Math Facts
By: Heidi Dill, Krystyn Richards, John Reichmann
Instructional Problem
 In our experience and discussion with teachers, we
noticed that students are moving on to the next grade
without mastering their basic math facts. As our math
builds on the basic skills from the grade before, the
students are struggling to understand the new facts
without having a full grasp of the skills they were
required to master.
 Our instructional design, was aim at trying to find a
systematic method to assist our students in mastering
their math facts from 1-10 in the course of a year.
Solution
 After assessing several instructional problems, we had
indentified a need for student mastery of basic math facts. We
have identified one main goal that we believe students should
master by the end of first grade. Our goal is as follows:
 Mastering to automaticity the basic math facts (0-10) in first
grade.
Solution cont’d…
 Supplementary material, in addition to the curriculum
already inputted by the district
 Each week, the students will learn a new addition and
subtract math fact family
 23 weeks, 5 Review, 1 cold test
 Review build in each summative test
Assessment
 Pre-assessment
 Formative Assessment
 Observation during daily math activities
 Completion of activities
 Conferences
 Summative Assessment
 Timed test
 Graph
 Conferences
Instructional Events
 Monday-Thursday mini math activities
 Strategy instruction (Making 10, Counting on,
Doubles/Cousins)
 Focus on specific math family (weekly)
 Friday timed test
 Followed by a weekly Conference with individual students
Intended Media
 Various manipulatives (beans, counters, Unifix cubes, etc.)
 Deck of cards
 Ziploc bags
 Hole Punch
 Colored Paper
 Scale
 Students will also have the opportunity to visit various pre-
determined websites to practice basic facts.