SMART Board Goodies A Resource Blog by Amber Coggin 

I was inspired by something I saw today using the old “drag and drop” trick at our District SMART Board Workshop. I put on my thinking cap and created a piggy bank drop file for your students to use to count out coins. Make sure you turn up the volume to hear the coins actually fall into the piggy bank! Click here to download it. Enjoy!

MathNook.com has some great interactive activities that you should check out. Be aware of the ads on the sides and  bottom of the site. You could always use the spotlight tool to only show the game and block out the ads or use the Flash Game Maximizer add-on for Firefox! Below is the Counting Money game.

Happy New Year! It’s great to be back in action after a well-needed break. Today I’d like to share the resources from LearningToday.com. This site is subscription-based, but there are many free resources available, such as math and reading games and interactive resources sorted by grade level. Here is a preview of a money activity where students must count money and choose the item that can be bought at a pet store.

Here is a free activity by Mathsframe.co.uk where students can practice making change on 6 different levels. This site offers a subscription, but several resources are offered for free, including finding multiples and missing digits.

2 Step Money Problems