Free printable math worksheets can be game changers for removing your math phobia.

Whether you want to prepare your three-year-old for kindergarten, are worried about a nine-year-old who can't seem to grasp multiplication, are a high school student stressed about an upcoming calculus test, or just want to review basic trigonometry before starting your first college math course, nothing helps more than practice problems.

Assigned practice problems are all well and good, but what do you do when you run out of questions that the teacher has sent home, need to review an earlier unit before moving on to the current math skills, or reach the end of the practice problems in your textbook?

Thankfully, there are tons of resources available online for printable math worksheets that can help you, your students or your child practice any kind of math you can imagine as much as you require.

Best of all, the vast majority of these worksheets are completely free, and many contain free answer sheets, full solutions, or creative and engaging math games to really help learners unlock their full potential in math.

In order to save you some time sorting through some of the more disappointing resources, this list features the best websites for math worksheets organized by category – hopefully giving you some tools that can help you to tackle even the most stubborn math topics out there.

Khan Academy

Before I start listing resources that are purely worksheets, I have to take a quick moment to recognize a wonderful teaching tool called Khan Academy.

If anyone you know is truly struggling with understanding math concepts, use Khan Academy to re-teach or refresh lessons about basic math skills (ranging in level from pre-kindergarten to college and standardized tests like the MCAT and SAT).

All lessons are video-based with online practice questions available, and parents can set up parent accounts to monitor the progress of younger children.

While they may not be printable worksheets, the learning tools offered for free by Khan Academy are second-to-none in the online world, and may be the extra help you need to get your math skills up to par.

Enormous Math Worksheet Databases

If you're looking for all-purpose resources that have unlimited numbers of worksheets for all levels just waiting to be explored, these sites are the ones you want.

A word of warning: The math worksheet websites with the largest number of worksheets tend to be less attractive and may be less organized than some of the more specialized sites. That being said, sometimes you simply can't beat quantity -- and these sites have it in spades.

MathWorksheetsLand.com

This site calls itself the biggest resource for math worksheets on the internet with over 61,000 worksheets that can be sorted by either grade or question type. Many of the worksheets are compliant with the common core curriculum in the U.S.

The site also has a search feature (a helpful touch when dealing with this many available files!) but full access to answer keys is only available with a paid membership (currently $29.99/year).

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Math-Drills.com

This website features over 50,000 worksheets ranging over many topics and skill levels. The worksheets from this site are high print quality and fit a large number of questions on a single page.

This site only organizes its worksheets by topic instead of by grade level, but does offer variations in its worksheets based on geographical location.

Math-Aids.com

Worksheets on this site cover a large variety of grade options and levels, with a focus on certain topics (e.g. time, roman numerals, Venn diagrams) that are not present on all other types.

This site is funded through advertising so there are a significant number of ads on each page. If you want to use the site without ads, you'll need to be a paying member ($19.95/year).

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Creative Math Worksheets

Practicing math skills isn't necessarily the most fun way to spend your time, but these worksheets help to ensure that math is as painless as possible for everyone involved.

Teachnology

Going above and beyond the basic math skills taught by most websites, Teachnology also offers worksheets that help students to understand the stock market, read spreadsheets and complete survey labs.

Subscribing to membership plans opens up the vault for more spreadsheets for both teachers and students.

Dr. Mike's Math Games for Kids

Off-the-wall games that are more complex than you may originally think!

Some great ones include a math-based crossword puzzle (where each solution turns into a letter when a calculator is turned upside down), space birthday calculators, and tangram puzzles.

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Education.com

Education.com offers a number of creative math worksheets, such as color-by-numbers for number recognition and themed worksheets that have engaging questions to keep students interested in getting to the end of the activity.

A free account is needed to access these resources. Use the filter on the left to drill down to specific worksheets.

HomeSchoolMath.net

This website features a number of colorful and well-designed worksheets that focus on money management with different currencies as well as other practical skills like telling time, measurement, and basic number theory.

Many worksheets can be customized based on user preferences. For example, on the money worksheets you can choose which coins and bills are included on the page, the largest sum that can be calculated, and how many questions are asked.

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Math Worksheets for Preschool and Elementary Students

These websites provide math worksheets for children from pre-school to elementary school. The worksheets are designed to be engaging and fun, while also building a firm foundation of basic math skills.

KidZone

The site has themed worksheets for basic math skills that feature fun images such as dinosaurs, holidays, the Olympics, and farm animals.

The worksheets on KidZone are aimed at children from Preschool to 5th Grade.

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MathBlaster.com

Math Blaster is one of the most professional-looking sites on this list and includes a wide variety of worksheets for children from kindergarten through to 6th Grade. Free registration is required to access the worksheet downloads.

Many of the worksheet descriptions link math skills (such as understanding proportions) to real-life tasks, helping parents or tutors to illustrate the importance of math in everyday life. In addition, the site offers a fun online math game that children enjoy playing while also improving their math skills!

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Math Worksheets for High School and Beyond

Practicing math skills with extra worksheets doesn't need to end once you've passed basic addition and subtraction. These sites offer free worksheet resources for higher-level math skills. Thankfully, many of these have full solutions available as well so any parents or tutors helping out can be sure that they're giving the best advice possible.

Tutor USA

Tutor USA offers worksheets for several higher math topics, including algebra, geometry, and calculus. Detailed solutions are provided for many of the worksheets, which can be incredibly helpful for students (or parents) who need some guidance through these difficult concepts.

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FunMaths.com

Several higher-level math tasks, including trigonometry, algebra, geometry, and statistics are covered in great detail with these worksheets, as well as foundational skills such as decimals and fractions that students may need a refresher on.

The great thing about these basic worksheets is that they do not have the childish "cartoony" features of the worksheets targeted at children, keeping in mind the age group of the teenagers using the sheets.

This site also features activities such as "spend a million dollars" and "buy a house", which may help students to appreciate the real-world math skills that they are learning.

Analyze Math

Analyze Math offers a number of specialized worksheets for trigonometry, algebra, statistics, calculus, and applied math. Tutorials accompany the worksheets for each skill, and handwritten solutions accompany most worksheets.

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Create Your Own Math Worksheets

Everybody learns differently. If you want more flexibility with the printable math worksheets, these two sites are ideal. These sites allow you to set parameters on the worksheets you use, allowing you to customize them to your specific needs.

Math Goodies

This free worksheet generator has lesser features than the option below, but still offers you the ability to create your own worksheet in twenty different areas of math.

These worksheets can be completed either online or printed for offline use. If completed online, they can also be scored automatically. No separate solution sheets are provided, though you can score an empty online form to see the final answers for each question.

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TheMathWorksheetSite.com

A $2.50/month subscription is required to use this service, which allows you to create problems focused on addition, subtraction, telling time, graphing, fractions, area/perimeter, algebra, logarithms, and much more.

Several options are available for each major mathematical subject, ensuring that you can tailor your worksheet to the perfect level of difficulty no matter what.

Tips for Math Worksheet Success

No matter which site you end up using for your study session, here are some general tips for math worksheet success

  1. Set a Timer -- Not only can this help you track your improvement over time, but also allows you to take regular breaks to prevent frustration. Many good timers are available for smartphones.
  2. Use Focus Sheets -- A worksheet full of questions can be very overwhelming. Try covering most of the questions with a blank piece of paper to help you concentrate on the question at hand.
  3. Skip Ahead -- If you're getting frustrated with a specific question, try skipping ahead to a different question and coming back to the frustrating one later. Clearing your head and solving other problems can help you approach the frustrating one with a new approach and an improved mood.
  4. Show Your Work -- Even if you can do a problem without writing out the steps, it's a good habit to do so until you've fully mastered a skill. It's hard to know where you went wrong if you don't keep track of the steps you took to get there.
  5. Keep Track of Your Progress -- It's a great idea to keep track of old worksheets and assignments so that you can see the improvement in your scores over time. This is one of the best ways to keep you motivated in your quest to become more competent in math!

Which worksheets have you used? Let me know your favorites in the comments below!

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