Math

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Below you will find strategies, suggestions and sites for your students who are academically talented in math. I welcome any suggestions or additions you have for this site.

[|Hoagies' Gifted: Mathematically Gifted]
This site recommends //24 Game// for mathematically advanced students. I have the original 24 Game (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) and the Add/Subtract Primer version. If you would like to borrow these games to try them out with your students, send me an email or post a request on the Discussion Board. I also have //Challenge Math for Elementary and Middle School Students// by Edward Zacarro which are very motivating and engaging for your top math students. There are K-12 links here for other book resources and articles about strategies for working with talented math students. Hoagies web site has a lot of other resources for working with gifted students. The Gifted 101 article found in the tabs at the top of the page was a nice overview of gifted education and programming ideas for gifted students.

Everyday Mathematics Suggested Links
Many good sites and activities for gifted learners. Remember that Everyday Math includes extensions for some of the lessons under Individualizing and most of the games have alternate rules to make the game more challenging. Grades 1st through 4th should have a binder of challenge activities that correspond with each unit.

[|ICTM Math Contest]
This is a math contest coordinated by the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is available for 3rd - 5th grade. The contest is made up of a team competition and individual competition. The team competition consists of five members who work together on 20 questions for 25 minutes. The individual competition consists of independent student work on 8 questions for 20 minutes. Scores of the top two teams and top ten individuals count toward the school total. It is best if the grade level team, or at least two classrooms, choose to participate. If your grade level team is interested in giving the individual questions which can be given to all students, I would be willing to help facilitate the team competition.

Site for Use with Students
[|Brain Pop] is a site that uses animation to teach concepts in all of the subject areas and is also listed under Language Arts resources. For 3rd through 5th grade students, I especially like the videos and information in Ratios, Proportions, & Percents. I have noticed that our mathematically talented students often do not have a clear understanding of these concepts. [|Math Cats] is a site described as a collection of creative, open-ended math explorations. Your students who enjoy math will love this site. It is project based and could be used when compacting the curriculum. If you have a student who has pretested out of most of the math skills for the unit, you could find an engaging math project which they could do instead of the Math Journal assignments. This site could be used Kindergarten through 5th grade. It may be fun to have learning buddies do a project together. [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives] is a collection of web-based math manipulatives. I use this site frequently with students to gain further understanding of a new concept. Some gifted math students prefer to do math calculations mentally, but I find others still benefit from manipulatives when a math concept is new to them. [|Multiplication.com] is a site that focuses on students understanding and memorizing their multiplication facts. Advanced students in Kindergarten and 1st grade grade will enjoy learning multiplication. Our advanced 3rd through 5th graders should have these memorized or at least a strategy to get to these answers quickly. Within the site, there is a list of [|creative activities] which address multiple learning styles and ask a student to show their understanding of mutliplication. [|Take a Challenge] is a site which poses real-world math problems which students can solve on their own or with their family. These activities could be a replacement for the math journal or studylinks when they are too easy for a student. If you click on Math Index you will get a listing of challenges by topic.