How Teachers Build Fluency

Effective fluency instruction includes:

• Have students participate in Sequential Math 

• Number talks
  
  

• Visual models (arrays, number lines, area models)
  
  

• Strategy-based instruction
  
  

• Spiral review
  
  

• Games and math discourse
  
  

• Daily short practice
  
  

Fluency is built in small, consistent doses over time

How Parents Can Support at Home

• Participate in Sequential Math 

• Play “Make 10” card games
  
  

• Practice quick math talks at dinner
  
  

• Use cooking for measurement
  
  

• Ask: “How else could you solve that?”
  
  

• Keep practice short (5 minutes is powerful!)
  
  

The goal is to make math feel safe and positive.