Resources and Websites
Number Facts
Nrich Number Fluency Activities
Nrich suggests some fun and challenging activities to develop number fluency.
Math Visuals
How do we represent math visually? This blog features short animations and representations to help students gain conceptual understanding of the big ideas in math
Youhaku
Number puzzles that promote fluency through logical reasoning
YouCubed Number Sense Tasks
Rich, engaging number sense tasks with promote flexibility, accuracy and efficiency by Jo Boaler and the YouCubed team
Solvemoji
Solvemojis are puzzle involving all four operations. An engaging way for children to practice fluency skills but also requires kids to think, reasoning and communicate at a deeper level.
4 Numbers--24
How can you make 24 using only 4 numbers? This digital game encourages flexibility with the 4 operations
Broken Calculator
This simple broken calculator app encourages students to make numbers in different ways using four operations. It promotes flexible, efficient and accurate thinking.
Splat! by Steve Wyborney
A VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!
Math is Visual
How do you represent math concepts pictorially? Kyle Pearce shares animatations to conceptually explain math concepts.
Mathies Games
Mathies games are a mix of digital and printable resources that promote mathematical fluency above rote practice or memorization.
Number Talks
Splat! by Steve Wyborney
A VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!
Fraction Talks
A bank of fraction image to encourage fraction talks in your class by Nat Banting
Elementary Number Talks/Strings
A bank for number number strings designed for K-6
Number Strings
Number Strings are a set of related math problems to help students develop conceptual understanding of math’s big ideas.
Math Before Bed
A bank of images to transform numeracy discussions in your classroom and at home
Estimation
Esti Mysteries
Esti-mysteries by Steve Wyborney invite students to estimate using images and number fluency,
Manipulatives
Mathsbot.com
Free digital tools and printables that can be used to support math teachers and students.
Math is Visual
How do you represent math concepts pictorially? Kyle Pearce shares animatations to conceptually explain math concepts.
Braining Camp
Braining Camp offers an outstanding bank of virtual manipulatives both web and app based.
Mathies Learning Tools
Free Canadian Apps and web-based virtual manipulatives
Math Learning Centre
Free interactive manipulatives to share with your students.
Vocabulary
Math Learning Centre Vocabulary Cards
An interactive or printable tool for Math Vocabualry
Interactive Mathematics Glossary
An interactive online tool with definitions, examples, representations and virtual tools
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
RVS Which One Doesn't Belong?
Which One Doesn’t Belong tasks created and shared by RVS students and staff
WODB.ca
A website dedicated to Which One Doesn’t Belong. Find WODB tasks for K-!2
#WODB Twitter
Which One Doesn’t Belong is on Twitter! #WODB ideas from around the world.
Always Sometimes Never
Would you rather…
Same But Different
Logic and Reasoning Games and Mazes
Same But Different Math
Powerful mathematical images to help students compare and contrast mathematical ideas
Logicmazes.com
Logic mazes.com by Robert Abbot offers a bank of logic mazes and games to help students develop spatial reasoning and visualization skills
Math Pickle
A bank of logic and reasoning games and puzzles
Problem Solving
Nrich Math
The home of rich mathematics
Tap into Teen Minds
3 Act Math Tasks by Canadian Kyle Pearce
Alicia Burdess
A math consultant from Grand Prairie school division with tasks for problem based learning
Peter Liljedahl.com
Rich tasks and Problems for a thinking classroom
Math for love
Dan Finkel offers a bank for free problem based lessons for all grades
Open Middle
Challenging problems and tasks worth solving
Yummy Math
Engaging problems with real world contexts
Math Pickle
Put your students in a pickle!
Robert Kaplinsky
Real world engaging problems for all students
Dan Meyer 3 Act Math
3 Act Real World Math Problems
Graham Fletcher 3 Act Tasks
3 Act Problems designed for elementary students
Youcubed Tasks
Engaging low floor and high ceiling tasks and problems
Galileo Education Network
Galileo Math Project offers a bank of rich math problems
Problem of the Week
A new problem every week from the University of Waterloo