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Fun Online Math Tutorials & InteractivesNovember 2nd, 2020
It’s Monday, November 2, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website: (www.kidsolr.com/math/index.html) Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision)
Kids Online Resources, maintained by the Webb Family of Arcata, California, is a massive archive of web-based learning activities for a wide variety of subjects “from kindergarten to college”. We focused on the math pages today. Under “Math Resources”, there are 2 pages of links – click the red hand to move to the next page. The categories include:
At this site, you’ll find enough math activities and lessons to cover your curriculum for years to come. Narrated, Interactive Math TutorialsSeptember 28th, 2020
It’s Monday, September 28, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website: (www.visualmathlearning.com/pre_algebra/lessons.html) Age Range: 10-15 (Grades 5-10 with parental supervision)
This archived website provides free, interactive tutorials with diagrams, illustrations, animations and practice games and exercises for learning pre-algebra and algebra level mathematics. When you get to the site you’ll see that the lessons that are divided into two sections:
Click on any lesson and enjoy a tutorial that includes narration, illustrations, interactive diagrams, and visual manipulatives to encourage active learning. On the menu, you’ll also find interactive math “Exercises” and “Games” that will challenge students thinking skills and help them practice what they’ve learned from the lessons. Vedic Mathematics MagicApril 20th, 2020
It’s Monday, April 20, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website: Age Range: 8 and up (Grades 3 and up; children with parental supervision)
This commercial site provides information and free sample tutorials on Vedic Mathematics. What’s “Vedic Mathematics”? As explained at the website: “Vedic Mathematics is the name given to the ancient system of Indian Mathematics which was rediscovered from the Vedas between 1911 and 1918 by Sri Bharati Krsna Tirthaji (1884-1960). According to his research, all of mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word-formulae… These formulae describe the way the mind naturally works and are therefore a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution… The simplicity of Vedic Mathematics means that calculations can be carried out mentally (though the methods can also be written down).” Words really don’t begin to describe this innovative way to solve math problems and mentally calculate answers to math equations. It almost makes learning math like learning fun magic tricks. When you get to the website, click on New to Vedic Mathematics, then “tutorials”, then Fun With Figures. Try the free sample tutorials that explain ways to find arithmetic solutions for:
Read the instructions and apply the Vedic method to find the solutions to an array of sample problems. Your kids will enjoy experimenting! For those who have never heard of or tried this method before, it will really set your mind to thinking about math differently. If your kids struggle with mathematics the Vedic system may provide an alternative method that suits the way your child learns best. This site sells products that teach the Vedic system, but the sample tutorials are free. It also provides many links to other websites with articles, downloads, activities, and further resources for learning Vedic mathematics. We have not reviewed these other websites. Just FYI, YouTube carries some free Vedic math tutorials. Just go to YouTube.com and enter “Vedic math tutorials” in the search engine. A menu of free instructional videos on the Vedic system pops up that you can explore on your own. We have not reviewed the YouTube presentations on Vedic math, so parents AS ALWAYS should preview the material and supervise use. Learn French – The Language of LoveMarch 21st, 2020
It’s Saturday, March 21, 2020, and time for Foreign Languages at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website: (https://ielanguages.com/french.html) Age Range: 11 and up (Grades 6 and up; children with parental supervision)
French is often referred to as the “Language of Love” and at this ad-supported comprehensive website you will love learning French. Visitors will find over 150 lessons covering topics from the very basic phrase to informal French and slang. When arriving at the link above, scroll down to the colorful navigation boxes in the center of the page to access lessons including:
Most lessons provide instructional material, vocabulary or phrases of study, and audio MP3s of a native French speaker. Some lessons include simple-to-use audio flash card practice and interspersed throughout the lessons there are online multiple choice, matching or fill in the blank quizzes. After certain groups of lessons, there is a “Real French” icon available that provides additional comprehension practice with a listen and read format and the accompanying fill in the blank practice. All lessons are in bite size pieces so students will not be overwhelmed with material. If French is not your foreign language of choice, select the Languages Tutorials drop down in the upper tool bar and click on the “More Languages” option to find that this website also offers lessons for other Romance Languages, Germanic Languages, Slavic Languages, and Non-Ino-European Languages. We love this website for its straightforward and simple approach to language skills and we are sure you will too. Free Coding Courses!March 2nd, 2020
It’s Monday, March 2, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website: Age Range: 5 and up (Grades K and up; children with parental supervision)
Learn to code with these free online courses from Code.org. When you get to the site, choose from the following grade levels:
You can learn to make your own game, app, or computer drawing, build real working apps, games and websites using blocks, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and more. You can create an account to be able to save your progress, but it is not necessary. There are also “Hour of Code” tutorials if you don’t have time for a full course. 
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