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There are just so many maths websites out there, but finding the best ones can be a tricky and frustrating business. During your quest for the best you will inevitably encounter some fairly poor websites, and some that appear great until you have to pay to access their best stuff!
Below is a list of real gems. Each websites offers something different and, of course, they are all 100% free!
A list of good website to direct your child toward can be found here
For GCSE revision and past exam papers, visit this page.
For A Level revision and past exam papers, visit this page.
For anything else, see below!
BBC Skillwise
A fantastic website from the BBC which is aimed at bringing you up to speed with all the key kills that students need to succeed at maths today. Thankfully the website manages to avoid being patronising, and instead offers clear practical help on iading your child. Very good indeed!
Nrich
I can’t speak highly enough of this website. I know that doing a maths puzzle may not seem like the best way to spend 20 minutes, but if your child can do a few puzzles a week off this site, it’ll do them a lot more good than reading over the textbook again and again ever will. These puzzles teach children how to think and solve problems for themselves, which are essential skills for success at maths and all subjects. Each puzzle comes complete with a worked answer and details of the thought processes involved. Oh, and another brilliant thing about this site is that if you or your child does have a specific maths question, you can visit the Ask Nrich section, submit it, and either a student or one of the brainy people at Cambridge University will help you answer it!
CIMT Help Modules
More often that not there will be one particular topic that a child just cannot get his head around, and the chances are it will be one of the ones tackled by this site. All the big names are on there – fractions, percentages, algebra, probability, and the explanations and examples are top notch. Well worth a look.
BBC BiteSize
This is most pupil’s first port of call for help on the internet, and it is a really good site which has been improved a lot over the last couple of years. There are plenty of notes, examples, interactive solutions, and questions for pupils to have a go themselves. Each question has its level/grade next to it, and you can even download a big revision check-list to make sure you there will be no nasty surprises in the exam. What more could you want in a website?
Misconceptions
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!
ICT Games
Some really, really good games, probably more suitable for younger, or less able pupils. You can even trick your child into thinking that they are on a break from revision by playing these!
Subtangent
Lots of topics in the Revision section, and in the Test Yourself bit your child can tackle the following topics – Function Machines, Number Properties, Pythagoras, and Quadratics. The questions are of an interactive nature, and are extremely well laid out. There are also some good games, again for when they have have earned a break from revision.
Parents in Touch
A really nice website which offers lots of practical advice about helping your child out with their maths. what i really like is the fact that the website is broken down into different age groups, and actually presents examples of the kind of work and exams that pupils are faced with these days. well worth a look!
Maths Careers
A nice website which attempts (and almost succeeds) to answer the eternal question: “mum/dad, what use is this in real life?”. Also provides information on careers involving maths and really good links to newspaper articles and other resources. This site might just help your child to see the bigger picture… hopefully!
Maths Mistakes
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 child does not make the same mistakes!