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Importance of Math Fluency and using games to increase speed and
accuracy
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Martin Esterman
Taught Middle School (math) 11 years Georgia Master Teacher (2005-2013) “11Alive” Class Act Award Winner (March
2013) 2012 School Technology Award 2012 STEM Video Game Challenge Winner
(PBS Kids Prize)
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Computational Fluency is part of an essential foundation for more advanced
performance. “Educators and cognitive scientists agree that the ability to recall basic math
facts fluently is necessary for students to attain higher-order math skills... If a student constantly has to compute the answers to basic facts, less of that student’s thinking capacity can be devoted to higher level concepts than a student who can effortlessly recall the answers to basic facts.”1
1Korn, Angela. “Research paper: Building Calculation Fluency”. http://eps.schoolspecialty.com. School Specialty: Literacy and Intervention. Jan 2011. Web 2 Feb 2011.
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Fluency is moving students away from ‘processing’ or ‘constructing’ answers to knowing
So, how do we build fluency in the classroom?
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Speed drill worksheets? Games and Puzzles?
It is a lot more fun (hopefully)
Instant Differentiation (games will be playing at the child’s skill level)
“Plugged-in” and visual stimulation needed to meet most kids where they are today
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Why AdditionBlocks?
Immediate Feedback
Encourages Persistence
Allows failure
Rewards success
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Other Games
Product Game (Integer products)
CrossSums (Multiple addends)
Percent Bingo (Fraction-decimal-percent)
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