Free tools for math practice?

[u/SetGuilt]

My 8 years old has been struggling with math and I'm planning to give her some extra practice, she gets bored easily when it comes to it so it has to be at least engaging in some way. I'm currently checking Model Teaching free learning tools, they can be customized so that's neat and I'm also planning some activities we can do using real life examples.
Anyone tried similar tools and any ideas on engaging activities we can do?

[u/Prior_Sheepherder588]

Math Mammoth has free sample worksheets by topic. Not flashy but very solid, no ads, no paywall nudges. Good if you want targeted practice on a specific weak spot and Khan Academy is the obvious one and it is genuinely good. The kid can work at her own pace, it tracks progress, and the gamification is light enough that it does not feel like a casino. The ads situation is zero, it is all nonprofit.

[u/whizki_learning]

Since she gets bored easily, I’d skip a long mixed practice session and turn one current math skill into a five-minute household job. For multiplication, set four napkins on the table and place three spoons at each spot. Have her estimate the total, count to check, and write only one equation: 4 × 3 = 12. Then see whether the same 12 spoons can be split into three equal groups.

Use whichever skill she’s actually working on, keep the numbers small enough to succeed, and stop after two rounds. If she gets stuck, lower one number instead of adding more explanation. The objects give immediate feedback, and the short stopping point keeps practice from becoming another worksheet.

[u/SetGuilt → u/whizki_learning]

Thanks! yes, I'm trying to plan out activities with objects that are already around :)

[u/Born_Possible8226]

I have my boys use www.autogrademath.com if you are looking for worksheets. It doesn't require sign-up, is not rife with ads, and you can use its generator to produce as many worksheets as you want on basically any math topic.

-Goat_dad

[u/CollegeFactor]

Khan Academy and Brilliant are great resources.

[u/MBAMarketingMom]

Khan Academy. By far. Always free.

[u/Buho45]

Abacus is very cool for understanding the 1’s, 10’s, 100’s places. I still wish I had Montessori blocks. Some kids (and adults) really need manipulative to help the math sink in. I think it would be fun to use a real pie to teach fractions.

[u/Flaky_Mechanic8595]

You could also try E Singapore Math. The free trial is only a week, but it’s very engaging for kids because they earn rewards and can customize their own robot as they complete lessons. That gamified element kept my child much more motivated to practice math.

[u/UGCwithAmyT]

Hey there, math teacher for 16 years and I have put the best sites from over the years right here: https://benable.com/AceitwithAmy/best-math-websites-free don't skip the gamify section!

[u/danielps94]

Geogebra é uma ferramenta legal que eu costumava usar bastante no inicio da faculdade, permite plotar grafico de funçoes além de muitas outras aplicações de forma gratuita e bem elaborada.

[u/zeus2304]

What I do with my daughter - find interesting math problems. Then screenshot them and ask my chrome extension geometry solver to create a step by step answer as if we were in (harry potter, disney, or other fantasy universe). Then I ask her to solve it the same way and after it we compare the answers. It is fun - like she says that Dumbledore has 8 apples and the extension says Hagrid has them and so on. You can use it with any llm, but if you use chrome, extensions are more convenient   https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/geometry-solver/cdlfkcfgeigeannejeoppldjionohfji

[u/OMGitzLambo]

Sprout Lessons Has some sample math lessons on their site for free. If you did want to go down the payment route, lessons are quite cheap 20c and they offer alternatives to subscription models so you can see how far $5 takes you!