The five websites included to encourage student exploration and learning are:
· Weekly Reader Connections: Grade One, provided by Houghton Mifflin Math:
The above link is age-level appropriate and allows for further exploration of geometry to occur. Specific to geometry, there are 3 online activities and the titles are Shape Pictures, All Colors, Shapes, and Sizes, and Pick the Flowers. The first activity expands students’ awareness of shapes found in art or in our everyday lives. The second relates to identifying how the lollipops are the same based on shape, size, and color. The last activity asks students to identify the pattern that comes next in a given sequence.
· Harcourt Math Glossary, Grade One:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary1.html
This link provides age-appropriate definitions or illustrations of mathematical terms. It is easy for students to navigate through and explore different terms. ·
A Math Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather:
The above link is a comprehensive list of mathematical terms. The provided definitions are wordy but well-described and great for guiding class discussions. Additionally, pictures are provided to enhance definitions.
· Math Curriculum Guide for On-line Games:
The above link is age appropriate and provides a wide range of games for students that enhance knowledge and skills in math. Games focus directly on geometry for first grade are Four Piece Tangram, Shape Sorter (similar to Concentration), Shape Inlay, Flip It Frenzy, Evan Almighty Arketris (similar to Tetris), and Space Station.
· Shape Concentration by NCTM Illuminations:
Shape Concentration enhances students’ creations of mental images by using spatial memory and visualization. The game is designed for 1 or 2 players. Students can play with a transparent or solid blind.
· Geometric Solids by NCTM Illuminations:
This on-line tool allows students to manipulate various solid shapes by size, color, position, and transparency. Additionally, the number of faces, edges, and vertices is explored. Identifying plane shapes through solid shapes is further connected.