MATH FACT FLUENCY

"Math facts fluency leads to higher order mathematics.  
Through automaticity students free up their working memory and can devoted it to problems solving and learning new concepts and skills (Geary, 1994)

"To build math fact fluency, the most effective strategy is to give students 10-15 minutes per day to practice using what are called derived facts strategies (DFS).  Essentially, DSF's are using facts you know to solve facts you don't know."  Sam Strother, Associate Director Developing Mathematical Thinking Institute.

Facts Master Challenge  
One of the most important skills students will need for senior math is automatic recall of addition,  subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. I strongly encourage all  students to practice math facts at home for at least 5 minutes each night. Our class will be charting progress as we take Facts Master practice tests each week, with the goal of correctly  answering all 300 problems in under 10 minutes. Facts Master tests are leveled  by degree of difficulty:  


Students will take the beginning test until they complete all 300 questions in under 10 minutes. They then will move to the intermediate test and eventually the advanced test. Download the different Facts Master sheets below and use this online stopwatch to time  yourself!

Beginning Fact Master  (multiplication, addition, subtraction)                                    
 Version A         Version B      Version C    Recording Sheet

 Intermediate Fact Master (multiplication through 12's, division through 11's mixed addtion/ subtraction)                                                                                                                                           

  Version A        Version B       Version C     Recording Sheet   

 Advanced Fact Master   (mixed multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, percents)  

 Version A        Version B     Version C   Recording                    

To help practice  multiplication facts, our class will also periodically take 3-minute  Multiplication Challenges as math warm-ups. Download these below.


3 Minute Multiplication Challenge  Version A        Version B


Resources
Multiplication.com Tests 
- Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts with these 
timed tests.
That's a Fact! - 
Customizable math facts timed tests.
Hooda Math Timed Tests - More timed tests. 
Customizable and includes mixed fact practice.
Hooda Math Timed Tests 2 - Same as above, only 
harder!
Multiplication Table - Printable 12 x 12 
grid.
Mathletics.com

This is the chart that can be used  to practice the automatic recall of times table facts. Students use the times table they are working on and go through the list timing themselves. For example if they were practicing their 3x tables. It would be 3x4=12 3x6=18 3x7=21 and so on. The timer is stopped when they get to 3x9=27. Students are not racing each other they are recording their personal bests. They can use the timer found at http://www.online-stopwatch.com/