Reply To: Lesson 4-2: Automaticity vs. Memorization

[Riann Warman]

Last school year I was in 3rd grade. I was trying to have my students “memorize’ their multiplication facts because I thought it would help them become fluent! Whoops!! I will say that we also spent a lot of time digging deeper into what those facts really meant by using manipulative, arrays, and other hands on/visuals. The Do/Don’t really hit home with me “Don’t: Memorize math facts in order to engage in interesting math. Do: Explore interesting math to develop knowledge and understand math facts!”