It's All About Math

Resources for Teachers

Title: The Math Forum: Math Library
Type of Resource:  Lesson Plans and Units
URLhttp://forum.swarthmore.edu/library/topics/
Overview:  This site provides math activities for teachers to use in their classroom. The library begins with a large list of broad topics.  Each topic is a link to other sub topics and activities. The activities are created by teachers for teachers.

Title:  Methods of Teaching Elementary Math
Type of Resource:  Content Resources
URL:  http://www.graceland.edu/~jackg/math/links.html
Overview:  This site contains information that can be used by math teachers of all grade levels.  It provides links to specific content areas and even resources for new teachers. This page is from Dr. Jack D. Gittinger of the Graceland University Education Department.



Resources for Parents

Title:  Helping Your Child Learn Math
Type of Resource:  Content Resources
URLhttp://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/
Overview:  For all those parents who need some guidance in helping their children with math, there are numerous links to fun activities that you and your child will enjoy doing together. There are activities that can be done at home, the grocery store, and even while you are on vacation. It is the site of Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

Title:  Coolmath4parents.com
Type of Resource:  Content Resources
URL:  http://www.coolmath4parents.com/
Overview:  Both parents and grandparents can benefit from this site.  There areactivities that grandparents can do with their grandchildren to improve their math skills.  Parents can learn how to get their pre-schooler ready for kindergarten and how to help with homework effectively.


Resources for Students

Title:  Homework for Kids
Type of Resource:  Homework Help Pages
URLhttp://www.hwforkids.com/
Overview:  This site contains more than 275 pages of math worksheets and word problems. Most pages offer a different set of exercises when reloaded. The worksheets come in several levels and can be printed out.
 

Title:  The Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education
Type of Resource:  Internet Projects
URL: http://ra.terc.edu/resources/mathematics/mathematics.html
Overview:  This site has links to many fun math internet based activities and projects for students.  There are grade level appropriate activities to ensure that the student will both enjoy and learn from the activities.


                For more resources in specific grade levels, choose one of the following:


 The Creators

Janet Abernathy:  Seeking a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Math.Will graduate from Carson-Newman College May of 2003.  Plans to teach high school math and coach varsity softball.

Melissa L. Baxley:  Seeking a Bachelor of Science with a major in Special Education and minor in Applied Psychology. Will graduate from Carson-Newman College in May of 2003. As a native Floridian, hopes to return to North Central Florida to teach exceptional students.

Mandy Lloyd:  Seeking a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Elementary Education. Will graduate from Carson-Newman College December of 2002. Hope to teach at an elementary school in East Tennessee.

Shannon McFall:  Seeking a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Elementary Education. Will graduate from Carson-Newman College December of 2002. Hopes to teach at an elementary school in Sevier County.


This site was created for the Jefferson County School's Web Site on May 3, 2001.


Bibliography

           Hoxie Highschool's School Image Gallery
           http://www.hoxie.org/clipart/clip00.htm

           Barry's Clipart
           http://www.barrysclipart.com/

Teacher's Resource Kit