Stedwick Elementary School

Mathematics 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Illuminations, www.Illuminations.nctm.org.  

A comprehensive organization of math investigations, lessons, tools, and resources.  

Math Archives, “Topics in Mathematics,” www.archives.math.utk.edu/topics/. 

Dozens of basic and advanced math topics with links to related sites and lessons 

Education Place, “Brain Teasers,” www.eduplace.com/math/brain/. 

This site contains a weekly word problem and solution for Grades 3–4, 5–6, and 7–8. 

Figure This,  

www.figurethis.org/. 

The site provides puzzle-type applications in a variety of algebra, geometry, measure­ment, number, and statistics/probability subtopics, and includes answers.  

Math Forum @ Drexel, www.mathforum.org.  

A large site with a useful arithmetic/early mathematics link of activities and problems related to basic operations and other basic mathematical topics.  

Helping Your Child Learn Math, www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/. 

 Provides math applications to real-life situations.  

OTHER MATH SITES: 

www.multiplication.com, www.multiplication.com/parents.htm. 

 The parents page provides multiple strategies for teaching the times tables. Also includes games, flashcards, worksheets, other activities, and other resources..  

AAA Math, www.aaamath.com. 

This site contains hundreds of pages of basic math skills, which are sorted by math topics and grade levels K–8.  

Reading/Language Arts 

National Council of Teachers of English, www.ncte.org/search?q=parents. 

Designed specifically to help parents help their children. Assorted topics 

International Reading Association, www.reading.org./Information 

 Go to a variety of topics—also in Spanish.  

www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html  

Designed to provide parents with lessons and activities to help their school aged and preschool children master reading, under­stand the value of homework and develop skills. 

Other Reading/Language Arts Sites: 

Guide to Grammar and Writing 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar.  

This site contains an extensive collection of grammar, mechanics, language, usage, and writing topics, easily accessed by multiple indexes.  

Read, Write, Now! Activities for Reading and Writing Fun, www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/Activities.html.  

This site includes reading activities and reading lists for chil­dren through Grade 6.