c. Mend the Number Square ( Place missing numbers on 1-100 grid)

d. Find One More  (matching game)

C. Snakes and Ladders  (1 player or 2 player activity.. works like chutes and ladders)

D. Watch Addem (Number Movies)

E. Number Songs  

2.  FunBrain Activities

A. Number Recognition/Sequencing

a. Bunny Count ( count and match numbers and characters)

b. One False Move (sequence numbers from lowest to highest)

c. Guess the Number (guess number with high low clues)

B. Math Brain Activities (25 Board Games to teach skills)

3. Learning Planet Activities

A. Number Recognition/Counting/Sequencing

a. Count Your Chickens ( counting activity)

b. 1 2 3 Order  (what comes next... up to 10)

c. Number Train ( make a train and count the cars)

4. AAA Math Activities (click on grade school level)

5. Base 10 Count  (group ones into ten... see what number is made)

6. Primary Math Games Index

7. I Know That

8. Teach R Kids

9. KidPort Math Activities by Grade:

A. Kindergarten

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

10. Count Us In Games

11. Buzzing with Shapes 

12. Parent Help Sites

A. At Home with Math

B. I Know That

C. Figure This

13. Britannica Math Learning Activities

II. Facts / Whole Numbers / Number Line          

1. Addition and Subtraction Activities

A. Addition Fact Challenge 

B. Elementary Math Games Addition

C. 3 Digit Addition Activity 

D. Subtraction Fact Challenge 

E. Elementary Math Games Subtraction

F. 3 Digit Subtraction Activity 

G. Dart Board Game (BBC simple addition.. click on control panel to change levels)

H. Little Animals Activity Center ( interactive number games for addition and subtraction)

I. Add It Up ( add up number tiles to get target number)

J. Primary Math Games Index

2. Addition or Subtraction or Multiplication or Division

A. Spacey Math by Planet Learning ( fact [ +, -, *, / ] drill)

B. Interactive Multiplication Games (14 different games to help with multiplication facts)

a. Flash Fun (practice on own)

b. Quick Flash (computer quizzes you on level chosen)

c. Multiflyer

C. MegaMaths Tables by BBC Education Co. (learn times tables facts with games) 

a. Pick a Number Game  (practice facts with that number)

b. Grid Game 

c. MegaMaze Game

D. Math Mayhem by LearningPlanet ( +, -, *, / timed practice)

E. Math Mastery CyberChallenge (+, -, *, / timed practice)

F. Mad Math Minute ( +, - *, / online quizzes)

G. Multiplication Matho (race for time as you practice your facts)  

H. Basic Multiplication Fact Challenge

I. Basic Division Fact Challenge

J. Break the Code (basic fact recall)

K. Elementary Math Games Multiplication

L. Multiplication Game (by Kids Hub)

M. A+ Math Games  ( basic operation activities)

N. Coloring Book Math ( color online doing math problems)

O. Math 4 Kids  

P. Math Activities at Syvum (Helps build basic skills)

Q. A+ Math Flashcards( math flashcards and math games for basic operations)

R. Printable Math Drill Sheets  

a. Math Worksheet Creator (Super Kids)

b. Printable Math Fact Drill Sheets (Donna Young)

c. Math Slice

S. I Know That

T. MathO

U. Broken Calculator

V. Arithmetic Four

3. Funbrain Activities with + - * / and whole numbers

A. Cookie Dough  ( read and write numbers on a check)

B. Math Baseball  ( fact [ +, -, *, / ] drill)

C. Math Baseball for 2 people ( fact [ +, -, *, / ] drill)

D. Math Car Racing ( fun way for fact +, -, * / drills)

E. Power Football (DECIMAL  fact [ +, -, *, / ] drill)

F. Tic-Tac-Toe Squares ( practice with + - * / squares, cubes )

G. Change Maker ( work with $1 or $100, pick coins / bills for change)

4. Watch Addem (Number Movies)

III.  Factors/Multiples/Primes/Powers/Triangular Numbers

1. Product Game  (ILLUMINATIONS NCTM) [ game of skill with factors and multiples] 

2. Factor Game  (ILLUMINATIONS NCTM) [ game of skill with factors]

3. Grid Game by BCC Maths File (find factors, multiples, primes, triangulr numbers, and/or powers on a grid)

4. Multiple Matrix

IV.  Fractions

1. What is a Fraction?

A. Who Wants Pizza (a fun way to learn about fractions)

B. WebMath:  Get a Fraction  (get a visual picture)

C. Mystery Picture with Fraction Word Problems (by Dositey)

D. Flitting with Fractions

2. Equivalent Fractions

A. Fraction Frenzie Activity by LearningPlanet ( match equivalent fractions before time runs out)

B. Fraction Game Tool (Illuminations NCTM)[ move game pieces to other side of board) 

C. Fresh Baked Fractions Activity by Funbrain( find fraction that is not equivalent to the rest)

D. Soccer Shootout  Activity  by Funbrain( addition and subtraction of fractions)

3.  Fraction/Decimal Relationships

A. Salon Snap Activity by BBC Maths Files ( match fractions to decimals and %)

B. Double Fun Match Activity (Click on Fraction/Decimal)  by Funbrain (Match Fractions to Decimal Equivalent)

C. Fraction Decimal Conversion ( JAVA games matching fractions to equivalent decimals)

4. Fractions

5. All About Fractions by AAA Math (Explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about fractions)

6. Visual Fractions  

7. I Know That: Fractions Workshop  

8. I Know That:  Fishy Fractions

 

V.  Geometry/Area/Perimeter

1. General Geometrical Terms

A. Geometry Flashcards by APlusMath ( match picture to name)

B. Geometric Terms (JAVA games with common geometric terms)

C. Online Activities for Geometrical Terms  (from Thinkquest.. Nuts about Geometry)

D. All About Geometry  by AAA Math ( Explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about geometry)

E. Interactive Geometry by SchoolWorks  

2. Polygons/ Shapes

A. Shape Database by Ambleweb

B. Illuminations.. Exploring Geometric Shapes Grades 3-5 (by NCTM). Exploring Geometric Shapes Grades 3-5 (by NCTM)

C. Mega Shapes by BBC Education Co.( information about all types of shapes.. short online quiz at end of each review)

a. Shape Book

D. Online Pattern Blocks 

a. Designer Fractions Activity

3. Angles

A. Angles (WiseUp from BBC) 

B. What's My Angle (protractor activities by Ambleweb)

C. Angle Activities by Ambleweb

D. Measuring Angles by KidPort

E. Introduction to Angles ( JAVA games with common terms related to angles)

F. Interactive Geometry by SchoolWorks 

4. Area/ Perimeter

A. Math Playground: Area and Perimeter

a. Area and Perimeter Problems to solve

B. Shape Surveyor  Activity  by Funbrain( solve simple area/perimeter problems)

C. Mrs Glosser's lessons on Area and Perimeter of Polygons (lessons and activity)

a. Perimeter of Polygon (Lesson with activity)

b. Area of Rectangles and Squares (Lesson with activity)

c. Area of Parallelogram (Lesson with activity)

d. Area of Triangle (Lesson with activity)

e. Area of Trapezoid (Lesson with activity)

5. Symmetry/ Rotations/ Reflections/ Transformations

A. Bathroom Tiles by BBC Maths File ( move bathroom tiles by rotating, reflecting, and translating the patterns) Challenging!!

6. About Space Activities (from the Annenberg Teacher Project)

A. I Took a Trip on a Train

B. Plot Plans and Silhouette

C. Shadows

7. About Shape Activities (from the Annenberg Teacher Project)

A. Quilts

B. Taxicab Treasure Hunt

8. Tangrams

A. Tangrams by KidsCom

B. Tangrams

C. Tangrams (Online Tangram activities)

9. Tessellations 

A. What are Tessellations by Cool Math

B. What is a Tessellation?

C. Totally Tessellated

D. Tessellation Tool

10. Challenge of the 7 Cups Activity (Geometry of the Ancients) Challenging!!

 

VI.  Graphing/Data Collections/Coordinate Points

1. Gere's Bike Shop by BBC Education Co (Activity, Fact Sheet, ONLINE test)

2. Data Picking Activity by BBC Maths File ( make frequency chart and graph data)

3. Create a Graph Activity (online activity... create bar graph, pie chart, line graph)

4. Circle Graph Activity 

5. Flash Demos for Understanding Statistics 

6. Planet Hop Activity by BBC Maths File ( find coordinates of object & graph equation) Challenging!!

7. What's the Point? Activity by Funbrain (graphing with coordinate points)

8. Looking for the Top Quark Game  (graphing game)

9. Lunar Adventure Activity by LearningPlanet (graph coordinates to capture asteroids) Challenging!!

VII.  Integers

1. Line Jumper Activity by Funbrain (solve + and - INTEGER problems using the NUMBER LINE)

2. Builder Ted Activity by BBC Maths File (activity that paces integers in numerical order)

3. Mystery Picture with Integers (by Dositey)

 

VIII.  Online Logic Puzzles/Games

1. Battleship

2. Peg Solitare

3. Cut The Knot

4. Elementary Brain Teasers 

5. Figure This (NCTM)

6. Interactive Fun Puzzles (many logic puzzles for both younger and older children)

7. Marbles and Row Puzzle

8. Mahjongg Puzzle

9. Math Puzzles (from Discovery School)

10. Triple Quintzee (like yahtzee)

11. Zig Zag

 

IX.  Mean/Mode/Median

1. Weather Today by BBC Education (Activity, Fact Sheet, ONLINE test)

2. Mrs Glosser's lesson on Statistics....Range, Mean, Mode, Median (online lesson and activity)

o Range

o Mean Advanced

o Mode

3. Train Race Activity  by BBC Maths File ( need to use own calculator with this)

4. AAA Statistics

 

X.  Measurement/Weight

1. Measure It Activity by Funbrain ( read a ruler in centimeters or inches)

2. Animal Weigh In Activity by BBC Maths File ( activity that balances weights on a scale)

XI.  Missing Number In The Series/Patterns

1. Patterns (BBC Wisenut) 

2. Number Cracker   Activity by Funbrain (guess  next number in the SERIES)

3. Geometry Pattern  Activity

4. Number Pattern  Activity

5. Crazy Pattern Machine

6. Pattern Games Activity ( find missing band member to complete the pattern)

 

XII.  PreAlgebra/Algebra Activities

1. Late Delivery Activity by BBC Maths File ( find value of an expression )

2. Equation Match Activity by BBC Maths File ( matching game with = equations)

3. Evaluating an Equation with 1 variable  by AAA Math (Explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about equations)

4. Function Machines:

A. Function Machine

B. Whole Number Cruncher Machine

C. Number Cruncher Machine

5. Order of Operations

A. Matho 2

B. Order of Operations (division and addition.. by Dosity)

C. Order of Operations Activity

D. Order of Operations  (Mrs Glosser's online lesson and activity)

E. Operation Order Activity by Funbrain (complete equations using 3 numbers)

6. Solving Equations:

A. Webwise... CLICK ON....Solving Equations with BALANCE STRATEGY

B. Webwise... CLICK ON....Solving Equations with BALANCE STRATEGY Game  (keeps points)

C.  Virtual Manipulative's Balance Scale ( to help solve equations)

D. Algebra Four

7. Guess the Number(s)

A. Weigh the Wangdoodle 

a. Weigh the Wangdoodle Level 1 (addition)

b. Weigh the Wangdoodle Level 2 (multiplication)

c. Weigh the Wangdoodle Level 3 (multiplication)

B. Funbrain Magician  Activity

8. Virtual Manipulative's  Algebra Tiles 

9. Mrs Glosser's lesson...Topics in PreAlgebra (online lesson and activity)

A. Writing Algebraic Equations for word sentences 

10. Solving An Equation  by AAA Math (Explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about equations)

11. Patterns, Functions, and Algebra ()

12. Algebra Webquests

A. Algebra Quest

B. March Madness

13. Absurd Math.. Interactive pre-algebra problem solving games Challenging

A. Nomean City  Activity

B. Dr. Plenobius Activity

C. The 7th Floor Activity

D. Airtight College Activity

 

XIII.  Place Value

1. Wise Up... Our Number System ( BBC)

2. Frog Palace ( PLACE VALUE activity for ones, tens, hundreds place)

3. WebMath: Placevalue

4. Place Value Game

5. All About Place Value  by AAA Math ( Explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about place value)

XIV.  Probability

1. Fish Tank Activity by BBC Maths File ( guess probability of catching fish in the tank)

2. Mrs Glosser's lesson on Probability (online lessons and activity)

3. What Are Your Chances?  (National Center for Education Statistics) 

 

XV.  Rounding

1. Rounding Off Numbers Activity by BBC Maths File

2. Estimation by Rounding Activity

3. Place Value Puzzler Activity by Funbrain (type in rounded version of number)

4. Rounding Decimals to Whole Numbers Game

XVI.  Games and Mind Bender Puzzles

1. Dots and Boxes

2. Enchanted Mind Java Puzzles

A. Pentominos

B. Tangrams

C. Pyramid Puzzle

D. Peg Solitaire

E. Mastermind

F. Knight's Tour

3. Flash Games

4. FunBrain Number Games

5. Fun Math Memory Game

6. Math Brain Games

7. Mega-Math Activities   

8. Mental Math Tricks

9. Simon Says Puzzle (Click on color sequence. See how long you can go )

10. Soma Cube Fun ( active Soma Cube puzzles)

11. Who wants to be a Mathionaire? 

12. Yahtzee Game 

 

XVII.  Metric

1. Metric Matters (Thinkquest tutorial about metric system)

2. Measure It Activity by Funbrain ( read a ruler in centimeters)

XVIII.  Money

1. Learning to Use Money

2. WebMath: Help Me Count U.S. Coins

3. Change Maker Activity by Funbrain ( work with $1 or $100, pick coins / bills for change)

4. Counting Change Game

5. H.I.P Pocket Change ( by US Mint Dept)  GREAT SITE!!!

A. Games

B. Cartoons

C. Time Machine

D. Coin News

E. Teacher Help

6. Money by AAA Math 

7. Fleet Kids ( Activities about money management, investing, etc.)

8. Money Experience for Kids

9. Investing For Kids (ThinkQuest project to learn about money and investing)

10. Moneyopolis ( financial planning game )

IXX.  Math in Daily Life

1. Math in Daily Life

2. Math Careers by Cool Math

XX.  Math Problems of the Week/Word Problems

1. Word Problems for Kids

2. Open Ended Math Problems  

3. Brain Teasers ( Grades 3,4,5,6,7+)

4. Aunty Math Problems

5. Math Forum's Elementary Challenges

6. Math Forum's Middle School Challenges

7. Math Forum's Math Fundamentals Achieves

8. Figure This  ( Math index by National Science Foundation & US Dept. of Ed)

9. Figure This (problems for Middle School students

XXI.  Math Questions and Answers

1. Ask Dr. Math

XXII.  Famous Mathematicians and History of Mathematics ( over 1000 biographies)

XXIII.  Math Vocabulary

1. Math Dictionary for Kids

2. Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary 

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