Multiplication Facts That Stick! Part 1: Number Sense Strategies (Dyscalculia)

Many students struggle when it comes to mastering multiplication facts. For some students, drilling with flashcards and hoping they eventually "stick" can be a frustrating and very time consuming process. 

✖️ Multiplication is essential for many other math concepts and difficulty accurately retrieving facts is a major road block for many students as they go forward.


In my experience, all students can become fluent in multiplication, but some require a more scaffolded, strategy-based approach, which is what this course offers. 👇

1. Intro to the fact set and strategy
2. Practice using virtual tic tac toe/connect four games to match each set of facts
3. Kahoot fact quiz to check for accuracy



What is fluency? 🤔
Math fact fluency is the ability to accurately and quickly retrieve math facts from the long term memory. Having fact fluency frees up mental capacity for generalization of math concepts and problem solving. 

Number Sense & Multiplication Facts 🔢
Multiplication facts must be rooted in a strong number sense in order for them to "stick". Students who memorize timestables without having a strong number sense are prone to making errors and are limited in what they can do. 

Students will learn that each set of multiplication facts is rooted in number sense or mental math strategies that they can easily access to retrieve the fact. For example, a student who is having difficulty memorizing 6x tables will be aided by knowing that they can use a 5x fact (that they can easily access with skip counting if not memorized) and simply add one more group. 



📢In this class, I will demonstrate how to use effective mental math strategies to master each set of facts. The strategies systematically build on one another, so it's important to take the time to master each set. With repeated practice using games & quizzes, these facts will become fluent and the strategy will no longer be needed!




How it works: 🔍

📽️This is a self-paced class which means there are NO LIVE lessons. 📽️

Each lesson will include 1 video and simple follow-up activities including a virtual game, Kahoot quiz and/or multiplication game using a deck of cards for practice. Check out the syllabus for a detailed overview of each lesson.

Retrieval practice and repetition are key for retention of number facts and strategies, so that will be built into each lesson.

The self-paced class format allows students to work at their own pace and review lessons whenever needed. For example, if your child is having difficulty with 2, 5, and 10x facts, stick with that for a little while before moving to the next group of facts.

I welcome questions from parents and students along the way. I'm always happy to provide support if your child is having difficulty with a lesson or activity.