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A new maths website seems to pop up every day, and yet whenever you
type "good maths websites"
into Google, the same old characters pop up all the time.
The aim of this section is to offer up some of the sites that I have
found invaluable over the last couple of years. As well as the well-known
classics, I will also try to unearth a few lesser-known gems for you.
And best of all, they are all free!
As with the resources, should you know of any must-visit websites
that I have left out, please let me know here
Please Note: A collection
of websites targeted specifically for pupils can be found here
A
fantastic website which is all about sharing resources, and
there are some simply outstanding ones on here. There's everything
from complete sets of a level worksheets, to five lessons guiding
students through a structured independent learning package on
trigonometric equations.
County
Council websites are often ignored by those outside of the local
area, but they can be an untapped resource of high quality teaching
and learning materials. The Leicestershire County Council website
is a classic example of this. There is a wealth of top quality
stuff on there if you follow the above link, and below are some
direct links to what I have found to be the most useful:
Thinking
Skills - Lesson ideas to develop thinking skills in the
classroom Activities
for the Classroom - Lots of good activities and ideas to
spice up lessons and to help convey tricky topics Literacy
in Maths - Some nice stuff to help build a bit of literacy
into your lessons Revision
- Some good advice for pupils sitting exams, and some really
high quality collective memory/mind map style resources
A
really nice idea from Yorkshire and Humberside. Maths lesson
resources have been created with local work/industry sectors,
leading to some fantastic projects that certianly tick the Functional
Skills box. As the website says, the resources link real and
significant mathematical thinking with authentic real world
applications. You need to register to access the resources,
but this is free.
Another
really good LEA website, jam packed full of great free resources.
They don't quite have as many tarsia jigsaw files as me, but
apart from that... :-)
The
TES has always been full of really good maths resources, created
by other teachers. The difference is now that the search facility
has been drastically improved, making this one of my first stops
when I am on the hunt for a fancy resource. If you look hard
enough you will find mysteries, collective memories, investigations,
and many other interesting resources on here.
Unlike
the main bulk of this site, this little section is free and
contains a ridiculously large collection of resources ready
to download. The only drawback is that each resource must by
downloaded individually and unzipped before use, but there is
some quality stuff on here, so it is well worth the effort.
A
brilliant set of exam questions for all the A Level modules,
including Further Maths, with step-by-step solutions provided.
Basically, it's what MathsNet used to do before you had to pay
for it. These make great starters on the IWB, and the website
is a good one to encourage your students to visit for revision.
What
a brilliant website! Full of lesson ideas and resources, high
quailty and very well organised. The Investigations are absolutely
fantastic - well supported, rich, interesting tasks. Spot on!
A
brilliant website which has video clips and lesson plans for
what many maths teachers consider to be the Holy Grail... examples
of real life maths! The stuff on there already is very
good, and new content seems to be being added all the time.
Definitely worth a look!
Another
way of finding great, free maths resources is to use the excellent
mathssearch.co.uk,
which allows you to search a selection of hand-picked websites
to find just the type of resource you are after. Give it a go
using the search box below!
Another
Scottish website, this time offering a lot of flash and java
resources to download. Very comprehensive coverage and some
really nice stuff on here.
A
truly excellent website from AST, Mark Greenaway. Loads of stuff
on here from resources, revision guides, advice, links, and
pretty much anything else you could want. Very, very good.
Something
a bit different here. RAF personnel guide students through a
series of stimulating curriculum-linked maths activities. The
website boasts a range of exciting and challenging maths tasks
set within the context of real-life RAF jobs. Very nice!
A
truly amazing website which is easy to navigate and is jam-packed
full of free teaching resources. The interactive Excel files
in particular are very impressive. A must visit!
An
excellent website from Australia. All the help and resources
you could ever need to teach statistics. The content is probably
more suited to higher level GCSE and all A Level statistics
modules.
A
really good website full of resources for teaching maths interactively.
There's loads of stuff for Promethean IWBs, but lots of other
types of resources and files as well. Constantly growing and
well worth a look.
I
couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this. Pretty much the whole
of the AS course (and a lot of the A2 course) available in high
quality PowerPoint files... and all for free! Brilliant!
An
amazing website that keeps getting better! Crammed full of PowerPoint,
EasiTeach and Tarsia Jigsaw resources for all topics, and all
for free! The A Level section is one of the best around. Brilliant!
Quite
simply the best school maths website I have ever seen. Jam packed
full of revision materials, tests, teaching resources, schemes
of work, lesson plans, just about everything. Fantastic!
In
my opinion the forum itself isn't a patch on the TES one (click
here),
but the NCETM have introduced a Documents tab, whereby maths
teachers can quickly and easily share resources. If this catches
on it good be one of the best places to go to swap and share
top quality resources.
A
nice website where you can find archives of interesting maths
lectures, which can either be downloaded as videos or audio
files, or if not then they can be streamed over the internet.
There is lots of good stuff here.
An
excellent website that is continually growing. It's jam packed
full of videos and other free resources, all set up by a very
generous maths teacher. Give it a look.
This
a blog written by the author of the wonderful Furbles
and Primitives software (see Essential
Freebies). The author is clearly a passionate mathematician,
and his thoughts and the internet gems that he regularly throws
up are well worth a look. A really nice website.
A
brilliant website which offers lesson plans, complete with resources,
which are often a bit more interactive for the pupils than they
usually might be. The website is really well organised and there
is some truly excellent stuff on here.
A
really nice website full of original and fun maths games and
puzzles. This website is definitely one to watch with the promise
of more puzzles, starters and investigations to be added soon!
An
excellent website offering lots of really good (and free) teaching
resources and assessment material. The A Level section in particular
is simply outstanding.
Something
a bit different. Schools can register to recycle old mobile
phones or ink cartridges. There is lots of help and resources
on offer to make this easier (and to link the exercise into
Maths!), and not only will you be helping the environment and
getting kids involved in a good cause, there are also cash prizes
available too. An excellent idea!
A
simply brilliant website. Not only are there bucket loads of
resources (all for free, of course), but also there is lots
of advice for teachers, as well as interactive schemes of work
and good website links, and that's just the teacher section!
Very good.
I
was slow to pick up on this website, but now I am a convert!
For teaching A Level Maths, this website is simply brilliant.
Pick the topic y from the menu on the left, and then watch all
the resources appear. What I like best of all is the variety
of resources, from nice little leaflets covering all the main
facts, the video tutorials. Brilliant!
A
really nice idea. The authors have got together the 8 maths
topics they consider to contain the biggest misconceptions in
pupils (and they promise another 16 soon!), and they offer examples,
advice, and exercises on how to correct them. Very good!
It's
hard to know where to start with this website, because there
is just so much good stuff on it. I have linked you straight
to the home page, and I would suggest you scroll down and have
a look at the CIMT Resources section. There are free notes,
exercises for the pupils to do, puzzles, competitions, and real
world applications of maths. If you've got a spare twenty minutes,
have a good look around.
A
specific link to a page on the excellent Suffolk Maths website.
If you are planning a Maths Day at your school, no matter how
big or small, then this is the place to visit!
An
amazing website with starters, assignments, skills activities
and web links for lots of topics. The Statistics
and the Decision Maths sections
in particular are extremely impressive for teaching older students,
but there is also loads of good stuff on money and shape for
the younger ones.
A
good set of resources to help you teach Further Maths. The Decision
and Mechanics stuff are particularly impressive, and there are
direct links to Maths Tutor resources as well.
A
fantastic website set up by Cambridge University. If you haven't
visited it for a while, give it ago. Not only are there loads
and loads of really good puzzles and activities (all organised
into age groups and difficulty, with complete solutions), but
there are also documents which show how all these puzzles and
activities fit into the national framework to spice up the dullest
of topics. Not only this, but there are some really good articles
aimed specifically at teachers, some offering advice, others
giving exciting angles into topics. Brilliant!
I
really like this site. Lots of mistakes made by real students,
which can form the basis of a useful discussion of a topic,
and hopefully ensure your students don't make the same mistakes
This
is something a little different. Schools can sign up to the
website for free and create a Maths Community for their maths
department. Teachers can then upload content to their schools
page, such as class notes, homework documents and important
messages. Students can log on to the "Student Zone",
where they can view the uploaded documents, and post questions
of their own, which can be answered by their teacher or other
members of the Maths-Quarter community. A nice idea if your
maths department does not have their own web-page, and the potential
for per-to-peer learning looks promising.
A
really nice website, jam-packed full of top quality resources.
There are PowerPoints, GSP files, and lots of those Tarsia Jigsaws
that I just can't do without. Definitely worth a visit!
A
really nice site from the Suffolk Advisory Centre which offer
free revision programs for SATs level 5/6, GCSE level C/D Borderline,
and (coming soon) GCSE A\A* Borderline. There is some really
good stuff in these programs which can be used in class or at
home to support independent learning, and it's all free! This
website is definitely worth a look.
An
excellent example of maths teachers sharing outstanding resources.
Probing questions, investigations, assessment material, the
works! There is some really excellent stuff on here, and it
is updated on a regular basis, so make sure you keep going back
to check.
Something
a bit different here. It is an encyclopedia cataloging well
over 100,000 integer sequences. Sounds boring?... surely not...
but what I like about it is not only is every sequence discussed
and links provided, there is also the option to graph each sequence,
and hear the sound of the terms played on a piano. My top recommendation
is Recaman's
Sequence, which is so simple to construct, but so difficult
to explain!
A
really nice set of short video clips demonstrating skills such
as how to measure angles, draw bearings, and construct triangles,
complete with clear audio commentary. These would be excellent
used on an IWB / digital projector, or given to the pupils to
view at home as a revision aid.
If
your school is doing IB maths, then this is the one stop place
on the web for you. Jam packed full of high quality resources
and a really nicely laid out website. Excellent
A
nice website run by an enthusiastic teacher. There are lots
of links for pupils and teachers to free resources and other
good websites, and some of the site's original resources for
teachers are excellent.
A
large collection of high-quality PowerPoint files from Dundee
High School. They are arranged by Scottish Year Groups, but
it is fairly easy to tell what each file is about. Very good!
A
nice website which attempts (and almost succeeds) to answer
the eternal question: “sir, what use is this in real life?”.
Also provides information on careers involving maths and really
good links to newspaper articles and other resources.
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