Math Tools For Elementary Students

Math Tools For Elementary Students is an app designed to introduce and reinforce math skills, while helping students learn to visualize and understand computation and other math principles. It’s like having a set of math manipulatives on your iPad or computer, including counters that move back and forth between columns and rows, a slider to change the result of an equation and a visual ruler as you “write” equations with numbers.

Math Tools For Elementary Students

What’s in every math teacher’s toolbox? Smart tools to make learning math concepts more fun and interactive. These 25 classroom math supplies are the “must-haves” for teachers.

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1. Magnetic Ten-Frame Set

This hands-on math activity set is perfect for helping young students learn counting, operations, number patterns and more. The trays are flat and compact for easy storage and include colorful magnets to make math a little more fun! See more ten frame activities here.

2. Tub of Numbers Math Tiles

This tub of number tiles is a great way to teach addition, division, multiplication and more. The one-inch tiles all fit inside a plastic storage tub, making them easy to store and sanitize!

3. Write & Wipe Fact Family Boards

Help students explore the relationship between numbers with these “write and wipe” fact family boards. They’ll develop problem-solving, equation building, and other higher-level algebraic skills. They are double-sided—use one side for addition and subtraction and then flip it over for multiplication and division!

4. LEGO Bricks

These beloved building bricks make terrific tools in your classroom, and they’re especially great for teaching a variety of math concepts. Check out our 30 favorite LEGO math ideas for every skill level.

5. Base Ten Blocks

Your students will master manipulatives, place value, and regrouping with these base ten blocks. This set includes an activity book, storage container, 100 units, 50 rods, 10 flats, and one cube. Made of durable plastic, these are incredibly easy to keep clean!

6. Dice

Whether you use the increasingly popular dice in dice or sets of two dice, there are so many ways to use dice in math. Add them up, roll to match, and more. Check out dice in dice games and standard dice games for the classroom.

7. Double Sided XY Axis Dry Erase Mats

These XY axis dry erase mats will make graphing easy without taking up a lot of space. Students can develop a better understanding of numeracy and relational concepts without leaving a mountain of crumbled up loose-leaf papers!

8. Dry Erase XY Axis Graph Lap Boards

Another replacement for graph paper are these double-sided graph lap boards! They’re not just for math either—one side has a blank writing surface that students can use to practice spelling and penmanship, too!

9. Fraction Tower Activity Set

If you’re looking for classroom math supplies, you can’t overlook a good fraction tower set. This is the perfect hands-on activity to promote visual learning of fractions, decimals, and percents in a tangible way.

10. Playing Cards

Just like the dice above, there is a multitude of ways to incorporate playing cards into your math curriculum. From number sequencing to skip counting and more.

math programs for kids

1. Prodigy

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KLNtDFss4qQ%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.prodigygame.com

Prodigy is a curriculum-aligned, fantasy-based math game used by more than a million teachers, three million parents, and 50 million students around the world.

It offers content from every major math topic and covers 1,500+ skills from 1st to 8th grade, as well as DoK levels one to three!

As players compete in math duels against in-game characters, it borrows elements from role-playing games (RPGs) such as Pokemon. To win, they must answer sets of questions.

As a teacher, you can customize these questions to supplement class material. The game also uses adaptive learning and differentiated instruction principles to adjust content, addressing each student’s trouble spots.

Students battle…

…and students learn!

Prodigy also features powerful and immediate reporting tools for both teachers and parents. From Progress Reports to Usage Reports and more, use your student or child’s data to identify where they’re excelling or struggling so you can customize the content in game for them!

I have seen many students improve their understanding of math concepts after reviewing the skills on Prodigy. My students who have the privilege of being able to access Prodigy at home show even more growth.
Susan Phillips
2nd grade teacher
Miamisburg City Schools

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2. Elephant Learning Math Academy

This math platform guarantees children will learn a year’s worth of math in three months when they use it 30 minutes a week.

Elephant Learning’s algorithm provides real-time reports that let you know what your child is working on and how they’re progressing through the growing library of mathematics activities.

Although they claim to be 100% compatible with all school curriculums — because they “focus on concepts rather than procedures” — Elephant Learning is not curriculum-aligned.

3. DoodleMaths

According to co-founders Nicola Chilman and Tom Minor, DoodleMaths is like a good tutor. Its adaptive learning technology tailors math content based on students’ strengths and weaknesses called “7-a-day” activities.

Using the Parent Dashboard, you can see where your child is excelling and where there’s room for improvement.

Though created in the U.K., DoodleMaths is also aligned to the U.S. Common Core Standards.

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4. CK-12

A California-based non-profit organization, the goal of CK-12 is to increase access to free and customizable open educational resources.

When a student signs up, they will gain access to a variety of free lessons in STEM subjects. Instead of sifting through traditional hardcopy textbooks, CK-12 breaks them down into easy-to-digest concepts in forms such as:

• Textual descriptions
• Video lectures
• Multimedia simulations
• Photo galleries
• Practical experiments
• Flash cards

5. Khan Academy

This self-described “global classroom” contains a personalized learning resources for all ages, in and out of the classroom.

From practice exercises to instructional videos created by math content specialists, adaptive technology helps identify strengths and learning gaps.

Now, they’ve introduced Khan Academy Kids which they hope will “inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery.”

6. Buzzmath

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_q4uNLMyklk%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.prodigygame.com

A math resource for middle schoolers, they are tasked with helping an inventor named Alfred save a chaotic and disordered Mathlantis by restoring the population’s math knowledge.

On this adventure, your child will travel through time and meet famous mathematicians, help them regain their lost knowledge, and transform Mathlantis back to its original state.

Available from 3rd to 8th grade, the activities in Buzzmath are aligned with the common core and TEKS curricula.

7. Rocket Math

Complete math missions to build your own rockets and launch them into space!

Dr. Don Crawford, the original paper-and-pencil Rocket Math author, created this app to help children learn math facts in each operation.

There are 26 levels — A to Z — and each one has three achievements: take-off, orbit, and universe.

Any time students can’t answer a math fact in three seconds or less, Mission Control gives the problem and answer. Then you have to prove you’ve learned it.

Teachers can create an account and buy seats for their classroom. However, for parents who don’t need a plan with multiple seats and the ability to track student progress, the iOS app store has two apps:

1. Add at Home (and subtract)
2. Multiply at Home (and divide)

8. Splash Math

https://youtube.com/watch?v=31_LgdtAXVw%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.prodigygame.com

While Splash Math has single-grade apps available, the All Grades version allows children to practice content from 1st to 5th grade. This way, if your child masters 2nd grade math skills, they can go on to start learning 3rd grade ones.

Curriculum-aligned with 351 math skills to be learned, this app adapts to your child’s level and encourages self-paced learning.

Using their Parent Connect App, you can get instant notifications on progress improvement and skill completions.

9. Twelve a Dozen

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TCKbgwJ5zQM%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.prodigygame.com

This math game comes from Touch Press Games. They make high-quality, fun, educational games designed to strengthen key skills in reading, math and science.

Join the numeric hero, Twelve, on a journey through a universe of numbers.

She’s on a mission to rescue her family and the crumbling world of Dozenopolis from the destructive Ultimate Prime.

Kids will use their skills and understanding of core math concepts to solve puzzles.

10. Operation Math

Earn the latest spy gear on your quest to defeat Mr. Odd! Operation Math creates a learning adventure out of math drills — from the streets of Paris to the pyramids of Egypt.

Kids will have access to training runs and 105 missions, each with selectable math operations and skill levels.

In case you need a refresher, there are quick reference math tables in game to help them succeed.

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