Math Homework Resources

The following is a list of resources that can be used to provide extra math practice for your student.  We encourage families to consider homework very carefully, and to consider alternatives such as math games, cooking/baking, design/engineering/building projects, coding, or other activities that allow for applied mathematics.  Think about how you might help your student initiate and complete a project.

Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/

A great resource with videos covering just about every topic, even outside of math.  Practice problems are provided along with instructional videos.  Students can create accounts to track their progress and earn badges.

How to use as homework: Check in with your student to see what they would like extra practice with or what they are currently working on in math.  Search and practice in Khan Academy.

Common Core Sheets - http://www.commoncoresheets.com/

Lots of worksheets, many of them customizable!  Some online practice available.  Sorted by math subject.  Answer keys included.

Illustrative Mathematics - https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards

Super cool!  Also kind of tough to navigate, but if you know the standard you're looking to practice, you can head to that standard and use the practice problems. They're generally good examples of problems that illuminate the given standard.

Engage NY - https://www.engageny.org/

New York took advantage of the size of their district and wrote their own curriculum!  It's pretty good and we draw from it to supplement Math In Focus sometimes.  It's somewhat challenging to navigate, but if you scroll down the page, you'll see links to the separate curriculum.

Open Middle - http://www.openmiddle.com

The tagline for this website is "challenging math problems worth solving" and although students may disagree, the questions posed are much more in-depth and thought provoking than simple skill-based problems. There are both worksheets to print as well as individual problems to solve on the computer (with "hint" as an option). You can navigate based on grade level and then Common Core Standard category.

NRICH Math - https://nrich.maths.org/

Challenging/brainteaser style story problems, often posed as "challenges" or sometimes with a scenario attached (for example, "Code Crackers" type problems so that students can think of themselves as secret agents). It's a British website, so the grade levels might not seem familiar, but for any problem there will also either be a US grade level range identified or an age range identified.

Resources from Saint Ann's Math Department -  https://sites.google.com/a/saintannsny.org/recommended-resources/

Math Problem of the Week from St. Ann's -

 https://sites.google.com/a/saintannsny.org/problem-of-the-week/

First from St. Ann's, a resource list!  We found this while looking for the math problems of the week (second link).  It's neat because it has print resources and different ideas for practicing math.  We have not vetted all of these resources.