The Power of Ten Frames Throughout All of Elementary

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Ten frames are very well known and commonly used in the early grades of elementary school, but did you know that they are a powerful tool no matter what grade level you teach in elementary? I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today...

A Big Mistake Educators Make When Building Math Fluency

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 We all want students to become fluent in math, but there is something that we tend to do as educators thinking it’s helping the kids become fluent, but really it isn’t.  I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today I’d...

The Biggest Misconception about Math Fact Fluency

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“Number sense is a waste of time.” “People need to stop letting kids play and make kids memorize.” “Kids who learn strategies just take too long to solve problems when they’re older.” Those are just some comments I get when I...

How Children Build Automaticity in Math

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A hot topic inside of the Build Math Minds Facebook group is always fact fluency. Recently, Lori posted asking about how children build automaticity in math, and that sparked some heated comments, let’s just say that.  People are very passionate about helping...

How Number Sense Impacts Math Fluency

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Well, math fact fluency is a big deal in elementary school. It’s one of those things that people cringe when a child does not have it. You’ll hear things like, “Kids these days don’t know their facts.” How many times have you heard that?...

The Missing Piece in Math Fluency

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Now, everyone inside and even outside of education thinks that kids need to be fluent in math, but our ideas of what that means are not always the same. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist and today I’m sharing The Missing Piece in Math...