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SECTION A:
These links focus on the importance of Numeracy and help us understand how and why we use math in everyday life.
SECTION B:
Explore the online interactive math games and activities to help your child extend and reinforce their math skills. Daily practise is important to keep those math skills sharp!
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SECTION A: Numeracy Skills - The What and the Why?
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| 1. | The Essential Skill of Numeracy - (the ultimate reason behind why numeracy is important) | |
| 2. | From the University of West England - (why numeracy skills are important) | |
| 3. | Canadians need to do more to improve numeracy skills. (Globe and Mail) | |
| 4. | Numeracy Skills Count (quotes stats from UK, Australia and USA) | |
| 5. | How Does Blending Learning Develop Numeracy Skills? (eLearning Ontario) | |
| 6. | Trades Math Workbook Outline (Employment and Skills Development Canada) | |
| 7. | Why the Ontario Government is committed to improving math skills. (www.edu.gov.on.ca) | |
| 8. | Preparing Students for the World Beyond the Classroom (EQAO Research Team) | |
| 9. | Literacy and Essential Skills in Ontario 2012 (Essential Skills Ontario) | |
| 10. | Supporting Numeracy - Capacity Building Series | |
| 11. | Numeracy in Literacy and Basic Skills(Developing Adult Numeracy) | |
| 12. | The Ontario Math Curriculum (Ontario Ministry of Education) | |
| 13. | What Works? Research into Practice! (Ontario Ministry of Education) | |
| 14. | Elementary Math Support Pages (TVDSB Math Department) | |
| 15. | A Math Dictionary for Kids - by Jenny Eather (very visual - would be great on a SB) | |
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SECTION B: Online Interactive Math Games and Activities |
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| Math Playground - Play with Numbers and Give Your Brain a Workout! | * | |
| Numeracy WebLinks - Primary Ages 4-11 | ||
| ICT Math Games - Numerous Themes | ||
| Arcademics - Academics + Arcade = Fun Learning | ||
| Mad for Math - Fun Math Games and Advice for Parents on KS2 Math | ||
| SumDog - Free Games to Make Math Fun | * | |
| Maths Zone - Interactive Math Games and Activities | ||
| Bitesize - Primary KS1 Level | * | |
| Primary Interactive - From PrimaryResources UK | ||
| Primary Games Series | ||
| Primary Games Arena - Collection of primary Math game to teach the curriculum | ||
| Free Online Maths Games | ||
| Literacy & Numeracy Games - Miss Reynolds Blog - Study Ladder Links | ||
| Teaching Ideas (click the Maths tab) | ||
| Kiwi Families - School Age Free Maths Games - Website and Link | ||
| Primary Resources CO UK - 6 Math Sections or Strands | ||
| Northwood Numeracy WebSite - 6 categories and strands | ||
| Christmas Maths - TopMarks Educational Sites | ||
| ICT Games - Teaching Resources - Interactive | ||
| The Classroom Kit - Math Games to Use in the Classroom | ||
| Mental Maths - from Teaching Ideas | ||
| Free Teacher - Math Games for Classroom Use | ||
| IXL - Math For the Right and Left Brain (among other things) | * | |
| Math Games PBS Kids - Many, Many Links on All Strands and Topics | ||
| Cool Math 4 Kids - An Amusement Park of Math Games and more.... | ||
| Family Learning - Numeracy Link | ||
| StudyLadder - Many great activites but requires a login (free however) | * | |
| Maths - Primary & Secondary Levels - BBC UK | ||
| Crickweb - Free Online Educational Resources | ||
| Math Frog - Free Math Fun Resources - From U of Waterloo | ||
| Spy Guys - Grade 6 Math Game - All Key Math Concepts | ||
| Link to Learning - Math - Covers all Math Strands - Many good links here! | ||
| Math Blackline Masters - Nova Scotia Board of Education | ||
| Learn Alberta - Select Math and search for files | ||
| Getting Students Connected - Avon Maitland - (click the grade then the MATH link) | * | |
| Math Live - Specific Math Concepts for Grades 3-6 | ||
| Elementary Math Websites To Practice Mixed Operations/Story Problems | ||
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