Math is Fun is an excellent resource for students of all ages, teachers, and even parents. This site is regularly updated on a daily basis and has been helping students learn for nearly thirteen and a half years now. On this website math is explained through an easy language for all to understand and offers multiple puzzles, games, quizzes, worksheets and even a forum. The homepage is extremely easy to navigate (shown to the right), and allows one to quickly pick the area of mathematics they want to investigate. Also on the homepage, students have the opportunity to view Math Tools and Math Links, which brings them either to a page full of online technological math tools and/or calculators, or another page full of different mathematical links anyone can access. Once a student clicks on one of the links, they are brought to another page, which usually has an introduction, links to the basis of that subject, as well as links for almost every other idea pertaining to that topic. I really love how friendly the website is because a lot of students fear math due to the mathematical language, but this site's language is respectful to all students. The examples are extremely beneficial and the activity index allows students to "learn best by doing," which is always helpful!
As stated above, this website is also a wonderful resource for teachers because the authors of Math is Fun created a link on the homepage titled, Teacher's Page, where teachers can find plenty of manipulatives, puzzles, quizzes, and worksheets. As a first year teacher, I know how wonderful and useful these types of resources are because it is hard to always find the time to create our own materials. The site is free for all users and is constantly asking for suggestions from their users because they try to cover the material for all ages and are willing to modify the site in anyway possible.
Jenna,
ReplyDeleteAs a frequent user of Math is Fun, I know how useful this tool is! I agree that it is extremely attractive to students of all ages. Its vivid colors and animations make it seem less "scary" to students who have anxiety towards math. I have told my students multiple times to visit this site in order to receive more practice. Additionally, it is a great option for teachers who struggle to create worksheets or practice guides.
Nice job!
Jordan