Goals for this presentation Learn how the philosophical shift in the way we teach math affects the way we teach basic facts Learn some effective strategies for teaching basic facts to students
Philosophical shift Focus on number sense Focus on mental math and estimation
The Nature of Mathematics Number Sense Rote Memory versus committing isolated facts to memory one after another drill and practice Automaticity relies on thinking, using relationships among the facts focusing on relationships
What are the basic facts? The Alberta Program of Studies defines them as: Addition and Subtraction to 18 Multiplication and Division to 81
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Multiplication Talk about ‘groups of ‘ Talk about ‘families’ Give strategies for when we don’t know what to do There is NOT an endless supply of basic facts
Start in grade 3 Learn up to 5 x 5 What do we already know? Start in grade 3 Learn up to 5 x 5
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Important to remember Teach through families 2 x 3 = 6 3 x 2 = 6 6 ÷ 3 = 2 6 ÷ 2 = 3 Work the teaching of division right into the teaching of the multiplication….
So that is it for Grade 3 Let’s move on to grade 4…… Coming Later!