Students Learn to Read a Ruler with this Game

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The Ruler Game

When my 3rd grade students are learning to read measurements to the quarter inch, I use this game.  Most kids get really into it.  As students get the measurement correct, the timer goes faster and faster.  You can change the settings to display rulers the measure just the inch, half inch, quarter inch, sixteenth inch, thirty-two seconds of an inch and even sixty-four seconds of an inch.

Visually Demonstrate Division to Students

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division, number sqares, and arrays explorer

Teachers can create arrays and visually show how division works.  Using the program students can also work on estimation, factoring, remainders, and fractions that all deal with division.  Factor Pairs and Prime factors can also be shown.  Teachers can use this to show why some numbers are perfect squares and some are perfect triangles.  Watch the video to show how to change and use this number explorer with students.

Random Spinners For Probability, Order of Operations, and Finding Rules

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Randomized Spinners for Math Lessons

This website gives teachers the ability to quickly create random numbers that can be used for adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, order of operations, finding rules, and learning to substitute values.  The spinners can be used with 2 to 12 sections in each spinner.  You can have up to 4 spinners.  It also contains a timer in which you can quickly turn the spinners into fun and visual activities.  Watch the Youtube Video on using the spinners to see how it can be used.

Exploring the Petrified Forest National Park Video

Embark on an extraordinary adventure as two explorers venture beyond the conventional trails and unearth the hidden treasures nestled within Petrified National Park. Join their captivating discussion as they unveil the park's fascinating discoveries, rich history, and awe-inspiring geology. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking visuals and extraordinary videos that showcase the park's unparalleled beauty and wonder. Prepare to be mesmerized by the exceptional quality of the images and videos, as you witness the remarkable sights of this magnificent national treasure.

Find the Factors Game

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find the factors game

Can you beat a partner in discovering all the factors.  If you don't have a partner, try beating the computer.  Students will learn how to identify factors up to 100.  Student A will pick a number on the grid and student B gets points for every factor that remains for the picked number.

Custom Number Line Creator

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The cool tool allows teachers to generate custom number lines with ease.  You can change the line settings to different types of number lines like whole numbers, fractions, decimals, number lines with out numbers, and number lines without tick marks.  There is a draw tool or you can use your Smartboard to draw lines.  When finished creating the number line you can then generate an image that can be use in a worksheet, video or website.

Student Create Shapes on Digital Geoboard

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I use this digital geoboard with my 3rd grade students when teaching shapes.  I have students do their best to create, 2d shapes like triangles, right triangles, pentagon, hexagon, octogon, kite, square, rhombus, and rectangles.  When we are done with learning the shapes, students create their own image on the geoboard.  There are many variables that students and teachers can use when creating their shapes like, rubber band color, size of geoboard, add grid, fill in each shape to count area and perimeter, and add text.  Once finished you cna click the share button to generate an image to be