Free Math Practice out of New York!

I'm not sure if I shared this yet, but here are a couple links to some free math help. There are some Prealgebra items and a bunch of Algebra items. Apparently (and New Yorkers, please tell me if I'm wrong), but there is a state test that students must take. The Oswego City School District of New York provides these free lessons and practice problems.

Click here for link to Prealgebra/Basic Math material

Click here for link to Algebra material (Algebra II/Intermediate Algebra/College Algebra/Trigonometry)

Click here for the main page for Regents Exam Practice (all subjects)

Hope this helps! Thanks, Oswego!

By Request: Dividing Whole Numbers

I decided to not reinvent the wheel and just provide links to the famous Kahn Academy website. I use a trick for double and triple digit divisor division that cuts down on the work, but I will post that with my Smartpen ASAP. For now, I hope these help. This guy is good!

Before reviewing division, here are links to review multiplication facts -- very important to make life easier to divide. Since after all, division is the opposite of multiplying.

If you know the blue, you know the purple! And what are the diagonal numbers called??

Multiplication Facts Links

Multiplication table with tips -- only need to memorize HALF of the table!

Multiplication timed online quiz


Dividing with Kahn Academy Links

Dividing with single digit divisor

Dividing with double digit divisor

More dividing with whole numbers

How to make a foldable for studying! Link below.

Bonus! Here's a study tip that looks a bit more fun to make and use than flash cards. Maybe think of how YOU can make one of these to create a multiplication or division study foldable!

Short Awesome Video: Equivalent Fractions

Cute video teaching equivalent fractions

 Check out this short video summarizing the concept of equivalent fractions. Thanks, Miss T Allen!

2 Sample Pencasts: Factoring Polynomials (and Comments update!)

Below are two of the many pencasts that are available to view on this blog. I create these pencasts often, so check back often! Pencasts are available to right of this page... just scroll down below "Followers". Have a request? Please leave a comment and/or email me. The Comments function should be working now! There was trouble for a while, but thanks to Blogger help, problem solved. If you wanted to post a comment on a previous post, please do so now. Thanks!

To view the pencasts below, just click on the yellow play button. There's audio, so turn up your volume. To view full screen, just click on "full screen" in top right corner of video.

Factoring 4 terms FBG
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Another Factoring Trinomial a is not 1
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Khan Academy -- FREE MATH VIDEOS!

 A former student emailed me about a website that helped him through College Algebra. In his words, he "couldn't have made it through without these videos." I checked it out. They have basic math, basic algebra, more advanced math and all sorts of subjects. And they're FREE! Here are some links:

Arithmetic videos

Algebra videos

More Algebra videos (mainly College Algebra)

Please reply/comment if you find a certain lesson that worked well for you!