Has your child been asked by his/her teacher to practice math facts each night?

Many students fail to continue to practice basic facts after they are taught in the early grades. As a result, some struggle with a quick recall of these facts, while others completely forget them. As they enter junior high and begin their introduction to higher level math, such as algebra, these students fall quickly behind with little hope of catching up. They spend too much time and energy trying to remember the basic facts, and not focusing on the new material at hand.

As an adult, you know just how important basic facts are to future math success. Yet you have probably witnessed firsthand just how difficult it is to get children to practice these facts with flashcards.

Our Facts without Flashcards kits use a series of games and hands-on activities to engage students in exploring concepts, building strategies, and practicing skills. The competitive nature of these activities will make students want to practice math facts just as much as they want to practice baseball or dancing.

Use one, or both, of the following math kits to begin to boost your child’s math performance today, as well as to ensure a sturdy foundation for the future.

Facts without Flashcards: Addition and Subtraction can be used with students as young as first grade who are beginning to learn the basic addition and subtraction facts, as well as with older students needing to build a quicker recall of these facts. The kit contains a book with helpful explanations of the processes and strategies of addition and subtraction, as well as easy to follow directions with clear illustrations for games and activities to practice the facts. Also included are all the necessary supplies, such as graph paper, a wipe-off board, a wipe-off marker, rubber stamps, playing cards, and four number dice, two with numbers 1-6, and two with numbers 7-12. All supplies fit neatly into a sturdy, reusable, vinyl bag.

Facts without Flashcards: Multiplication and Division can be used with students as young as third grade who are beginning to learn the basic multiplication and division facts, as well as with older students needing to master these facts for higher level math. The kit contains a book with helpful explanations of the processes and strategies of multiplication and division, as well as easy to follow directions with clear illustrations for games and activities to practice the facts. Also included are all the necessary supplies, such as graph paper, a wipe-off board, a wipe-off marker, rubber stamps, playing cards, and two 12-sided number dice. All supplies fit neatly into a sturdy, reusable, vinyl bag.