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This is a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! After practicing facts with minimal succe

This system is a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency in addition and subtraction and multiplication and division. It is research-based, and developed based on how the brain learns.Why use Math Fact Fluency: The Bundle? Brain Research tells us that adding an element of fun increases learning. Brain Research also tells us that making connections to prior knowledge helps students remember information. It also teaches us that brains remember best using color, movement, and vi

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? Do your students need practice with multiple addends?Why use Cuisenaire Rods Build It and Add Hands-On with Multiple Addends? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished by color and size. These task cards challenge the ch

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? This is the perfect bundle for your beginning mathematicians!Why use Cuisenaire Rods Hands-On Place Value Level Two: Make a Ten? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished by color and size. This activity focuses on maki

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color coordinated and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Acti

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? This is the perfect bundle for your beginning mathematicians, and to help them internalize regrouping!Why use Cuisenaire Rods Place Value Level Three: Rearrange to Make a Ten? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? This is the perfect resource for your beginning mathematicians!Why use Cuisenaire Rods Hands-On Place Value Level One: Tens and Ones? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished by color and size. These task cards challen

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed based on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Activitie

Use these research-based methods to help your students learn! Why use Facts to be Mastered: Color Coded for Addition and Multiplication Fact Families? Research tells us children learn well when using some specific strategies. These color-coded fact lists come with several suggestions to help the children learn basic facts. How it works: Children can use these 4 color-coded lists of math facts to help them keep track of the facts they are learning. What’s included: This resource contains 4 pra

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.After practicing facts with minimal success, I’ve done my research and come up with a recommended order in which the facts should be taught. The key? Teach fact families together, but with one concept at a time. Brain Researc

These Brain Breaks coordinate with both of my Fact Fluency Systems, but can be used in any situation where brain breaks are needed! They are appropriate for most primary (K-3) students.After practicing facts with minimal success, I’ve done my research and come up with a recommended order in which the facts should be taught. The key? Teach fact families together, but with one concept at a time. Brain Research tells us that making connections to prior knowledge helps students remember information

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed based on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Activitie

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed based on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Activities

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Act

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Act

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Act

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed based on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! Why use Fact Fluency Practice Activitie

Here's a quick circle game to practice any sequence.Why use Countdown: A Circle Game to Practice Any Sequence? Some things just need to be memorized in a sequence. Some examples: the seven continents, the states of matter, the seasons, the times tables, or prime numbers. This game is a fun way for the students to learn the correct sequence and commit to memory. How it works: This game can be played with a whole class or just a handful! The children start by standing in a circle, and will sit at