Teacher Resources

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

This site is a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives and concept tutorials. In this project out of Utah State University, supported by the National Science Foundation, a team is developing exciting new approaches to interactive mathematics instruction. They are using computers to create virtual learning environments that engage students and help them visualize relationships and applications.

LEVELS: The site is organized by Grade level; Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-9 and 9-12.

CONTENT: The site includes Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability.

AAA Math Fifth Grade

Math Flashcards
Flash cards for all math skills.

Math E-Lab
Links to many 5th grade activities from Harcourt Publisher.

Math Games
Links to many math activities.

Maths Game Show
Links to many math activities. From the BBC.

Math Playground
Math Playground is a mathematics learning site for students in grades K - 6. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have fun!

Measurement Benchmarks!
This is a GREAT resource! Examples of everyday item equivalences for metric units of length, mass, volume, and temperature.

Harcourt School Site 
This site contains many math activities. (They are listed individually below by category.)

What's My Angle? - Interactive protractor and instructional resource for teaching angles. Great introduction for Angle Activities - 20 interactive investigations using the online interactive protractor.

Virtural Tangrams
Explore shapes with this amazing interactive tangram.

Angle Activities - 20 interactive investigations using a protractor. Ambleweb. Use "What's my angle?" to teach how to use a protractor.

Calculator
Great Tool. A normal calculator, made by Macromedia.

Online Calculator - Do you need to teach how to use a calculator to a whole class? - Try this big buttoned, highly visible screen calculator. Ambleweb.

Maths Dictionary
Animated, interactive maths dictionary for kids which explains over 500 common mathematical terms in simple language.

Multimedia Math Glossary
From Harcourt Publishers.An amazing interactive math glossary! Click on the speaker for verbal explainations of definition.

What's my angle? - online resource for teaching angles. Amazing interactive protractor. Ambleweb.

Number Sense

Estimator
Estimate the number of objects, length of a curved line or area of a shape. Choose the level (easy or hard ) and how close your answer needs to be!

Estimator Four
A game like Connect Four that asks the players to estimate the answer within a given time span. Parameters: time limit, error tolerance, difficulty level. Includes focus on addition, multiplication, or percentage.

Fact Practice

AAA Math
Many specific operation exercises for 5th Grade

Arithmattack!
How many computation problems can you solve in 60 seconds?

Batter Up!
Practice your addition and multiplication facts.

Farm Stand
Multi-step fact practice.

Flashcards
Work through a set of flashcards.

Multiplication Baseball
Fact practice for one or two players.

Multiplication Mystery
Place the products on the multiplication table to uncover an image. Notice the patterns for the turnaround facts!

The Product Game
This is a two player game that integrates multiplication fact practice and great strategic thinking!

Soccer Shootout!
Whole number operations at a variety of levels.

Spacey Math
More number fact practice.

World of Numbers
Practice your multiplication facts.

Operations

AAA Math
Many specific operation exercises for 5th Grade

Adding Decimals
Manipulate the base ten blocks to model addition with decimals.

Adding Fractions
Use the visual models to determine a common denominator for two fractions. Once you find it, add the fractions together.

Calculating Crew - Multiplication
Practice 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication using the standard algorithm.

Problem Solving

Aunty Math
Try Aunty Math's math challenges!

Brain Teasers
Each Wednesday evening we will post a new Brain Teaser for each grade-range. Solutions will be posted a week later.

Math Mountain
A new problem every month. Also, a collection of archived problems.

Problem of the Week
Go the the archive of math brain boosters!

Problem of the Week
Math Forum's weekly elementary math problems.

AAA Math
Many specific operation exercises for 5th Grade

Adding Decimals
Manipulate the base ten blocks to model addition with decimals.

Adding Fractions
Use the visual models to determine a common denominator for two fractions. Once you find it, add the fractions together.

Decimals
Exercises from AAA Math

Equivalence Demonstrator
Demonstrator for the equivalence of decimals, percentages and fractions.

Estimating Percentages
Try to estimate what percentage of the bar has been shaded. Score 3 marks for being spot on. 2 for a very close answer, 1 for a fairly close answer.

Fractions
Exercises from AAA Math

Fractions and Decimals
Exercises from AAA Math

Fractions, Decimals and Percent
Exercises from AAA Math

Fraction Man
Equivalent fractions. Launch fabulous fireworks with Fraction Man!

Fraction Track Game
Try out this two player version of the Fraction Track Game from the Name That Portion unit!

Fresh Baked Fractions
Choose the fraction that is not equivalent to the others. Try all four levels of difficulty!

Hi/Lo Fractions
Your goal is to reach the top with as many points as possible. Decide whether the next fraction card will be higher or lower than the one displayed. Place a stake to determine how many points you win or lose!

Matching Games
Many different games that reinforce the connections between fractions, decimals, and percents!

Percent
Exercises from AAA Math

Soccer Shootout
Operations with Fractions!

Sectors
What fraction of a circle has been shaded? Answer in lowest terms!

Who Wants Pizza?
A fun way to learn about fractions.

Attribute Pattern Train
Figure out if the pattern is based on the shape, color or number and then move the shapes to complete the pattern train.

Number Patterns
Figure out the pattern to complete the sequence of numbers

Pre-algebra Crossword Puzzels from Math Goodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles2004/

Bird's Eye View
Identifying polygons.

From Corner to Corner
Discover the relationship between the length of the sides and the diagonal of a square.

Learning Angles Through Sports
Have a go at snooker to learn how to use a protractor then move on to the football pitch to learn about right angles! Be prepared, this is a British site so snooker is like pool and football is what we call soccer! On the tennis court you'll learn about acute angles and you'll explore obtuse angles in a game called cricket! Keep your eye on the ball!

Matching Geometry Terms
Use the clues (geometry definitions) to find the terms hidden in the word search.

Parallelograms & Rectangles
Dynamic geometry software provides an environment in which students can explore geometric relationships and make and test conjectures. In this example, properties of rectangles and parallelograms are examined. The emphasis is on identifying what distinguishes a rectangle from a more general parallelogram.

Tangram Puzzles allow students to choose a picture and use all seven pieces to fill in the outline. In Tangram Challenges, students can use tangram pieces to form given polygons.

Circle and Ploygon Crossword Puzzels from Math Goodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles2004/

Two Dice Bar Chart
Draws a bar chart to show the result of rolling two dice 150 times:

Learning Angles Through Sports
Have a go at snooker to learn how to use a protractor then move on to the football pitch to learn about right angles! Be prepared, this is a British site so snooker is like pool and football is what we call soccer! On the tennis court you'll learn about acute angles and you'll explore obtuse angles in a game called cricket! Keep your eye on the ball!

Mathletics
Use fractions, decimals and percents to calculate sports related information.

Number Functions
In this activity the computer makes up a mystery operation, and you have to figure out what the operation is. You give the computer two numbers to calculate, and it tells you the answer. This is your first piece of evidence. Need another clue? Then gather more evidence. Keep entering pairs of numbers for the computer to calculate until you think you know what's going on. When you have an idea of how the operation works, select Test Me. The computer will give you an operation, and you can try your wit at solving the mystery.