Excellent site for students, teachers and parents to learn various math concepts and practice their skills!

How I Use It

I first learned of Kahn Academy when I was researching alternative ways to teach division of fractions. What caught my attention was the Khan Academy mission, "A free world-class education for anyone anywhere." The website was extremely easy to navigate through and I was able to choose my subject, grade level, and topic. The videos I found on dividing fractions were easy to understand and very informative. I used one of the videos as an introduction to a math lesson. For my students who needed a bit more explanation of the concept, I used additional videos that gave a deeper understanding of the content for reteach. At times, parents have trouble assisting their children with math homework. Khan Academy is also a great site for parents to learn about the subject matter and assist their children with homework, test prep, and pre/re-teaching. Lastly, students can work at their own pace to complete practice problems on a particular subject. I used this with my 6th grade math students on dividing whole numbers by fractions. If a student struggled to come up with the quotient they are able to hit the "hint" button and are provided with 3 different hints to solve the problem. What I liked about the hints is that they were visual bar diagrams that showed the students a visual to solve the problem rather than a standard algorithm.