Practice Your Math Skills

Look below for plenty of helpful hints on passing your next math test! If you’re looking for more specific math tips, try the AboutSchool.com Mathematics section.

Popular Flashcards!

Need some practice on addition? Flip to the next card by clicking on the "Start" and then click on the "Answer":

 

If you need more practice, try Flashcards for Kids or A+ Math for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division!

Math on the Web:

Ask Dr. Math
Dr. Math is searchable by grade level.

The Abacus
Visit this site to find out everything you wanted to know about the Abacus, which is the 'art of calculating with beads.' Learn to add and subtract using an Abacus.

Adding Feet and Inches
This site contains problem solving questions on adding feet and inches.

All Those Advertising Dollars!
This problem solving activity requires students to find percent changes.

Arithmetic
Each math lesson features interactive practice, challenge games and an explanation of the topic.

Arithmetic
This site contains a list of strategies for instruction, math problems, puzzles and more.

Daily Learning Activities
This page provides math problems for the third grade student.

Dave's Math Tables: Multiplication Table
Multiplication tables from 0x0 to 12x12 is listed in matrix form.

Fun with Numbers
See how much fun numbers are by trying out this page.

Interactive Assessment Worksheets
Math and science worksheets for elementary age students.

Interactive Stock Market Learning Project for K-12
Describes a project designed to teach kids the mathematical concepts involved with the stock market.

Math in the Home
Has many different math activities that are categorized by grade level.

MathBOTs
3D point of view perspective game to learn math facts.

Math Word Problems for Children
An excellent place for children to try out or test their math word-problems skills.

Mathematics Center
Contains brain teasers to test and strengthen your math skills.

Mathematics Maze
An interesting mathematics maze, filled with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems.

The Prime Page
Visit this page to find out everything you want to know about prime numbers.

Welcome to BasketMath Online Interactive
This site helps children practice their math skills in many different areas, interactively with a basketball theme.

What Good is Math?
Shows how math can help you with real life problems.

Your Calculator:

How Many Apples Are Here Today?

Your Multiplication Table:

Fractions:

Lois S. Terms' Home Page
Colorful site for beginning fractions information.

No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In
Visually explains the concept of fractions using the colorful patterns and shapes provided at this site.

Continued Fractions
At this web page explains what a continuous fraction is, and introduces related problem solving questions.

Fractions
Definitions of fractions and their properties. Examples of multiplying and dividing fractions.

Fractions Add/Subtract
Take an online quiz and test your fraction skills and get immediate results.

Shapes:

Border Pattern Gallery
Created by undergraduate math education students, this site introduces elementary children to the concept of symmetry.

Math Sites:

Arithmetic
Each math lesson features interactive practice, challenge games and an explanation of the topic.

Graphing Vector Calculator
The "Graphing Vector Calculator" allows you to draw two vectors with your mouse then use the "calculator" to do vector operations on them ("A+B", "B+A", "A-B", "B-A").

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
Visit this site to find out interesting facts about Mathematics.

Math Scope and Sequence
Describes the scope of math learning.

Mathman Sample Problems
A variety of math problems, divided by chapters in correlation to a book, to help students with their math skills.

Mega Math
A presentation of unusual and important mathematical ideas.

Number Puzzles
Visit this site if you enjoy number puzzles and answers.

Spirals of Primes
This page will generate a spiral of numbers, with the primes marked as stars, and the composites as dots.

What Good is Math?
Shows how math can help you with real life problems.

History of Mathematics:

Egyptian Fractions
Find out about the ancient Egyptian numbering system from this web site.

MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
An extensive list of biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians.

Mathematics
This site contains lots of information on Greek Mathematicians.

Mayan Numbers
This site discusses the Mayan's number system.

Old Babylonian Multiplication Tables
Old Babylonian multiplication is explained at this site.

Women Mathematicians
This site contains an extensive alphabetic list of women in Mathematics.

Calculator:

Shapes:

A Tiny Library of Faceted Objects: Tanks to Teapots
This is a gallery of images using combinations of geometric shapes to produce various familiar objects. 

Geometry
This site contains a tutorial on geometry. Covers most areas of basic concepts. 

Illusion Works
This site contains a collection of optical illusion images, demonstrating how shapes can be manipulated in unexpected ways. 

InfoUse's PlaneMath
Geometry lessons based on practical applications. 

The Golden Mean

Knots can be named with numbers
Count knots and crossings as you differentiate different shapes from this web site.

Synergetic Geometry
This site has many ray-traced geometric figures, with explanations of how the geometry behind them.