Figuring Out Fluency - Addition and Subtraction With Whole Numbers: A Classroom Companion

by John J Sangiovanni, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams, Rosalba McFadden

Because fluency practice is not a worksheet. Fluency in mathematics is more than adeptly using basic facts or implementing algorithms. It is not about speed or recall. Real fluency is about choosing strategies that are efficient, flexible, lead to accurate solutions, and are appropriate for the given situation. Developing fluency is also a matter of equity and access for all learners.  The landmark book Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning offered educators the inspiration to develop a deeper understanding of procedural fluency, along with a plethora of pragmatic tools for shifting classrooms toward a fluency approach. Now, teachers have the chance to apply that inspiration through explicit instruction and practice every day with the classroom companion Figuring Out Addition and Subtraction with Whole Numbers. With this book, teachers • Dive deeper into the Significant Strategies for fluency explained in the anchor book • Learn how these strategies grow from and relate to the basic fact strategies children learn  • Access over 100 strategy-aligned and classroom-ready activities for fluency instruction and practice in adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers, including worked examples, routines, games, and centers • Find activities for assessing all components of addition and subtraction fluency plus support for engaging families  • Download all of the needed support tools, game boards, and other resources from the companion website for immediate implementation. Give each and every student the knowledge and power to become skilled and confident mathematical thinkers and doers. 

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 27, 2021

Reviews

[Racheal · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Can we do math like this every day?” is a direct quote from one of my students when I started using this approach and the activities in this book! It is amazing. Teaching this way is leading to a much deeper understanding than what my curriculum was doing. It is also giving me ways to understand students’ thinking in deeper ways beyond checking for accuracy. It is truly teaching students how to think like mathematicians versus memorizing facts and procedures.