First Grade Mad Math Minute

Next week we will begin testing the 1st graders on math facts.  Each week we will have a new list of 10 facts for the students to master during the week.  We will call this activity the "Mad Math Minute," and will practice these facts throughout the week using a variety of activities, ending with a timed 1-minute test on Friday. The facts will be given for homework on Mondays as flashcards.  Please cut them out, have your child record the answers on the back, and practice throughout the week so your child is able to recall the answers "quick as a flash" without using their fingers or a number grid.  Please keep the flashcards at home, save them and add each week to your stack to practice. The purpose is to save the facts into their long-term memory so they will be able to quickly recall the answers when doing more elaborate problems. Please reference the half sheet that was sent home with this information. You may also go to my school website to print off flash cards (if you loose yours) and the practice tests.
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