Resources

=Resources=

Resources on the Web:
[|Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids]: A student friendly encyclopedia that offers definitions in simpler language. Also has an online dictionary. [|Illuminations]: A site filled with peer-reviewed activities and lesson plans with a fantastic search function. Lessons and activities allow you to filter by grade band and by content of interest. The site is run through NCTM. K-8 Access Center: This site offers a lot of small training modules and ideas for teaching in a variety of subjects, including mathematics. Some of the modules provide lesson plans while others provide future pedagogical tools. [|Math Playground]: A site that offers different games for different grades. [|The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]: An online source of manipulatives (such as geoboards and counting cubes) that has activities based on grade band and by content area. [|NCTM]: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The group that is considered to be the governing branch of the mathematics education community in the United States. They have established multiple standards and principles to help structure the learning of mathematics. In order to access the entire site you must be a member, but there are still many free sections. NCTM publishes several practitioner-based journals and teaching books. [|PBSKids]: A site devoted to the television programs on the PBS television network. There are some episodes, games, and other activities. Useful for more than just mathematics. [|Wolfram's Mathworld]: An online dictionary of mathematical terms and concepts.

Mathematics Teaching Tools:
[|ETA/Cuisenair]: Makers of hands-on manipulative [|MathSolutions]: More manipulatives [|Smart Technologies]: Makers of the SmartBoard but the site also offers lessons and activities [|Texas Instruments]: Makers of calculators and other computer software

Books:
NCTM. //Navigations//. Reston, VA: NCTM: @http://www.nctm.org/catalog/productsview.aspx?id=110

Thiessen, D. (Ed.). (2004). //Exploring Mathematics through Literature: Articles and Lessons for Prekindergarten through Grade 8//. Reston, VA: NCTM.