Math Fact Practice

In class we have begun learning how to practice in the most efficient way possible to learn our math facts. Please encourage your child to practice at home with the cards for 5-10 minutes every night. Our goal is for students to reach pure fluency with their addition and subtraction facts before they leave 2^nd grade. This will allow them to be prepared for the rigor of 3^rd grade and beyond. It is very important that students are actually memorizing the facts and not using strategies to ‘figure them out.’ While it is true that some students can use strategies and be very fast, this can often lead to struggles later as the mathematical equations that they are asked to solve increase in complexity. Students should say and point to each part of the equation as they read it. This increases the amount of brain power they are using as it is saved in their memory. It will also create alternate pathways of retrieval for later. Please follow the procedure listed below as they study each night.

Have your child begin on the ‘learning side’ of the cards (the side with the answer in red) and say/ touch the entire math fact three times.
Turn the cards to the ‘practice side’ (no answer) and have them touch/ say each fact.This is a time where repetition will help to engrain the facts in your child’s memory. If at any time your child struggles with retrieving an answer, have them immediately turn the card over to the ‘learning’ side again.Try to discourage them from using strategies to ‘figure out’ the answer.
You can use part or all of the math fact practice sheets to reinforce their facts in writing. Have them practice with the cards first, even if they are confident with the answers, and then complete the math fact practice sheet. This sheet is a way to apply what they’re learning with the cards and is not a replacement for the cards themselves.
On Monday, use the practice test to practice completing the facts within a 3 minute time frame.

Math Fact Review Practice sheets:

Week 1 (addition)
Week 2 (subtraction)
Week 3 (addition)
Week 4 (subtraction)
Week 5 (addition review)
Week 6 (subtraction review)
W eek 7 (addition)
Week 8 (subtraction)
Week 9 (addition review)
Week 10 (subtraction review)
Week 11 (addition)
Week 12 (subtraction)
Week 13 (addition review)
Week 14 (subtraction review)
Week 15 (addition)
Week 16 (subtraction)
Week 17 (addition review)
Week 18 (subtraction review)
Week 19 (addition)
Week 20 (subtraction)
Week 21 (addition review)
Week 22 (subtraction review)
Week 23 (addition)
Week 24 (subtraction)