Mastering Math Facts in Second Grade

Becoming fluent with the math facts for addition and subtraction is an important part of second grade mathematics.  Last week, each student did a fact check-in to begin assessing which facts they already have mastered and which ones need to be practiced. Math fact fluency refers to the ability to recall the basic facts accurately, quickly and effortlessly.  When students achieve automaticity with these facts, they have attained a level of mastery that enables them to retrieve them from long-term memory without conscious effort or attention. By working to learn their math facts early in the year, students are able to more easily and confidently approach increasingly complex math problems that involve multi-digit computation.  

The second grade students will soon have an online account with the “First in Math” website that provides games for practicing facts.  In addition, card games and flash cards will also be used. Our goal is to make acquiring math fact fluency fun!