Practicing Math Facts At Home

*Memorizing addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts is an important skill for 3rd grade.  Knowing math facts could greatly benefit students with many math topics taught throughout this and future years of schooling.  This page gives many ideas of ways to practice at home.  Best of all students have fun playing them and enjoy the challenge!

Math Fact Practice Ideas (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division):

Math Game Night Handout 2020.pdf

*Be sure to also check our the student links page.  There are lots of great websites and I-pad apps that you can use to practice math facts each night.

OTHER EASY WAYS TO PRACTICE MATH FACTS SKILLS:

1.  A set of dice:  Alone or with a partner, the student throws the dice then adds or multiplies the two numbers.

2.  Flashcards:  Pick a set of flashcards to match the level the student is on.  Student can go through the flashcards alone or have someone quiz them.

3.  Paper and pencil: Student can write out a fact family or draw some math facts with real life objects such as apples.  Encourage them to use strategies they have learned!

4.  Hundred's Chart:  Student can use it to count by different numbers, look for patterns, or practice facts.

5.  A string with 100 beads strung on it:  A fun hands on way to count by different numbers.  Example: give students a number and ask them to count it out (7x8).