 May 2007
Rainforest Math
Practical activities for elementary and middle school.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/
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CONTENT:
This site was created by Australian teacher Jenny Eather and offers interactive math activities for grades K-6.
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SITE DESIGN:
Rainforest math is designed to appeal to young students and fits the bill quite nicely. It is bright, colorful and interactive. Users choose the difficulty level and are then presented with a wide array of activities from which to choose. A button in the right lower corner allows uses to change levels at any time and a menu button leads back to the main page. Flash Player version 6 or higher is required. UK spelling conventions are used, e.g. metre (UK) as opposed to meter (US).
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REVIEW:
Teacher Jenny Eather has put a lot of work into this site that gives students a fun and interactive way to reinforce their math skills using a rainforest theme. It is a great site for students to use at home to practice skills or at school to supplement the curriculum. The interactive activities (more than 800) cover skills that are commonly taught in grades K-6 such as numbers and number systems, operations and calculations, strategies and processes, patterns and algebra, measurement and much more. Students will find it easy to do the exercises on their own and get immediate feedback on the correctness of their answers. Many of the activities include more information that explains the operations or concepts and other topics include a range of activities for different skill levels within the same grade.
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CONTACT INFO:
jeather@iprimus.com.au
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