Our new textbook publisher for math is Houghton Mifflin.It will be our first year to implement this new program. It will be a new learning experience for me as well.
It is important that students know their math facts for addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Timed tests will be administered weekly.
Here's how I implement Math Facts. The goals are to master 50 in 3 min. and then 100 in 5 min. On Mondays, we will take the addition timed test on the blue laminated card. Tuesdays are for subtraction tests. Wednesdays are for multiplication tests. Thursdays are for division tests. On Fridays, the students will start with addition for mastery of 50 problems. They will earn a magnet for mastery for each color. Once they have 4 magnets, students will move on to get mastery of 100 problems. When they do that for all 4 colors, students will earn a Math Driving License.
