Math Tools Aligned to Common Core Standards

Numbers-and-quantity game has precise focus and superb scaffolding

Bottom Line: Super approach to teaching a very specific topic: Help kids develop an easy familiarity with quantities under five.

One arithmetic app fulfills the needs of many learners

Bottom Line: A variety of strategies and accommodations make this app classroom-ready for a variety of levels and abilities.

Save the Snortles! Build multiplication skills in silly, fun math game

Bottom Line: Absorbing gameplay helps students hone their addition and skip-counting skills.

Virtual pattern blocks with some extra useful teaching tools

Bottom Line: If you don't already have a bucket of pattern blocks, or you want a more portable option, this free version may be a great fit for your classroom.

Immediate feedback and breadth a huge plus, despite emphasis on drills

Bottom Line: Students can improve targeted skills by using practice modules in moderation.

Entertaining activities help keep early math exciting

Bottom Line: Fun collection of lessons and games drives home math concepts.

Original videos and activities a treasure trove for teachers and students

Bottom Line: A unique, video-driven learning platform with tons of topics and resources.

Fun hybrid puzzles with excellent classroom supports

Bottom Line: Classic puzzler combines toys with digital play to engage and teach all ages.

Carefully scaffolded lessons build a strong math foundation

Bottom Line: Depth of concepts covered and expertly paced lessons are sure to develop mathematical thinkers.

Innovative combo of live instruction and adaptive online math lessons

Bottom Line: It's a great balance of online lessons, in-person instruction, and instructional resources, all for free.

Math practice sets mixed with games build skills, need deeper learning

Bottom Line: This program incentivizes math practice -- and offers useful supports -- but could use more opportunities for deep, conceptual learning.

Adaptive math tool offers individualized activities and fun games

Bottom Line: An individualized game-based curriculum that's responsive but feels unfinished.

Engaging supplemental resource encourages conceptual understanding

Bottom Line: An engaging conceptual supplement for math lessons with easy-to-find standards-aligned activities.

Rock out with catchy math music videos and tons of extras

Bottom Line: This series of fun videos reinforces topics well, but it may be too dated for older students.

Fun math gameplay with solid skill-building and helpful teacher tools

Bottom Line: Teachley lets teachers monitor progress and easily meet students' needs, though it's probably most appealing to kids in lower elementary.

Playful collection of games reinforces a diversity of skills

Bottom Line: A great add-on to any classroom as a treat for students or as a way to get students to practice taught concepts to mastery.

Excellent adaptive math for flipped or blended classrooms

Bottom Line: If you're looking for courseware for your classroom, this is based on solid research and proven technology.

Individualized, game-based math adapts to kids' needs

Bottom Line: Great all-in-one program for math support and practice, with somewhat accurate adaptive tech.

Gamified math practice for all levels of players

Bottom Line: Nothing frilly: First in Math is 100% solid math practice through and through.

STEM and social studies resource with highly customizable content

Bottom Line: Making content accessible to kids with different learning styles, CK-12 could be the key to students understanding STEM topics.

Delightful hip-hop-based site connects literacy to every content area

Bottom Line: This site's content is savvy enough to keep students focused, and teachers will love the flexible options for deepening learning.

Standards-aligned, adaptive, core subject materials with lots of support

Bottom Line: It's rich with content-aligned assessments, worksheets, and progress analytics, so mindful teachers will find it a valuable resource to promote skills mastery through practice.

Dynamic videos and printables support CCSS math practices

Bottom Line: An excellent, free resource for educators who need support and inspiration for teaching and addressing CCSS and mathematical practices.

Flexible learning environment offers goal-oriented personalized pathways

Bottom Line: A robust resource for targeted, individualized instruction in most standardized subject areas.

Adaptive tutorial site helps kids tackle tough math concepts

Bottom Line: It's a great tool for filling in learning gaps and for individualizing learning; kids get practice that really helps them grasp concepts.

Content-rich math program that covers it all, from K to 12

Bottom Line: A wealth of mathematics instructional material with useful reporting features.

Interactive data, practical plans bring the Census to the classroom

Bottom Line: Engaging and authentic material connects the U.S. Census to many subject areas.

Carrot-and-stick arithmetic app makes students fluent in regrouping

Bottom Line: Hopelessly addictive addition/subtraction app keeps students learning and learning.

Brilliant, wacky adventure game seamlessly integrates geometry

Bottom Line: This captivating game is a great way to introduce or reinforce early geometry concepts.

Adaptive math practice wrapped in role-playing adventure

Bottom Line: Standard math problems plugged into magical adventure yield helpful data.

Awesome, adaptive math games with a killer teacher dashboard

Bottom Line: Fantastic tool for flipped or blended classrooms, formative assessment, or extra practice in any setting.

Story-based lessons guide students with helpful virtual tutor

Bottom Line: With a digital tutor to guide students through interactive fraction problems, this is an ideal math center program.

Fun virtual world builds deep understanding of fractions

Bottom Line: A 3D world that uses adaptive computer manipulatives and multiple representations to help students retain important fractions concepts.

Adaptive lessons, collaborative games, and analytics add up to an excellent math tool

Bottom Line: A top choice for teacher- or student-led lessons and real-time collaboration.

Innovative game-based approach to teaching geometry

Bottom Line: Kids build fundamental geometry skills as they play, but connections to classroom math will require teacher support.

Satisfying mathematical treats kids will gladly gobble up

Bottom Line: Teachers and students will excel with engaging, often funny material; it's a pleasure to explore these extensive resources.

Strong adaptive learning makes traditional math curriculum more useful

Bottom Line: For kids who crave a traditional mastery-style math learning experience and have good self-regulation skills, this is a great option.

Vast array of impressive, interactive science and math simulations

Bottom Line: This powerful and extensive set of math and science tools puts the learning in students' hands.

Make math matter with problems kids can relate to

Bottom Line: Yummy Math brings us 3rd-12th grade Common Core-aligned math activities on topics kids care about.

Mesmerizing step-by-step puzzler sets the foundation for algebra

Bottom Line: This innovative game-changer teaches algebra, changes the way kids learn it, and even changes how they feel about it.

Social approach to problem-solving promotes deep math learning

Bottom Line: An innovative, community-based platform that helps students plan, strategize, and collaborate.

Dynamic data-exploration tool offers large collection of data sets

Bottom Line: Partner with another teacher (preferably a data whiz) and work together to develop cross-curricular activities.

Comprehensive math practice provides teachers with actionable data

Bottom Line: MATHia's polished, highly adaptive design and clear, actionable data help it stand out in a crowded field of math websites.

Super fun, cutting-edge approach to learning and practicing algebra

Bottom Line: Kids build a strong foundation for algebra by learning the underlying concepts for solving equations with this extremely fun and educational math tool.

Approximate photos of real-world objects with virtual 3-D shapes

Bottom Line: A quick way to make solids more tangible, especially when paired with good lesson plans that get students working directly with formulas.

Approachable video courses break down math, build up student skills

Bottom Line: This is a fantastic resource for students and teachers alike, with a straightforward, accessible approach to learning math and an admirable approach to differentiation.

Flex your deductive reasoning muscles with geometric proofs

Bottom Line: A really good way for math students to learn about proofs and explore them from a number of angles.

Powerful graphing calculator deepens understanding with visualization

Bottom Line: Desmos combines interactivity, visualization, personalization, and collaboration to deepen students' understanding of geometry and graphing concepts.

Fantastic teacher resources for algebra and geometry lessons

Bottom Line: A great supplement to any math teacher's classroom, with easy-to-follow, thoughtful lesson plans and supporting materials.

Create, share, and modify math models and simulations

Bottom Line: Free, open-source software that lets teachers build or adapt learning experiences to meet their kids' needs.

Toughest palates can't resist appetizing look at real-world math

Bottom Line: Easy-to-deliver lessons use real-world topics tweens like.

Boost math skills with personalized learning, targeted lesson support

Bottom Line: With adaptive features and solid support, it's a fantastic tool to support your instruction.