Where to Find the Best Maths Resources Online

 

When lockdown was first imposed, I put together a list of resources parents could use to support their child’s learning at home. You can access that post here. Today, I’m updating that list, focusing specifically on maths resources as I have come across several resources I had not included on the original list.

For my fellow teachers, I hope this comprehensive resource bank is helpful and will save you time and effort in the search for teaching and learning materials. On this World Teachers’ Day, it feels great to share this with you. I hope you all are having a wonderful day.

 

If you are aware of brilliant resources I have omitted, please share them. Without further ado, let’s take a look!

 

 

Arithmetic Test Generator: Use this site to generate questions based on previous KS2 SATS tests. Free!

Beast Academy: An interactive online platform for children aged 8 – 13, featuring puzzles and problem-solving, to support mathematical development. Please note: payment is required.

Bedtime Math: aimed at supporting children to use maths in their daily lives, this site features maths games and a nightly mathematics question to be discussed before bed. There are also suggestions for activities to do that do not involve screens (Cabin Fever Math).

Cool Math 4 Kids: Play games, take quizzes, use online manipulatives, attempt brainteasers, and undertake a series of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions lessons.

Complete Mathematics: Claims to have “everything you need to teach, learn and assess mathematics.” Based on a mastery curriculum. This is a subscription service for schools costing £950(+VAT).

Corbett Maths: Provides videos, worksheets, quizzes and useful 5-a-day levelled calculation questions.

Diagnostic Questions (White Rose): a useful tool for teachers  in particular to gauge where children are at (sign-up required). 

Digit Dog Challenges: Maths investigations for young learners featuring ‘Digit Dog.’ 

Doodle Maths: A digital learning platform creating individual work plans for children from Reception to Year 6, tailored to their strengths and weaknesses. Parent and teacher subscriptions available.

Dr. Frost Maths: An online learning platform, teaching resources, videos and a bank of exam questions, all for free.

Dynamo Maths: Online intervention aimed at supporting pupils at risk of developmental dyscalculia and pupils performing significantly below their peers in maths. Payment required.

Figure This: Some great maths challenges to develop mental calculations, thinking skills, and mathematical reasoning.

First for Maths: have made available a series of maths tasks for completion at home – many are linked to real-life activities. (Sign-up to the site is required). 

Go Teach Maths: Resources to teach KS2/3 and GCSE maths, sorted by topic. The site has PPT demonstrations, worksheets, additional activities and materials for teachers. 

Greg Tang Math: Features games and resources. I particularly like the word puzzle generator.

Hegarty Maths: A teaching, assessing and tracking platform for pupils from Key Stage 3 to GCSE and IGCSE. Schools must sign up for this.

ICT Games: lots of free maths games, together with teaching tools and printables, for 4-7 year olds.

Illuminations by NCTM: This site has lots of lesson ideas, interactives and some fantastic brain teasers.

I Love Maths Games: lots of maths puzzles available here. 

I See Maths: features daily maths tasks (corresponding to UK curriculum and school calendar) and has lots of games and resources to support primary learners. Particularly useful are those targeting development of early number sense. 

IDL Numeracy: An online resource for those with dyscalculia and low attainers in mathematics. A free trial is available. I have signed up for this so will let you know my thoughts once I have reviewed it.

IXL: Online personalised learning platform designed to enable children to master skills at their own pace. Subscriptions available for families, classes and schools.

JK Primary Maths: A really useful maths website with lots of information and resources to support quality teaching.

Learning by Questions: A classroom app with curriculum-aligned question sets and immediate feedback.

Mangahigh: Features lots of online mathematics activities for number, algebra, geometry, measurement, statistics, probability and coding. Free trial available.

Math Antics: Youtube channel with lots of maths videos. 

Math Game Time: Play maths games, watch videos and download maths worksheets here. Sorted by grade level and topic.

Math Planet: High school math courses for US students (pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, plus SAT and ACT prep) but may be useful to students in other countries also.

Mathematical Association: Try the challenging puzzles in Mathematical Pie and in Symmetry Plus. These are for older learners. 

Maths is Fun: claims to explain maths in easy language, and offers puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary. 

Maths Flex: a maths practice platform for KS2 maths from Pearson. Maths Flex follows the White Rose Maths scheme of work but is not endorsed by White Rose. Free trial available for schools.

Maths Genie: KS2, GCSE and A-Level revision by topic. 

Maths Mum: Offers advice for parents on helping your child with maths. Books and resources for teaching maths are available for sale on this site.

Mathematics Mastery: free printable work-packs for pupils from reception to KS3.

Mathematics Shed: Huge collection of resources to support maths teaching. 

Maths Watch: An online subscription service for schools aimed at pupils from KS2 upwards. The site features maths videos and exam questions. Each pupil’s working out is marked (not just correct answers), so it promises lots of diagnostic feedback for teachers.

Maths Website: Access over 1,000 videos on various topics for KS3, GCSE and A-Level maths, as well as solutions to past papers, revision checklists, and exam resources.

Maths Whizz: An online maths service. There are some free resources and games available. Free trial available.

Mathsbot: Lots of great teaching manipulatives, puzzles, starters, puzzles, printables and questions all available for free.

Mathigon: This website has lots of great challenges for children, including the brilliant factris, a great game for developing knowledge of factors.

Mathletics: Online interactive maths activities, games and challenges. Free 48 hour trial available.

Maths.Life: Ideas and activities to support children in exploring maths and learning at home. 

Mathseeds: Free 30-day trial available on this site to support children aged 3-9 with learning maths. 

Mathster: Unlimited access to all assessments, online assessments, printable worksheets, and maths videos for students for a year.

Mathsticks: lots of games, puzzles and activities to support learners from EYFS to KS3. 

My Mini Maths: Learning packs for pupils in years 3 – 6. Free!

My Maths: A subscription site for primary and secondary schools.

National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics: This website has the UK National Curriculum for maths mapped out and accompanying resources available for free. Search by stage (EYFS – Post 16) or topic to find these.

NRICH Maths: Packed with activities, games and problem-solving tasks, NRICH maths is a wonderful site for boosting mathematical thinking and reasoning.

Oak National Academy: offers online lessons for all subjects. Find the maths lessons here. 

Prodigy: A site for self-paced mathematics practice for 1^st to 8^th graders in and out of school.

Purple Mash: offers resources and games for maths. Free trial available.

RM Easimaths: Activities for students of different ages allowing students to progress at a pace appropriate to their own individual abilities. Subscriptions for teachers and parents available. 

Seneca: The link takes you to all the free maths courses available on Seneca.

Snappy Maths: Provides free worksheets, interactive activities and other resources to help with the teaching and learning of mathematics facts and skills in the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

SplashLearn: Interactive maths games for elementary students.

Sport Maths: try these problem-solving investigations with a sports theme. 

Study Maths: GCSE maths revision.

Sumdog: Offers activities to support maths for 5-14 year olds. There are some free games; a subscription offers access to a wider range.

TeacherLed: a helpful site for teachers, featuring free interactive whiteboard resources for teaching maths. 

Topmarks: Huge collection of games for pupils aged 3-14. All free!

The Maths Factor by Carol Vorderman: Children can access lessons, games and fun activities while parents can track their child’s progress on the site. Free 21 day trial available. Thereafter, it costs £4.99 per month. Your child might enjoy a 30-day maths challenge.

The Institute of Engineering and Technology: Offers free STEM learning teaching resources and activities for 5-16 years old (Key Stage 1, KS2, KS3 and KS4) including lesson plans, handouts and videos. 

Third Space Learning: Personalised online maths lessons from specialist one to one tutors. Available for school and parent sign-ups.

ThoughtCo: Claims to provide resources and tutorials for all the major functions, formulas, equations, and theories you’ll encounter in lessons.

Toy Theater: features lots of maths manipulatives and games.

Transum: Love this site for a variety of starters of the day to get the brain focused on and thinking about maths and problem-solving. You can search by category for tasks relevant to your lesson or use this option to find appropriate retrieval tasks, supporting your child to recall material that has been previously taught.

Webmath: A maths help website offering solutions to questions input by the user.

White Rose Maths: Provides free planning and resources to support the UK maths curriculum (EYFS – Year 8). Worth checking out also are the problems of the day. 

 

Times Tables/Maths Facts

Have your child/class practise their tables and maths facts on:

Collins Times Tables Test Simulator

Complete Maths 

Hit the Button: interactive maths games with quickfire questions on number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, division facts, multiples and square numbers. Free!

Numbots (+ and -) and Times Tables Rockstars (x and /): School subscriptions available for these online daily mental calculation practice. See pricing here.

The School Hub I prefer to use this site with the sound off!

XtraMath : individualised maths practice to build knowledge of maths facts.

 

I hope this guide is of great benefit to you. As mentioned, if you are aware of some wonderful resources not included here, please let me know and I will update accordingly. Thank you.