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Math Resources

Math Games
Dice, board and card games can be a good way to consolidate basic math skills. Here are some of my favorites for elementary school children. These are fun games that happen to incorporate math.
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Yahtzee
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The Genius Square
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Blokus
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Sleeping Queens
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Dragonwood
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Mille Bornes
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Set
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Math Facts Fluency Check
Since the pandemic, I'm noticing many children don't know their basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Ask them 9+6 and they count on their fingers to answer, and they get bogged down by 7x6 because they haven't memorized the multiplication tables. This matters: it's hard to go on to higher math when you don't have basic computation at your fingertips.
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Luckily, it's easy to check whether students are fluent in math facts. There are one-minute timed tests that can give you a quick sense of whether your child is fluent or needs more practice. I like Rocket Math's version, which you can print and use at home (it's free). You can find the benchmarks by grade level in this blog post.
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If your child does need more practice, there are lots of choices: worksheets, flash cards, and gamified math apps. It's best to practice regularly for short amounts of time over a long period rather than doing cram memorization, so that the math facts get stored in long term memory. It's also best not to get out ahead of the teacher. If your child hasn't learned multiplication at school yet, there's no need to have them start memorizing the times tables. It's important for students to understand the underlying concepts first.

Math Apps
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