Created by Kristen Goberis & Janet Lawrence, OAME 2015
Annotated List of Online Activities and Apps.
ABCya: http://www.abcya.com/
● ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. (Site requires Flash Player)
Examples: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
http://www.abcya.com/search.htm?text=word%20problems
Reviews: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/abcya
https://www.graphite.org/website/abcya
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2007/r0907-19.shtml
IXL – Canada: http://ca.ixl.com
● Highlights of IXL: ● Comprehensive coverage of math curriculum from junior kindergarten to grade 12. ● Provincial curriculum alignment for all 13 provinces and territories. ● Insightful reporting that tracks student progress. ● Professional development for site license schools. ● Wide variety of question types, from word problems to interactive graphing. ● Unlimited access to all grade levels. ● Virtual prizes and awards to celebrate learning milestones. ● iPad and Android tablet apps for mobile practice.
Examples: http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-2
http://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten
Reviews
http://thecanadianhomeschooler.com/ixl-math/
http://ca.ixl.com/membership/family/testimonials
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/ixl
Prodigy: https://www.prodigygame.com/Canada/
● Prodigy is constantly being updated with new game and education content, but with younger students there needs to be an intense focus on making sure that they can engage and understand the grade 1 math content. When students are in 1st grade, literacy can be a large barrier that prevents students from improving. In Prodigy, every question for our 40+ Grade 1 math skills can be
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read aloud by clicking on the speaker icon. We've also provided an in-game tutorial that helps guide your students onto the game. While we've made mistakes with our grade 1 math game in the past, you can rest assured that we'll do everything we can to keep your students happy by updating Prodigy's game and education content each and every month. Gets your students up and running in under 5 minutes.
Examples: https://www.prodigygame.com/math/ca/ontario/grade-1/
https://www.prodigygame.com/math/ca/ontario/grade-2/
Reviews: http://mindsharelearning.ca/2013/10/02/the-mindshare-learning-report-quick-review-math-made-fun-prodigy/
https://www.graphite.org/game/prodigy
http://allboyhomeschool.blogspot.ca/2013/01/smarteachers-prodigy-math-program-review.html
NCTM Illuminations Project: http://illuminations.nctm.org/Search.aspx?view=search&type=ac&st=n&gr=Pre-K-2
● Illuminations is a project designed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and supported by the Verizon Foundation. NCTM serves as a content partner for Thinkfinity, the Verizon Foundation's free online professional learning community, where Illuminations is the primary contributor of resources for teaching and learning mathematics for grades pre-K—12. Illuminations work to serve you by increasing access to quality standards-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, including interactive tools for students and instructional support for teachers.
Examples: Okta's Rescue - http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3528
Five Frame - http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3564
How Many Under the Shell - http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3566
OAME Mathies: http://www.oame.on.ca/mathies/games.php
This site is designed for Ontario K-12 students and parents by the Ontario Association of Mathematics Educator
Examples: http://oame.on.ca/CLIPS/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=games/CatchBouncingBallWholeNumbers.swf
http://oame.on.ca/CLIPS/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=games/WholeNumberRepMatchGame.swf
Apple Apps:
● IXL math – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ixl-math-practice/id693689912?mt=8 ● Quick Math Jr – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/quick-math-jr.-school-edition/id969874390?mt=8
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● 123 Counting Fun – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/123-fun-lite-write-learn-counting/id446695926?mt=8
● Counting Coins
● 123 Number Magic Line Matching
● 5 Dice
● MathTappers: Find Sums
Android Apps:
● 123 Counting Fun - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.mm_media.A123CountingL&hl=en
● King of Math Jr. ● Kids Numbers and Math ● Kids Preschool Numbers & Math ● Go Go Kids - Maths
Online Games
● Math Playground ● Eduplace.com (Pick a grade first, then click on eManipulatives.)
Online Manipulatives:
● Math iTools ● Glencoe.com ● ABCya (virtual tools) ● National Library of Virtual Manipulatives ● Illuminations (Resources for Teaching Math)
Math Manipulative Apps:
● Virtual Manipulatives (ABCya) ● Geoboard ● Number Pieces Basic (Base Ten)
