I was right in the middle of grading papers during my planning when I overheard the fifth grade math teacher across the hall. Keep in mind this is a regular occurrence. I love her dearly, but she does have a tendency to get excited and...a bit...loud while teaching. She asked a
Digital Multiplication Program
As a math teacher, multiplication facts have always been a source of concern. We know that a deep understanding of multiplication is essential for students, but there is also need for students to have at least a moderate (ideally more) memorization of multiplication facts.
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Memorizing Multiplication Facts
Recently, I surveyed more than 20,000 teachers about their biggest challenge in math instruction. One of the most overwhelming responses was that their students don’t know their math facts. I have to agree that a lack of math fact understanding and memorization is an area of
