How to Teach Math Facts, Grades 1-4

So thankful for this book! I've recommended it several times to other homeschoolers. We use flashcards and Xtramath.com for learning math facts. The flashcard system our math curriculum recommended wasn't helping much, and my daughter was burning out on Xtramath. So we do Xtramath five minutes a day and this system five minutes a day. The way that they set it up really helps a child build confidence. It's helped us get closer to the finish line for learning our addition facts and I look forward to using it for subtraction, multiplication and division. A huge THANK YOU to the author for sharing her wisdom!!!

I love this book and it's companion "2 Plus 2 is Not 5". They are clear and easy to follow. I've been using them for tutoring students who are struggling to memorize their math facts and it really helps them see relationships in math and gain success and confidence.

I do not think that this is the easiest book to teach from. It isn't just pre-made activities, you have to read it, learn it, and then figure out how to fit it in with what you already have to teach.The concepts are sound, however.

The book was just as described

I'm a first grade teacher trying to figure out a way to teach math facts and introduce them systematically into our curriculum. This system seems very time consuming to use for all children in a classroom - but with parent help, it might work.I do like the ideas for parents though...I've used the suggestions in this book with my first grader who is learning addition math facts. He especially likes the idea of the Quick Card (page 15) that tells how to move facts mastered to a stack of cards you don't have to practice as much. It's a systematic way to teach and practice the facts. I also like the maintenance plan (p. 87) that recommends you practice 20 cards of the mastered stack each day. I believe building a strong math fact foundation will help kids all the way through elementary math and beyond!I do have one caution: teaching all of the "tricks" for addition may be confusing. You have to pick and choose the tricks to teach based on the individual child!

I am tutoring a 10-year old girl who knew only the most basic math facts. We are 1/3 of the way through the book, and the techniques are proving to be extremely effective. It presents the facts by "chunking" them, so rather than just trying to memorize 160 random facts, she is learning small groups at one time, that are related by the "tricks" in the book. Also, the record-keeping chart in the back is very helpful to me to keep track of her progress in an organized way. So far, it's wonderful.

This is a very helpful book to teach math facts, especially for those students who find it difficult to memorize basic facts. There are lots of neat tricks to share with students to make math fun and successful. I recommend this book for parents and teachers of third and second graders.