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Daily
Mental Math
Activities
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Regular
practice with mental math has
been shown to enhance any
mathematics program and result
in significant improvement for
students on standardized tests
of computation and problem
solving. These mental math
questions could be read to the
students on a regular basis.
The students should number 1
to 10 on their papers and
write the answers to the
questions quickly (within 10
seconds.) The class should
then check the answers and
discuss ways to determine the
solution mentally. This
sharing of solution strategies
is vital since students can
hear and adopt other (possibly
more efficient) methods. The
teacher may collect and record
the results periodically.
Quarterly mental tests should
be given to assess the
students' mental math skills.
Teachers should feel free to
adapt these daily mental math
problems to meet the needs of
their students. If students
are weak in certain skills,
additional problems involving
those skills should be added
to the items. Also, teachers
can reorganize the sequence of
days to better meet their
students' needs.
Activities
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For more information contact Corrine
Breitsprecker or Julie Hukee
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