Number Combinations Through 10
Discover how teaching number combinations through ten builds a strong foundation for fact fluency, mental math, and flexible number thinking.
Fact Fluency
Online Multiplication Fact Practice Game
Are you looking for an engaging way for your students to practice their multiplication facts? Well, of course you are! Check out this engaging multiplication fact practice game! Math Lines,…
PreK Math: What Does Early Numeracy Look Like?
People have some pretty strong feelings about what PreK math and even Kindergarten math should look like. How do we help young children develop important mathematical understandings while still incorporating…
Why Students Don’t Know Their Basic Math Facts and How to Help
If you teach 3rd grade, you know that some students come to your class not knowing their basic addition and subtraction facts. And in 4th and 5th grade, there are…
Understanding the Equal Sign
Equality is a hugely important concept in math, and that begins with truly understanding the equal sign. Today I’m sharing with you a mini-lesson that can be used for whole-class…
Dominoes Addition/Subtraction Number Bonds
Do you wonder where fact families are found in the current standards? The fact is, current standards don’t actually mention fact families at all anymore. Instead, they refer to “the…
1st Grade Essentials: Basic Fact Strategies
With pages of math standards at each grade level, what is really considered essential learning? In this series of posts, I attempt to highlight the key skills at every grade…
Kindergarten Essentials: Combinations for Numbers Through 10
What does Kindergarten math look like? What are the essential skills that every Kindergarten student should master prior to Grade 1? Believe it or not, fact fluency starts in Kindergarten…
Games for Practicing Math: Multiple Versions of Yahtzee
What makes math practice fun? Games of course! There are tons of widely available games that incorporate math skills. Today’s post explores the classic game of Yahtzee and several variations….
