Math: Mental Math

Here are tips for calculating math problems in your head. Learn how to quickly multiply, add, subtract, and divide complex numbers. Also includes tricks on how to square large numbers without writing them down and other fun games to use with students to help develop mental math skills.

Grades

• 5,
• 6,
• 7,
• 8

Links

• Mixing in Math Card Games

  These math card games are designed to combine arithmetic, strategy and logical thinking and provide practice for students at various levels.

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• Arithmetic Four

  In this activity, students practice solving math problems at varying levels of difficulty and using different operations.

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• Written Division

  These place value activities allow students to explore place value in division, division as it relates to subtraction, and division by 10s and 100s.

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• Going around in circles!: around and about a geometric figure

  Use geometry to help strengthen students' logic muscles and learn how to view circles from various viewpoints.

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• Ten, Twenty, Thirty

  This PDF games is designed for from one to four players and employs a deck of cards to help develop mental addition skills.

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• Ceasar Cipher II

  This activity has students working with multipliers and constants as they use them to encrypt messages.

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• Trick Center

  These pdf files offer many math tricks on a variety of topics, including prime numbers, fractions, sum of squares, and more.

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• Math Forum: BeatCalc

  This site has many tips on how to square numbers by doing the calculations in your head.

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• Math Forum: Multiplication Tips

  Learn how to quickly multiply numbers by 5, 9, and 11.

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• Mental Arithmetic Drills

  This interactive site lets you practice math drills online. Choose a topic and a difficulty level.

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• Adding With Mental Math

  Here are tips for adding two-digit numbers. Try the interactive quiz at the bottom.

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• BBC: Mental Division

  This site provides tips for division. Online game and quiz are included. NOTE: This site has a link leads to discussion board.

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• Mental Math Practices

  Select a game or an activity to practice your mental math skill.

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Education Standards

• MO
  • 1
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.4
  • 1.6
  • 1.7
  • 1.8
  • 3.1
  • 3.2
  • 3.3
  • 3.4
  • 3.6
  • 3.7
  • 4
  • 4.1
  • 5

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Created: April 26, 2004 at 02:27 | Updated: July 26, 2012 at 15:22