lea1 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Could someone please explain to me what people mean when they talk about drilling math facts, in regards to children in K or 1st, for instance. Does this mean drilling 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; etc? I remember learning the "times tables" when I was in elementary school. I don't recall memorizing tables like this for addition and subtraction though. Is this what is meant by drilling math facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying my best Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Could someone please explain to me what people mean when they talk about drilling math facts, in regards to children in K or 1st, for instance. Does this mean drilling 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; etc? I remember learning the "times tables" when I was in elementary school. I don't recall memorizing tables like this for addition and subtraction though. Is this what is meant by drilling math facts? I want to learn more about it too. I am guessing in K you can drill facts about numbers that make 10 in a sum? like 3-7, 8-2, 5-5, 1-9 and so on? also 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4 and so on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Yup, we drill our addition and subtraction facts using flashcards and speed drills on a daily basis. ETA: we don't do a particular order or by sums. I just rotate through what we have learned. So , once we started subtracting from 12, I would add those cards into the mix and rotate out some if the others. I rotate the cards about once a week, taking out a few and adding back in whatever I took out when I added the new stuff. Does that make any sense...haha:). Our speed drills are also just a random mix of problems we have covered. Edited January 8, 2011 by hsbaby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Drilling does mean practising the addition/subtraction/multiplication facts. It could be orally, through flash cards, games or worksheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks for the confirmation. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I remember learning the "times tables" when I was in elementary school. I don't recall memorizing tables like this for addition and subtraction though. Is this what is meant by drilling math facts? Yes. I use oral, at this point, as kiddo would stop and erase any number not up to his standards. I use the triangular cards with the sum or product at the top, and the "parts" at the bottom. When I was in 5th grade we had timed drills that we did over and over until we could do them perfectly in less than X minutes. We did adding first, then subtracting, then multi, division, and then mixed problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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