Interactive Math Worksheets Guide: Use TeacherMade to make digital worksheets for math class

You may have seen your colleagues successfully transition to online digital worksheets. They say it’s simple, and they won’t be going back to paper worksheets. But as a math teacher, you figure it will be difficult to make digital worksheets. How do you do advanced equations, calculations, graphs, and make shapes with online worksheets? Are there features that fit your needs? TeacherMade has you covered. We’ll walk you through the basics of making online math worksheets.

Interactive Math Worksheets - Digital Worksheet Maker

Why do math students need digital worksheets?

We want more for our math students beyond just completing procedures in the math classroom. So why use worksheets? Worksheets are essential for cultivating a sense of deliberate practice in the classroom. This means that the right approach can lead math students to:

    • Remember and understand new material
    • Free up mental space to tackle more challenging tasks
    • Apply base skills to more complex ones
    • Acquire subject-matter knowledge
    • Become more motivated with mathematics

What skills do students need to practice in mathematics?

Before you jump on the online worksheet train, take a moment to refocus on the purpose of practice via worksheets in your classroom. Here are a few of the skills you should be emphasizing in the classroom. 

See the big picture

A lot of times we get stuck in the day-to-day process of teaching all the standards. It can feel exhausting. It may be worth pointing out the “big idea” of concepts you are practicing on worksheets in your classroom. A simple explanation of what or where this process can go next can make the hard work your students put in feel relevant. Understanding the big pictures of math is one of the keys to moving towards math-oriented careers. 

Use models in math

Using models in math help to connect math to the real world. This can come in diagrams, situations, objects, pictures, word problems, and more. When students must model mathematics, they often have to dive deeper into the subject. Deeper knowledge will lead to more advanced mathematical thinking. 

Computational fluency

Fluency is often a reading education term, but it comes up in math as well. Computational fluency is the ability to do computations efficiently to not slow down in other parts of the math problem. Remember when you had to memorize your multiplication tables? Your teacher did this to improve your computational fluency to do more complex math problems with ease down the line. Working towards computational fluency is the perfect time to use worksheets. But you must get your students to see the big picture with this one, or it will just feel like busywork. 

Go beyond math procedures

When your students understand how math concepts are connected, they go beyond just completing math procedures. This linking will allow knowledge to be built over time. One way to do this is by helping them understand why they are doing the procedure. So students need to understand the procedure and why they do the procedure. It may take longer, but your students will be better equipped to apply their knowledge to more advanced problems.

How Can Students Complete Worksheets Online?

Students can complete worksheets online using TeacherMade. Convert PDF and paper worksheets into online interactive assignments. Upload your assignment, and get to work. Your file becomes the background of your new digital worksheet. If you can use PowerPoint, you can create a TeacherMade online worksheet.

Enhanced Equation Editor for Online Math Worksheets

Our basic equation editor has all the essential math functions for students:

Enhanced Equation Editor

Your algebra students will appreciate the algebraic equation editor for more advanced tools:

algebraic equation editor for more advanced tools
algebraic equation editor for more advanced tools 2

Teachers can use the equation editors when creating new assignments and assessments online. Students can use the equation editor when answering items in TeacherMade. Just choose the math tool from the toolbar to access it. 

How can you make an online worksheet with math functions and equations?

You may think that all online worksheets leave out math functionality, but TeacherMade has you covered. Read on to see what types of math tools TeacherMade offers. Go ahead and bookmark this post so you can refer back to it later!

Use the Math Tools to draw short response areas on your worksheet that are pre-formatted to accept numbers, math symbols, and operators.

To access the Digital Worksheet Math Tools:

Digital Worksheet Math Tools

*All of these tools are auto-graded – magically saving you time! And your students will be able to check their work as they go, which they love!

123 Number

Teachermade Number Tools

Fraction

Digital Worksheet Fraction Tools

Mixed Numbers

This feature displays a box for a whole number in addition to the fraction response.

Watch a video on the Number & Mixed Number Tools here https://youtu.be/2jIhrk-ob0c

TeacherMade Digital Worksheet Mixed Number Tools

Mixed Numbers

Algebra Digital Worksheet Tools

*Use Ctrl + D to duplicate any of the above response boxes.

Student Perspective: Multiple Ways to Show Math Work Math Expression Tool

This feature will allow students to show their work/explain their reasoning for any question! All they need to do is draw the text box, and get to work.

Pro tip: This is limited to one formula (aka one row) at a time, so if students want to show step-wise work, they’ll need to insert multiple math text boxes. They can use the Ctrl-D shortcut or the copy icon to instantly duplicate a formula, then modify the copy for the next step.

Math Digital Worksheets - Show Your Work

Upload from Computer

Math Digital Worksheets - Upload from Computer

Text Boxes

Math Worksheets - Text Boxes

Add Audio

Add Audio to Math Worksheets

Use PRO Features to enhance your Math Worksheets

Looking for ways to enhance your math worksheets? These advanced features will help both you and your students.

Teachers can:

    • Read word problems aloud for students and record with the Audio Tool.
    • Add videos to the worksheets to reteach concepts
    • Monitor students in real-time while they complete their work. This allows you to see which students may be struggling
    • Make corrections to incorrect problems and give feedback, at the very spot on the submission where the student made the mistake

Students can:

    • Highlight important information in word problems
    • Add audio to explain how they solved a problem
    • Add pictures of their work to their assignment