Figuring Out Fluency - Addition and Subtraction With Fractions and Decimals: A Classroom Companion (Corwin Mathematics Series)

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 Fluency: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions and Decimals. With this book, teachers can: 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 fractions and decimals, including worked examples, routines, games, and centers Find activities for assessing all components of addition and subtraction fluency for fractions and decimals, 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. Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors PART 1 FIGURING OUT FLUENCY: KEY IDEAS What Is Fluency With Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction? Why Focus on Fluency for Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction? What Do Fluency Actions Look Like for Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction? What Foundations Do Students Need to Develop Fluency With Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction? What Automaticities Do Students Need? What Are the Significant Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Decimals? How Do I Use the Part 2 Modules to Teach, Practice, and Assess Strategies? How Do I Use Part 3 to Support Students’ Fluency? In Sum, Making a Difference PART 2 STRATEGY MODULES Module 1: Foundations for Reasoning Strategies Overview: Foundations for Strategies Flexible Decomposition Combinations That Equal 1 (Base-10 Combinations) Fraction and Decimal Benchmarks Estimating the Location of Fractions and Decimals on a Number Line Multiples and Factors Equivalencies of One-Half Common Fraction Equivalencies Module 2: Count On/Count Back Strategy Strategy Overview: Count On/Count Back Count On and Count Back: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Count On/Count Back Practice Activities for Count On/Count Back Module 3: Make a Whole Strategy Strategy Overview: Make a Whole Make a Whole: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Make a Whole Practice Activities for Make a Whole Module 4: Think Addition Strategy Strategy Overview: Think Addition Think Addition: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Think Addition Practice Activities for Think Addition Module 5: Compensation Strategy Strategy Overview: Compensation Compensation: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Compensation Practice Activities for Compensation Module 6: Partial Sums and Differences Strategy Strategy Overview: Partial Sums and Differences Partial Sums and Differences: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Partial Sums and Differences Practice Activities for Partial Sums and Differences Module 7: Standard Algorithms Strategy Overview: Standard Algorithms Standard Algorithms: Strategy Briefs for Families Teaching Activities for Standard Algorithms Practice Activities for Standard Algorithms PART 3 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: DEVELOPING FLUENCY Fluency Is . . . Assessing Fluency Fluency Activities Appendix: Tables of Activities References Index "A classroom companion to the anchor book Fluency Figured Out, this book offers a menu of instruction-ready fluency support tools, instructional routines, activities, and games on the topic of addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. It walks teachers through numeracy and thinking strategies they can explicitly teach students to help students reason and operate on fractions and decimals with real fluency"-- Provided by publisher