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Long division is very hard to teach. Students have to practice the process so many times to ensure that they will recall at any given time. Introduce long division with the “why” and “how” and you will have better success.
Below are two videos explaining how to teach long division to your student(s). The first video [...]

There are many examples of classroom games for practicing math facts with speed. But here’s a version that keeps students active, yet is simple enough for teachers to assess everyone individually. The kids call it Rocket Math, though different from the curriculum published  by D. Crawford. This is a game.
Students get in two lines. Head each line with a chair for [...]

To know math facts with automaticity and accuracy, students must be able to recall an answer without thinking twice. In fact, a true recall is a smooth as looking at someone’s face and knowing their name immediately. It takes practice and without that, you see kids counting up, guessing wrong and fatefully stalling out in [...]

Little girl calls up 911 for help with her math homework and the operator actually helps her. Should