Lower Elementary Internet Sites (K-2)

• Kindergarten

• First Grade

• Second Grade

First Grade

1. Number and Operations (N)

2. Measurement (M)

3. Geometry (G)

4. Data and Probability (D)

 

2. Measurement (M)

First Grade

1. "Estimate and Measure Length"

   1. Bathroom Tiles

   This interactive site allows students the chance to practice estimating measurements of angels.
    

   2. Funbrain Change Maker Game
      Outstanding - Interactive game which asks to give the amount of coins that represent change for $1.00 or $100.00. Graphics are lifelike. (Grades 2-4)

   3. Geometry and Measurement

   This is an interactive site that has activities for K-5 that include measuring angles, working with symmetry, teaching measures, and how much is it?

   4. Judge and Jury
      Students explore non-standard units and compare relative sizes of "steps" in this activity.  They determine how the size of each type of step is important to how many steps it takes to measure an object.

   Measure It!
   This site is student activity based. Students must look at the ruler and decide how long the bar above it is. It also keeps track of correct/incorrect responses. Students can also choose what level of difficulty they would like to be on. Children must be able to read in order to respond. This site would be appropriate for grades 2-5.
   PBS Kids: Cyberchase
   Students print a "wacky ruler" and a page of worms.  Using the wacky ruler, (which is missing some numbers,) students measure each of the  worms.  Students can check their answers on the site.  To conclude the activity, students could explain their strategy.

   5. Shape & Space in Geometry
      This site provides students with the opportunity to investigate the relationship between the length of a diagonal of a square and one of its sides.

   6. Snapdragon Tell the Time
      Children manipulate the hands on a clock to tell time. Dragon pops up to indicate correct answers.

2. "Tell Time"

   1. Clockwise BBC Education New

   At this site, students can manipulate an analog clock to show the specified time. There is the digital clock that reads the time that the analog clock shows as it is being manipulated. Therefore, the students have a way of checking their work as they are working.

   2. Houghton Mifflin Mathematics New

   As a mathematics book company, Houghton Mifflin offers help to teachers on line with introducing and developing concepts in the areas of time and calendar. These are lesson plans that can be of beneficial help to a teacher who needs a more concrete idea of how to present these two items to a classroom.
    

   3. Math is Fun New

   This is a teacher resource as well as an activity for students. This gives ideas and wording possiblities for teacher presentations/lessons. As well, it allows students to manipulate clocks, both analog and digital to show a desired time in both manners.

   4. Snapdragon Tell the Time
      Children manipulate the hands on a clock to tell time. Dragon pops up to indicate correct answers.

   5. Time Experience For Kids! - Measurement (II.3.E.6)
      In this interactive site, the children are presented with two times, they will be asked to determine the difference between the two. This includes using the hours, minutes, and seconds in the time. There is another game the children can go to for determining time using the month, day, and year (calendar). The third game is to determine time using the clock and calendar. This is a student activity for grades 4 and up.

3. "Work With Money"

   1. Funbrain Change Maker Game
      Outstanding - Interactive game which asks to give the amount of coins that represent change for $1.00 or $100.00. Graphics are lifelike. (Grades 2-4)

   2. Counting Money New

   Here is an interactive site about counting money for students in second grade. Students can read and write amounts of money using decimal notations.
    

   3. Geometry and Measurement

   This is an interactive site that has activities for K-5 that include measuring angles, working with symmetry, teaching measures, and how much is it?

   4. Learning About Money New

   Coin identification and adding of coins can be a challenge. This site allows student practice with these money concepts.

   5. Money Experience For Kids!
      Outstanding - This site allows three types of games: (It ranges form grade 2 to higher elementary) Making Change - It tells how many of what denomination are required to make a given amount. Spending Money - The student is given a specific amount of cash and presented with a list of items. Their job is to buy things until they have less than $1.00 left. They must not overspend. Piggy Bank Break-in - Add up the money by denomination and determine the total. This is a student activity.

   6. Funbrain Change Maker Game
      Outstanding - Interactive game which asks to give the amount of coins that represent change for $1.00 or $100.00. Graphics are lifelike. (Grades 2-4)

   7. Judge and Jury
      Students explore non-standard units and compare relative sizes of "steps" in this activity.  They determine how the size of each type of step is important to how many steps it takes to measure an object.

4. "Solve Problems"

   1. Change Maker Game
      Outstanding - Students make change and add their money to a piggy bank. They can select the level of difficulty from amounts less than $1.00 to amounts over $100.00. A tally board keeps the number of correct answers. This is a student activity.

   2. Funbrain Shape Surveyor Geometry Game
      Outstanding - This is an interactive game. You are on an archeological dig and have to solve problems as you dig. The student calculates the perimeter or area of a given figure. They are able to select from a variety of difficulty levels. This is a student activity.

   3. Geometry and Measurement

   This is an interactive site that has activities for K-5 that include measuring angles, working with symmetry, teaching measures, and how much is it?

   4. Money Experience For Kids!
      Outstanding - This site allows three types of games: (It ranges form grade 2 to higher elementary) Making Change - It tells how many of what denomination are required to make a given amount. Spending Money - The student is given a specific amount of cash and presented with a list of items. Their job is to buy things until they have less than $1.00 left. They must not overspend. Piggy Bank Break-in - Add up the money by denomination and determine the total. This is a student activity.

   5. PBS Kids: Cyberchase
      Students choose from 3 different pots to fill a given container in the game "Can You Fill It?".  Using estimation, students try to fill the container in the least amount of tries without spilling over.  This activity would help students to recognize changes in volume.

   6. Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
      This is an interactive site that provides students with the opportunity to practice finding the area of polygons. The site first reviews what polygons (squares, rectangles) are and shows students the formula for finding area (LxW). The site then gives students problems to solve on their own. This is a student activity.

   7. Shape Surveyor
      This is a very fun and exciting interactive site. It allows the children to choose their level of difficulty from easy, medium, to hard. There is a choice to compute perimeter, area, or both. It is immediate self-checking and supplies the correct answer. This site is a student activity.

   8. Shape & Space in Geometry
      This site provides students with the opportunity to investigate the relationship between the length of a diagonal of a square and one of its sides.