This activity is aligned to NCTM Standards - Grades 6-8: Number and Operations, Problem Solving, and Reasoning and Proof and to California Mathematics Standards Grade 7: Number Sense #1.2 and Mathematical Reasoning #1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.2.

It is important to give students the opportunity to practice their basic skills. The following software and sites I have found useful to use for this purpose. I have linked to sites where you can download or obtain further information:

1. Math Stars - (Macintosh) or (PC) by Roger Clary
2. Description of Math for the Real World
3. Description of Mathville VIP CD ROM
4. The following Internet sites:

   Aritm by Mikael Bonnier
   MadMath Minutes by Harry Bogucki
   Online Math Activities for Kids by Education by Design
   Visual Fractions by Richard E. Rand