The Le@rning Federation out of Australia provides digital resources aligned with Australian standards.There are several categories in the sample curriculum content section that you should definitely check out! Number Trains, from the Early Years category, is a wonderful interactive for learning to count numbers 1-10 represented as words, numerals, and dots! Place the carriages in the correct order in groups of four to make the train move along the track. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the rest of the free activities.

I first read about Math Doodles last week at the EDucation ToGoBox. Math Doodles, created by Daren Carstens, were “designed to provide a place where anyone can discover the joy, wonder, and fun of mathematics.” There are currently 7 Math Doodle interactives available in Demo mode. Check out Number Jump below.  The object is to smash the flies by maneuvering the ball along the number lines.

Ann and Addem’s Dartboard Game is a great narrated game from the Number Time section of the BBC website. In order to reach the target score, you must place the dart in the correct number spot on the dartboard. Remember that on a dartboard the outer spaces are double that of the inner ones. To move the darts, touch the dart to pick it up, then touch the spot where it should be released (this is not click, hold, drag, drop). There are also  options for 3 different levels and the ability to remove the timer. Have a look!

Check out this interactive Olympics medal tally and scorecard from iDashboards. It is really quite fascinating! You can check the medal status by Country or event and see some pretty cool statistics in near real-time. Have a look!

It’s great to be back at work after a much-needed holiday which included a rare snow day, Presidents Day, and Mardi Gras break. It was great having some time off to watch the Olympics as well! So keeping in the Olympic spirit, I thought I’d share some related activities with you. Here’s one I ran across called The Award Ceremony which can be found at http://www.mathsonline.co.uk. In this activity, students choose an Olympic event, then sort the event results into order. You can choose the difficulty by clicking on the options at the bottom of the home screen. Make sure you read the directions for sorting each event, since it could require ordering the scores greatest to least or least to greatest. Click “Award Medals” once the numbers have been sorted to check your answers. If the answers are correct, the award ceremony will begin. Check it out!

Here is a great “Counter Square” from AmblesidePrimary.com. You can use a square, circle, or triangle in order to make patterns, highlight prime numbers, and label odd/even numbers, etc. Just click on the Ideas for more ways to use the chart.