Embedded Files
What is fact fluency?
What is fact fluency?
In grades K-4, students work to learn the basic facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
When they begin, they often use counting strategies to help them find the answers. Students may count on, count back, or skip count.
As they learn more, they rely on reasoning strategies. Students use number sense and patterns to help them figure out unknown facts by relating them to facts they already know.
Finally, they master their basic facts. Students develop automaticity and "just know" the answers.
Components of Fact Fluency
Components of Fact Fluency
Math Fact Fluency Progression
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Fluently add and subtract within 5, including zero.
First Grade
First Grade
Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
How did you solve it?
How do you know it is correct?
Is there another way you could solve it?
If a friend didn't know the answer, what strategy could you suggest they use?
How is _____ like _____ ? (e.g. how is 2 + 2 like 2 + 3?)
Second Grade
Second Grade
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.
By the end of grade 2, know from memory all sums of two single-digit numbers and related differences.
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
How did you solve it?
How do you know it is correct?
Is there another way you could solve it?
If a friend didn't know the answer, what strategy could you suggest they use?
How is _____ like _____ ? (e.g. how is 7 + 7 like 7 + 9?)
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
How did you solve it?
How do you know it is correct?
Is there another way you could solve it?
If a friend didn't know the answer, what strategy could you suggest they use?
How is _____ like _____ ? (e.g. how is 2 x 7 like 4 x 7?)
Third Grade
Third Grade
Fluently multiply within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations.
By the end of grade 3, know from memory all products of two single-digit numbers and related division facts.
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
Questions to Ask your Mathematician
How did you solve it?
How do you know it is correct?
Is there another way you could solve it?
If a friend didn't know the answer, what strategy could you suggest they use?
How is _____ like _____ ? (e.g. how is 6 x 10 like 6 x 12?)
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade
Know multiplication facts and related division facts through 12 x 12.
Application of Fact Fluency
Application of Fact Fluency
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade
Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade
Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers. (Include two-digit x four-digit numbers and, three-digit x three-digit numbers) using the standard algorithm.
Page updated
Report abuse