Games and activities for students
Arithmetic Four - This FREE website allows two users to play a game in which each player tries
to connect four game pieces in a row (like the game Connect Four). The
players answer math questions to connect their pieces. Teachers choose how
much time each player has to answer, the level of difficulty, and the type of
math problem. The website is mostly geared towards grades 2-8.
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BeatCalc - This FREE website, geared to grades 3-8, has games that challenges students to beat
a calculator. The website features step-by-step directions for performing functions
quickly.
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Coolmath Games - This FREE website, for grades K-12, has hundreds of FUN math games.
Although this website is free, there is an ad-free version that has a cost.
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Figure This! - This FREE site is designed to encourage families to practice math together. The
site includes fun and engaging math games and high-quality challenges. There
are also challenges in Spanish. The site is mostly for grades 6-8.
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Free Rice - This FREE website has games for practicing multiplication and pre-algebra math
(meaning the site is mostly geared towards grades 3-7). For each answer students
get right, the World Food Program donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger.
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Hotmath - This FREE website provides homework assistance for high school and college
students by using "worked out" examples of math problems.
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Jefferson lab - This FREE website has games for students to practice various skills and lessons.
There is a section of math games such as Speed Math Deluxe, Mystery Math,
Place Value Game, and more. Grades 3-11 would benefit most from this website.
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MATHHelp.com - This FREE website, for grades 5-12, has in-depth lessons with videos, guided
practice, interactive self-tests, and more.
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Math Playground - This FREE website has more than 400 math games, logic puzzles, and brain
workouts for students to practice their math skills.
The website focuses on grades 1-6.
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MrNussbaumMath - This FREE website has nearly 100 original math games, workshops, and
practice modules, as well as math worksheets that can be printed. The
website focuses on grades 1-6.
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Ninja Maths - This FREE interactive, online tool helps students master basic facts. It can be set
up as a whole-class or small-group competition.
Students earn ninja cards and track results on a ninja
scoring poster. There are also two board games that
teach operations that are available for purchase. The
website is geared to grades 2-8.
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Numeracy Ninjas - This FREE intervention tool designed to fill gaps in students' mental
calculation skills and power them with number fluency. Students can earn
ninja belts of different colors for their skill level. The website is focused on
grades 2-8.
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PBS Math Club - This FREE website is from PBS Learning Media. Middle school students, the
main audience of this website, will love this entertaining video blog. Every
episode covers Common Core Standards and makes math learning culturally
relevant with pop-culture references.
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Quizlet - This FREE website allows students to create study flashcards, play learning games,
practice skills, collaborate with other students, and more. This website
is great for grades 5-college.
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Reflex - This website is a great resource to help students build fact fluency. Each game is
tailored to students' ability levels. The main audience is grades 2-6. There is a free trail, but there is a monthly subscription cost after the trial.
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Sheppard Software - This FREE website, for grades K-6, has tons of fun and educational online
math games that range from basic operations and geometry.
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Studygeek - This FREE website has a wide variety of terms that can help students struggling to understand math vocabulary. The terms have definitions,
descriptions, examples, and rules. The website also has problems
solvers to help students with problems they are struggling with.
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That Quiz - This FREE website has simple math test activities for teachers and students, from
beginning math operations to calculus. Teachers can set the skill level, how many
problems, and time limit. A report, which tallies right and wrong answers, is provided
after each quiz. The focus of this website is grades 3-12.
Xtramath - This FREE interactive online tool helps students practice and master basic arithmetic
facts and is quick and easy to use. The website emails weekly progress
reports for teachers and parents. The website focuses on grades K-8.
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