I then thought back to my six years of teaching math centers in first grade. A few ideas came right to mind, but it wasn’t enough of a variety to engage all of my kiddos. For other students, one worksheet is overwhelming and their confidence plummets when they see their peers running up to the finished work bin with three sheets in hand.ĮNOUGH! I needed my students to participate in more meaningful learning in a comparison-free environment, all while being differentiated enough to meet my wide range of learners. For some students, you can never have enough worksheets because they are finished before you even have a moment to put out the next.
All of our students process the concept of multiplication differently and therefore will build their fluency and understanding at different rates. If you’ve ever taught multiplication, you know how hard it can be to help students build fluency with their facts.
