Match Fishtank is a very reliable online resource for teachers within K-12. It also thoroughly covers the four main content areas of science, mathematics, social studies, and English. For now, I’m going to focus outside my content area in the mathematics department. The mathematics content actually only covers 3rd grade through 8th grade, so this would be a perfect tool for middle grades teachers. Match Fishtank’s main goal is to properly prepare its students for college by offering rigorous assignments and teaching. You will have to create an account to access its material, but the website is free and very useful.
Lesson plans are available to give teachers some structure to build off of. Worksheets are provided that offer many practice problems, and there is a section for learning vocabulary. This site even equips teachers with several formative and summative assessments that can be used to gauge where students are academically. There are several lessons provided for each grade, and each one offers a very detailed summary of the unit. I personally think it’s too wordy, so if I’m teaching I would go through the summary myself before class and teach a shortened version of it.
There are a couple things that this particular site does well that makes it stand out from the other resources I’ve found. There is a section solely devoted to creating exceptional math teachers. Once you’ve created an account and logged in, you can access these lessons that challenge teachers to become the best they can possibly be in their respective grade levels. Another thing that I like about this site is that after completing each lesson the standards that have been satisfied through the teaching of the lesson are listed in front of you, so you know you’re on track.
https://www.matchfishtank.org/
(WC: 296 Outside Content Area)
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