Here is a compilation of free K-6 Math websites and apps to help students with math fluency, practice, and enrichment. This list will be continually growing, so be sure to bookmark this page, and check in regularly! The resources are organized into two categories:
Free K-6 Math Websites & Apps that Promote Critical Thinking & Free K-6 Virtual Math Tools
Grab your own Free Math Resources Spreadsheet for easy reference! You will find all of these resources organized into an easy-to-use table with links and resource info.
Free K-6 Math Websites & Apps that Promote Critical Thinking
These resources are perfect for a math warm-up, or a short 10-15 minute block of time during math instruction or math centers. Use these resources with hands-on math tools to enrich visual and conceptual understanding.
Benefits Include:
Number Sense Routines
Pattern Recognition
Positive Learning Community
Student Agency
Deepen Understanding of Operations
Mathematical Fluency
Mathematical Enrichment
Mathematical Discourse
Which One Doesn’t Belong? (WODB)
Thought-provoking puzzles that promote multiple perspectives and mathematical reasoning
Math Tasks (Kyle Webb)
A large collection of an assortment of 3-Act Math Tasks for all grade levels
Steve Wyborney: Splat & Esti-Mysteries
Activities that promote number sense, estimation, and critical thinking
3-Act Tasks are divided by grade level and standards
A variety of images are available to inspire math tasks
Kristen Acosta 3-Act Tasks
3-Act Tasks are divided by grade level and standards
Math Before Bed - Math Prompts
Numerous tasks that support various math standards
Math Tasks that promote thoughtful mathematical justification
A collection of challenging math task video challenges
Open Middle Website
Math problems with multiple ways to approach and solve the problem
Free K-6 Virtual Math Tools
Toy Theater Virtual Math Manipulatives
An assortment of virtual math manipulatives to help students grasp abstract concepts through modeling
Free math apps based on visual math models and manipulatives
Visual math prompts that encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and PLAY
A wide assortment of virtual math manipulatives and math games
Math Games, Logic Puzzles, and “Brain Workouts”
A variety of virtual math manipulatives and math tools
Math Bingo (ABCYA)
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Virtual Bingo Game
Marble Estimation (ABCYA)
Use estimation to guess how many marbles are in the virtual jar in leveled games
If you know of other excellent math resources, please share them with us at janis@lodgeslearning.com so that we can add them to our collection!
We hope your young mathematicians become excited about math through these various websites and apps, while also gaining valuable critical thinking, number sense, and mathematical reasoning skills.
Don't forget to grab the Free Math Websites & Apps Spreadsheet formatted in an easy-to-use spreadsheet with links and info!
Looking for a Math Enrichment Project? Check out this hands-on Market Day Project!
Comments