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03 Nov

Posted at 23:31h in Developing Math Fact Fluency, Multiplication Strategies by
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Multiplication strategies

STEP 1: Start with Strategies to Create a Mental Hook

Why use strategies (like Rule, Trick, Chant, and Connection™) to teach Math facts rather than just having students memorize in a traditional rote manner? The Factivation!® strategies utilize existing schema. They apply meaning to each fact, thereby increasing a students' ability to recall the product.

25 Aug

Posted at 09:45h in Multiplication Strategies, Teaching Multiplication Facts by
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multiplication trick

Simplify the Sixes facts with the Half-Whole Trick!

This Multiplication trick makes learning the Sixes facts simple! The "Half-Whole" multiplication trick works like this:

When multiplying six by an even number, the product is HALF of that number (tens place), then the WHOLE number (ones place).

Here's an example:

25 Jul

Posted at 19:35h in More Math Videos, Multiplication Extensions by
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26 Jun

Posted at 19:52h in Factivation Training Tutorials, Teaching Addition Facts, Teaching Multiplication Facts by
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Factivation fluency builders

A Fluency Builder a day keeps low test scores away!

Not only does it keep low test scores away, but giving students this concentrated five minutes/day of targeted fluency practice builds Mathematical confidence as they see their own improvement from Challenge 1 to Challenge 4. If your goal is to build fact fluency (and we would assume that is is!), this is THE printable for your students.