Frankley Room 8: Websites for Learning

Here you will find the Websites we are using in class to help us learn:

FOLLOW-UPS FROM OUR GROUP READING SESSIONS

BBC Bitesize Reading

Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

Global Warming - Kids Guide

The Greenhouse Effect - Kids

Wasps and Bees - DOC

Wasps - Te Ara

Wasps - Fact Sheet

Practising Reading Strategies

Maths:

Multiplication: x10, 100, 1000

Practising Basic Facts Multiflyer

Activities for Your Level Maths Links

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

Here are some websites related to solving problems involving addition and subtraction. For the ones marked Learning Objects you will need the username and password given to you in class.

Learning Objects - Decimal Wishball - Test your understanding of decimal place value. Start with a number such as 3.569 that includes thousandths. Spin a random digit, and then choose its decimal place value. Decide whether to add or subtract the random digit from your target number. The starting number will be adjusted by the amount you choose. Work towards a given target number. Great for AM group.	Tenths Wishball Thousandths Wishball Hundreths Wishball
Learning Objects - Mental Problems - using bar and the strategies we are learning in class (number lines) to help you solve these. Great for AA and AM groups.	2 digit and 2 digit number 1digit and a 2 digit number
Mental Problems - use the strategies you learn in class to help you solve these mental problems. Make sure you pick "quiz".	Mental Problems
Place Value Puzzler - practise your knowledge of place value by guessing the various places of digits. Includes decimals.	Place Value Puzzler
Rainforest Maths - some great acitivites on basic facts, adding and subtracting and lots of other topics. Click on the Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 links.	Rainforest Maths
Wick-Ed Maths - all these games will increase your speed and accuracy in practising problems and learning how to solve them.	Wick-Ed Maths

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

Here are some great websites to help you learn, use and practise many of the multiplication and division strategies that we are learning in class.

PROBABILITY

Statistics involves two main areas - Graphing and Data, and Probability. Here are some great websites to help you practise what you are learning in class related to probability.

Rainforest Maths - click on Year 5 or 6 and then click on 'Chance' or 'Probability'
Probability
Mystery Spinners explore - try this first before using Mystery Spinners below
Mystery Spinners - you might have to use the password and username given to you in class
Foul Food Maker
The Slushy Sludger
The Vile Vendor

FRACTIONS and DECIMALS

Fraction websites:

Hi Lo Fractions (EA, AA, AM)
Fractions and Percentages (AC, EA and AA)
Fraction Run (EA, AA, AM)
Fraction Flags - Halves and Quarters (AC)
Fraction Flags - Thirds (AC)
Rainforest Maths (AC - Level D, EA - Level E, EA - Level F) Click on the fractions link
BBC Skillwise Fractions (all levels)
Cassoway Enclosure (all levels)
Comparing Fraction Sizes (all levels)
Design a City (EA, AA and AM)
Divide It Up (all levels)
Greedy Birds (AC, EA and AA)
Equivalent Fractions (EA, AA and AM)

GEOMETRY

Geometry involves learning about 2D and 3D shapes, transformations and movements of shapes and objects, and about positions and orientations (e.g. compass points, map readings).
Here are some great websites to use in class and at home to help your develop ideas and build your understanding, skills and knowledge in these areas:

Geometry Tools (you'll need Java for this one)	Shapes
Tessellations	Angles
Coordinates	Symmetry
Using a Protractor	Rainforest Maths (click on Level E, F or G then one of the 'Space' activities
Primary Resources	Guess the Shapes
Properties of 3D shapes	3D Shapes Slideshow