EdTech by Emily

These virtual manipulatives by Toy Theater are my latest favorite math find. Reasons I love this site: Simple but elegant design attracts kids but isn't so busy that it is distracting. Each tool also has a description for its instructional use.  Some tools list the Common Core standards they could address. (I know, I know...) Many also have a link to even more pedagogy information, related printables, and even videos. The manipulatives include some that are fantastic for early numeracy such as Rekenreks, two-color counters and ten frames. There are even some pretty good math and reading games included on the site. (Although there are more math games than reading at this time.) The makers promise it is free for teachers. Not freemium, free. 

TeacherLed.com is a website full of teaching and learning resources. All are compatible with desktop and mobile devices and no subscriptions or log-ins are needed. Here are some of my favorites: Letter Reveal : Scratch off one box at a time as students guess which letter is underneath. Virtual Dice : Roll 1, 2 or 3 die at a time to work on subitizing or addition. Hundreds Chart : I especially like this hundreds chart because you can “roll” it forward or backward to reveal negative numbers or numbers past 100. Magnetic Numbers : I like that the “flip cards” reveal random numbers. For example, for the image above you could work on mentally adding 45 and 30. Then you can click either the 4 or 5 in 45 and work on counting by decades from a different number. There are many more interactive activities for both math and language arts. You can check out their resources here as well as a collection of all their resources here .