Hey kids! Try some of the games, worksheets, and activities
found at the linked pages below. You will have lots of fun while learning more
about Math. At the bottom of the page are some resources to help you with math
projects and research assignments.
Index
Games, Brain
Teasers, & Challenges
Math Humor
Assignment &
Project Ideas & Information
Games, Brain Teasers, and Challenges -- do you have what it takes?
Count On :
Try the Games (for all ages), Numberland (poems, limericks, facts, and
pictures), and Matrix (a Virtual math Museum). Another good selection here is
the Maths MagNet providing links to two interactive Maths magazines.
allmath.com :
Another Math mega-site for kids! Home of flashcards, 'Magic Square' game, Math biographies,
glossary, multiplication tables, metric conversion, and 'Ask The Experts'.
Clever Games for Clever People
: Just play these games and try to win. As you understand the games and become expert at playing them, you will be building tools for understanding numbers and
becoming an expert at playing with them. Grades 6 and up.
Colorful Mathematics
: A series of educational software presenting advanced mathematical concepts to K-12 students in a game-oriented approach. The five games offered utilize simple coloring and/or drawing techniques to illustrate some state of the art
mathematical concepts from graph theory and computer science.
Fact Monster Games & Quizzes
: You can play 10 math games, such as Bug Splat and Number Cracker. Gives
choice of games, operations, and levels. Grades 1-8.
FleetKids Math Games
: In the FleetKids program, you investigate an array of mathematic,
financial, and social concepts through real-world problems. BuyLo/SellHi
is a stock market game; Ch-Ching is a making change game; Play Ball!
gives you a chance to manage a baseball team; Frontyard Fortunes guides
you through the business-building process; and Cash Quiz lets you test
their knowledge of a variety of money-related topics. Other games include Price
Tag, The Windfall, and Chunka Change.
Math Mayhem
: Are you ready to put your Math skills to the ultimate challenge? Here is your chance to compete head-to-head
in an exciting, fast-paced, multi-player arena. Grades 1 and up.
SpaceyMath
: A fast paced arcade-style Math game designed to make the drill of practicing
Math
facts more fun. It is divided into addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
with each section being multi-level. Grades 1 and up.
Kids' Place
Mathematics : Has three activities for Houghton Mifflin -- Test
Practice, Test Quest and Brain Teasers. Activities for grades 1-6.
You
can find more brain
teasers at Kids' Place suitable for grades 3-8. Each Wednesday evening a new Brain
Teaser is posted for each grade range (3-4,, 5-6, 7-8). Solutions will be posted
a week later.
Prongo.com Games
: Many of these free online games help you practice your Math skills while
having fun. There are sections for children ages 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12.
Flashcards for Kids!
: A flash card generation program -- you choose the operation, complexity,
and number size/range.
FunBrain Kids
Number Center : Find 17 fun math and number games at this site.
Interactive Internet Games
: A collection of interactive games found at www.multiplication.com and
other Internet sites.
Kids Domain has a several
collections of Math games:
Math Games for Young Kids
: These games are appropriate for kids ages 3-6. Some use Shockwave,
JavaScript or JAVA.
Math Games for Bigger Kids
: These games are appropriate for kids ages 6 up. Some use JavaScript or
JAVA.
More
Math Games for Bigger Kids : These games are appropriate for kids ages 6 up.
They use Shockwave.
Mazes
: Mazes strengthen spatial perception and problem solving skills, which are critical math elements! Mazes are also lots of fun! Our Kids Domain team has created some great mazes that can be found throughout the site! They are designed for preschoolers to
older kids - usually listed from easiest to hardest. So, grab a pencil, warm up the printer, and check out
our complete listing. Please note that many of the printable mazes are in PDF
format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
BrainBashers
: A unique collection of brain teasers, games and optical illusions. With over 1,000 teasers, this site is the world's
biggest brain teaser resource. The site is updated with illusions and games regularly and has 5 new teasers added each week.
You can select brain teasers, word puzzles and math puzzles to perplex your
mind, games to wile away the hours, or perhaps an illusion to befuddle the eyes.
Absurd Math
: Absurd Math is an interactive mathematical problem solving game series. The
player proceeds on missions in a strange world where the ultimate power consists of
mathematical skill and knowledge. Many of the pages have hidden clues and areas.
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
: A collection of classic (and sometimes difficult) math problems, games,
and puzzles. Most are written in JAVA - make sure your browser supports this!
Explanations are also given, but they are meant for high school and beyond.
Coolmath4kids
: An amusement park of math and more designed especially for fun! Includes
games, lessons, coloring books, and other activities for kids of all ages.
Also
at Coolmath4kids is Spike's
Game Zone. Try the Thinking Games to help build your math mind! If you have
spare time, there are also some other 'just for fun' games.
Aplusmath.com's
Games : A collection of JAVA and non-JAVA games -- MATHO (Math &
Bingo), Concentration, and Hidden Picture.
Do you like jokes? Share these with your friends or your Math teacher!
Bamdad's Math Comics
: This is a collection of math related comics and cartoons collected by a Math
teacher. The quality varies since some are scans of old originals.
The Math Humor Page
: A large collection of math jokes and links to other math humor sites.
These pages might be helpful in your Math assignments and projects:
Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols
: These pages show the names of the individuals who first used various common mathematical symbols, and the dates the symbols first appeared.
Indices: Biographies of Mathematicians
: Includes alphabetical directories, chronological directories, and full lists, as well as
features such as "Mathematician of the Day", Time Lines, Birthplace Maps, etc.
Origami & Math
: If you're interested in origami and mathematics ... perhaps you are a Math student doing a report on the subject, or maybe you've always been interested
in both and never made the connection, or maybe you're just curious.
So exactly how do origami and Math relate to each other? Come and find out.
Math Projects for Science Fairs
: A list of possible projects and many references on topics that could
make exciting and interesting projects. Warning: the list is quite incomplete (as are
the references) and not all the ideas presented have been fully thought out. This is intentional. After all - it is to be your project.
Some are more interesting than others, some will require more Mathematics background than others
and some have more scope for exploration than others.
Mathletics
: You never thought Math was in sports? Just think about it.... Every sport uses numbers in some way, whether it's for
scoring, determining averages, or figuring percentages. And when numbers are involved, it usually means
Math is as well. Shows how Math is used in sports -- might make a nice project
or display!
Harcourt Brace Math Glossary
: A multimedia Math glossary for grades 1-8.
