Full Description
Fluency in math doesn't just happen! It is a well-planned journey. In this book, you'll find practical strategies and activities for teaching your elementary students basic addition and subtraction facts. The authors lay out the basic framework for building math fluency using a cycle of engagement (concrete, pictorial, abstract) and provide a multitude of examples illustrating the strategies in action.
You'll learn how to:
help students to model their thinking with a variety of tools;
keep students engaged through games, poems, songs, and technology;
assess student development to facilitate active and continuous learning;
implement distributed practices throughout the year;
boost parental involvement so that students remain encouraged even as material becomes more complex.
A final chapter devoted to action plans will help you put these strategies into practice in your classroom right away. Most importantly, you'll open the door to deep and lasting math fluency.
Contents
Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Modeling Math Facts Part II: Introduction to Exploring and Learning Addition Strategies 3. Exploring and Learning Addition Facts within 10 4. Exploring and Learning Facts above 10 Part III: Introduction to Exploring and Learning Subtraction Strategies 5. Exploring and Learning Subtraction Facts within 10 6. Exploring and Learning Subtraction Facts within 20 Part IV: Other Crucial Elements 7. Assessing Basic Fact Fluency 8. Doing Daily Thinking Routines 9. Parental Involvement 10. Action Planning
