Sprints
What about Sprints?
What about Sprints?
"Sprints are fluency activities that are intentionally patterned. Students analyse the pattern of the sprint and use this discovery to assist them with automaticity (EngageNY, 2017)."
"Sprints are fluency activities that are intentionally patterned. Students analyse the pattern of the sprint and use this discovery to assist them with automaticity (EngageNY, 2017)."
Sprint Do's
Sprint Do's
Do make the sprints fun and exciting
Do encourage students to improve (even by one) on the second attempt
Do have students challenge themselves individually
Do help students identify patterns within each sprint
Do lead students in a physical break between attempts
Do lead students in a skip counting activity between sprints
Do use sprints to build fluency after near mastery of a concept
Sprint Don'ts
Sprint Don'ts
Do not make the sprints stressful
Do not grade the sprints
Do not have students compare scores
Do not punish a student for not doing well
Do not think the sprint is teaching students, it is assessing them
Do not use sprints as the only fluency practice in your classroom
Do not use sprints to introduce a concept
Do not use sprints as homework
EngageNY Sprint Directions
EngageNY Sprint Directions
Sprint Directions.pdf