Estimation, Fact Fluency, Games, Math Tools, Number Sense
What’s the purpose of flashcards? There’s 2 answers I frequently hear and only one I agree with. Answer 1: help kids know/memorize their facts Answer 2: help students build fluency through the automatization of strategy I know how Tracy and many...
6-8, Estimation, Fact Fluency, Games, Math Tools, Number Sense, Strategy Development
UPDATE 3/17/19: The updated cards can be found in this post (Multiplication Subitizing Cards: An Upgrade to Building Fluency) —————————— Learning basic facts through tricks or a mnemonic song lead students...
Games, Making Math Accessible, SMPs, Strategy Development, Teacher Content
Last week I was working with a group of amazing teachers while conducting a workshop for the Georgia Department of Education. These 2 day workshops can be mentally draining for participants so I purposefully slide games in throughout the 12 hours. It was during one...
