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Math Snacks

Posted by admin | Posted in Fun & Games, Math, Middle/High School, Secondary Elementary, Teacher Resources, Websites, iPod, video | Posted on 05-01-2010

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What it is: Math Snacks is my new favorite teaching resource for math!  Math Snacks are animated videos and games that help students understand math concepts.  Each “snack” offers a math concept that students can learn, review, and practice.  The snacks are available online or can be accessed for free on a mobile device like the iPhone or iPod.  The snacks focus on math concepts that are appropriate for 5th-8th grade.  Print materials are available that can be used to help students in applying their conceptual understanding to math problems.  Concepts on Math Snacks include ratios, proportions, scale, number line properties, equality and order on the number line, tables, graphs, measurement, and equations.


How to integrate Math Snacks into the classroom: Math Snacks is a fun way for students to visualize difficult to understand math concepts.  There are short humorous videos that demonstrate the math concept in action.  These videos can be viewed as an introduction to a new concept or as practice and review of learning.  The videos can be paused for class discussion about the concept and for solving of problems.  All videos are available for viewing online and can be downloaded to an iPod.  Some of the iPod downloads also include subtitles.  Each video also comes with a learner and teacher guide.  Print these guides to direct you in discussion throughout the video and activities.


Tips: A huge THANK YOU to @summersj who introduced me to Math Snacks via Twitter!


Leave a comment and share how you are using Math Snacks in your classroom.

Comments (3)

Denise said on 06-01-2010

Love it! Thanks for sharing. Bad Dates was hilarious!
admin said on 06-01-2010

I thought so, too!
MLK, Sites & Sounds, Etc | Technology News On Tuesdays said on 18-01-2010

[...] Math Snacks, from ILearnTechnology - Here’s a great site for teaching some basic and not-so-basic Math concepts to kids, appropriate for elementary, middle school kids and high school kids. The site uses brief animations & video clilps to introduce and reinforce basic concepts, like Bad Date (ratio & proportion), Overruled (proportions & coordinate graphing), and Number Rights (equality, order, and number lines), etc.  Most have learner and teacher guides, and many are available for download to portable devices like iPods! [...]

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