Resources
Online Assistance:
-Math Connects Textbook | Pre-Algebra Textbook
PARCC:
2016 Sample Questions & Answers (Grade 6; Posted 1/9/17)
Math Games:
-Conquer Club (Probability and Strategy)
-Game Over Gopher (Graphing on the Coordinate Plane)
-Just Get 10 (Numbers)
-Mastermind (Strategy)
-Properties: Basketball Game | Battleship | Online Quiz
-Proportions: Dirt Bike Race | Ratio Rumble
-Various Games: Addition / Subtraction | Multiplication / Division
Math Activities
-Circle Activity (see videos below)
-Coloring Sheets: Architecture • Optical Illusions • Tessallations
-Designing Floorplans / Blueprints
-Word Search: 5-Digit Numbers | Various: 1 • 2
Math Videos:
-Absolute Value (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
-Circles from a Plane: Photos from Colorado / Utah / Wyoming Border • NASA Photo • Video • Design your Own
-Fractions with Pizza (Language)
-Long Division (Song)
-Multiplication (Anamaniacs)
-Order of Operations: 1 • 2 • 3
-Ratios: The Office | Seinfeld
-Solving Equations + Inequalities: Lyrics | Music Video | Merecat Falling Asleep
-Why math is important: Crane Truck Video • Crane Truck Website | Crane and Pool
Math Library:
-Climbing Everest (eBook)
Character Education:
-A Good Name (NFL Rookies Challenge, Steve Fitzhugh)
-Act Your Wage (Board Game)
-Buying the Latest Cell Phone (Dave Ramsey)
-Enthusiasm & Body Language (Geno Auriemma, Women's Basketball Coach, Univ. of Connecticut)
-Foundations in Personal Finance: Middle School Edition
-Millionaire Lawn Mower (Dave Ramsey)
-Personal Growth through Loss (Virginia Tech after losing in 1st round of NCAA Tournament)
-Problem Solving (Escalator)
-Spending Money (SNL)
-Budgeting / Working Hard in School (Cosby Show)