Build Fact Fluency with These Fun Fact Family Houses
Fact fluency is foundational in first grade—and while a few of my students are already flying through their math facts, most still need plenty of practice, especially when it comes…
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Online Math Computation Games for Fact Fluency Practice
If you’ve ever watched your students struggle to recall basic math facts, you know how quickly it slows everything else down. Multi-digit addition? Stuck. Word problems? Even slower. Fact fluency…
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4 of the Best Ways to Develop Math Fluency with Place Value and Math Facts
Throughout the early elementary years and beyond, developing math fluency with both place value and math facts is so important to help create a solid math foundation for students for…
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Addition and Subtraction Within 20 Strategies: Make 10, Add 10, and Use 10
I am all about teaching students to use strategies when adding and subtracting. Second-grade standards ask students to fluently add and subtract within 20 using strategies, not just memorization. To become…
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Using 10 to Add +9 and +8 Games & Activities
Do you find that your students have difficulty using advanced addition strategies like using 10 to add +9 and +8 facts? My students definitely do! Many students still rely on…
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Make 10 Strategy – Develop 10 as a Benchmark Number
Teaching students to use 10 as a benchmark number is one of the most effective ways to build strong number sense in early elementary math. When students understand how to…
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Addition Go Fish Game & a Video of Addition Strategies
This Addition Go Fish Game is a great way for first and second-grade students to practice using the addition strategies they have learned in a fun classroom game. It’s the traditional Go Fish game with a twist. Students match expressions that have the same value.
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Set Specific Learning Goals with Students
How do you set specific learning goals with students? How do you help them choose the best goal for themselves, make it specific and measurable, grade-level appropriate, and more? How…
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Part-Part-Whole Dot Flash Cards
These Part-Part-Whole Dot Flash Cards are the best for helping students learn subitizing, math facts, and how to discuss their ideas! Each card is full-page, but could be printed half…
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Subtraction Go Fish: A Hands-On Way to Build Fact Fluency
Subtraction facts can be tricky for young learners. Some students rush, some count on their fingers, and some freeze the second the numbers go past 10. Sound familiar? Subtraction fact…
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