Try to find the time to check out all of these great links - you'll be sure to find some real treasures and lots of new "favorites" to bookmark for future use.
Below this list of links are some really great books that I use all the time as I plan my adult ed math classes, as well as some commercial games that help develop mathematical problem solving and reasoning skills.
| http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/ttnum-number.html | A fabulous list of links to great adult numeracy sites, including games, lessons, readings, etc. You must check this out. |
| http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/slnum-number.html | Another section of the fabulous site mentioned above, this part sites geared toward adult ed students. |
| http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Educ/ANTindex2.html | A collection of activities for adult ed math. |
| http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/ | This rich site contains a problem of the week, and if you add "adult.ed/" to the URL you'll get a great list of adult ed math links, including several that are GED-specific. |
| http://www.cam.org:80/~aselby/lesson.html | "Appetizers and lessons for math." |
| http://www.nctm.org | The site for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This site has lots of great components, including publications and conference information. I really recommend joining the NCTM, which entitles you to a magazine - Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School is great for adult ed math ideas. |
| http://aplusmath.com/games/ | Good drill and practice. |
| http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/challenge_index.html | Interesting challenges at all levels, with new ones added every month. |
| http://www.visualfractions.com/ | Good activities that provide visual representations of fractions. |
| http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html | New brainteasers added each week, and an archive of all previously-posted brainteasers. |
| http://curriculumunits.com/Adventure/ | Plan a trip to Disney World and estimate the trip cost, decide on a vehicle, figure milage, etc. |
| http://lessonplanz.com http://lessonplansearch.com http://lessonplanspage.com http://teachers.net |
If you're looking for lesson/activity ideas for any topic at all, look at these sites. |
| http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall | This archive of past issues of the publication Focus on Basics is worth checking out. Some really good articles involving math numeracy for adults are: Mary Jane Schmitt in vol. 4, issue B Sept. 2000 ; Cynthia Zengler in vol. 2 issue B June 98 ; Esther Leonelli in vol. 3 issue C Sept. 99 ; and Jan Philips in vol. 1 issue C sept 97. |
| http://www.friend.ly.net/~csmclean/literacy/students.html | A good list of links to math-related web sites. |
| http://algebrawizard.com | A good algebra-realted site with interesting problems, lesson ideas, etc. You can sign up to receive a great (and free) e-mail newsletter here called Algebra Times. |
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Written by Ruth Estabrook