What are some quick (5 mins or less) math fact fluency ideas that you love to use with students? Why do you love it?

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I love XTRA math a computer program and using centers with a partner to quiz each other. Cards are an easy way to play a game with a fluency focus. I like to play with them in small groups and then they can play on their own.

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I like for the students to play a game called around the world. One student is standing up and moving around to each student to get the correct answer to the math fact. The students really enjoy this and it motivates them to concentrate to get the correct answer first. Whoever gets the answer correct first, gets to move to the next student.

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A lot of Math Recovery- quick games… or center activities are used in our general education classrooms and intervention.
We also are trying Delta Math components this summer.

Origo One has quick one minute videos that can teach you how to use their strategy cards to build fluency in both addition and subtraction and multiplication and division.
Here is a link to Origo One.
https://youtube.com/@origoonevideos?si=glzozr2eX3UPEiKv
We use their strategies K-4 in our building.

I love using quick math games like "Math Fact Bingo," which turns practice into a fun challenge. Another quick and fun idea is "Math Fact Relay," where students line up and take turns solving a math fact before passing the marker to the next person. "Number Talks" are also effective; you present a math problem, and students quickly share different ways to solve it. I love these activities because they encourage teamwork, quick thinking, and multiple problem-solving strategies.