Did you know that learning and memorizing math facts is super important for your child’s math future. When a child masters math facts, higher level math concepts in the future will be MUCH easier.
In a perfect world, children should practice math facts for a few minutes daily until they can successfully complete 20 basic math problems in 60 seconds with 100 percent accuracy.
You may be thinking, how can I practice math fact fluency with my child? Check out the math fact practice ideas below:
Flash Cards
An easy way to practice math fact fluency is to use flash cards. This may not be the MOST exciting way to practice, but it is an easy method that has been around for-EVER.
Xtra Math
Have you ever tried Xtra Math? It is a free website for kiddos to practice math facts! It keeps track of everything for you and moves children up to new levels accordingly. Click here to try out this awesome FREE website.
Boom Cards
I LOVE Boom Cards. If you have never heard of them, they are fun digital learning activities created by teachers for kids! You can create a free account and find free and paid digital learning activities. I myself, have created math fact practice “decks” for addition and subtraction facts. You can find my Math Fact Practice Digital Learning Cards here.
Card Games
Playing games is always a great way to learn while having fun! If you have a deck of playing cards, you can easily play a TON of math fact games! Click here to read my blog post where I go more in depth about FUN math card games.
Does your child need a little extra motivation? Using a math fact log can be one tool that can help to motivate your child to work on math fact fluency.
Have your child write down the date, the math facts they practiced, and the amount of time they practiced each day. Have an adult initial or stamp the math fact log every time your child practices. When your child hits certain milestones, give them a reward for their superb math fact practicing!
We decided to give rewards for every 60 minutes of fact practice, but you can modify this so it suits you and your students.
Do you want to try a math fact log with your child? Click below to download your math fact log.
How do you practice math fact fluency with your students?
