Dear Parents,
This year my students are going to be spending time daily practicing and learning our math facts, beginning in the operation of multiplication. Our class will keep working on these facts until everyone knows all the facts in this operation instantly, without any pause before answering. We will be using a fun and motivating program called Kicking It Math!It will take only a few minutes each day of class time, but students will keep working until they have mastered all the facts.
A fact is mastered when it can be answered instantly, without any pause. Kicking It Math! is unique because it teaches only 2 facts and their reverses at each level. For example 6x3, 3x6, 4x5 and 5x4. The program allows each child to go at his or her own pace, taking as many days to master those two facts as needed. Students are given an opportunity daily to show they have learned a set of facts by passing a test. Once students “pass” a set of facts, they color in the belt for that set on their “Belt Chart.” Once they have passed four levels, they will earn a belt token for their chain up until they become “Black Belts” in multiplication!
You can help your child progress and learn faster by practicing at home. Any day your child does not pass a set of facts, he/she will have that day’s practice sheet to bring home as homework. It will help a great deal if you will practice with your child for five minutes with that sheet and/or flashcards. Recommendations for how to practice are on the next page.
Learning all the facts in an operation is a lot of work, but future success in math is dependent upon knowing facts so well that the answers come automatically without much thinking. You can also help by sharing with your child the importance of learning math facts. Thank you so much for your support of this critical learning goal. I will keep you notified of your child’s success in this important task.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Pfeiffer
This year my students are going to be spending time daily practicing and learning our math facts, beginning in the operation of multiplication. Our class will keep working on these facts until everyone knows all the facts in this operation instantly, without any pause before answering. We will be using a fun and motivating program called Kicking It Math!It will take only a few minutes each day of class time, but students will keep working until they have mastered all the facts.
A fact is mastered when it can be answered instantly, without any pause. Kicking It Math! is unique because it teaches only 2 facts and their reverses at each level. For example 6x3, 3x6, 4x5 and 5x4. The program allows each child to go at his or her own pace, taking as many days to master those two facts as needed. Students are given an opportunity daily to show they have learned a set of facts by passing a test. Once students “pass” a set of facts, they color in the belt for that set on their “Belt Chart.” Once they have passed four levels, they will earn a belt token for their chain up until they become “Black Belts” in multiplication!
You can help your child progress and learn faster by practicing at home. Any day your child does not pass a set of facts, he/she will have that day’s practice sheet to bring home as homework. It will help a great deal if you will practice with your child for five minutes with that sheet and/or flashcards. Recommendations for how to practice are on the next page.
Learning all the facts in an operation is a lot of work, but future success in math is dependent upon knowing facts so well that the answers come automatically without much thinking. You can also help by sharing with your child the importance of learning math facts. Thank you so much for your support of this critical learning goal. I will keep you notified of your child’s success in this important task.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Pfeiffer