The drill and kill of multiplication facts can get old very quickly for students.  Especially those that struggle memorizing them.  Adding games into your math block will not only excite them, but provide great learning opportunities.   Here is a list of 5 multiplication games that are super easy to implement and require very little prep.  A win for both the teacher and the students! Games with Dominoes Ordering Products Students choose five dominoes, turn them over, and multiply each side together.   Order the products from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game?  Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest number and least number.  The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. Multiplication War Students begin with dominoes face down.   Each student chooses a domino. On the count of three, students turn over their domino and multip......

Daily math review is a critical component of every math classroom. Imagine learning something new and then never revisiting it.  I bet you'd be pretty rusty if you ever had to actually use your newly learned skill, wouldn't you?  This is exactly why I feel so passionate about incorporating some time in each and every day for review of previously taught concepts. Once I started doing this in my own classroom, the results were astounding. In this post, I'm going to go over the benefits of daily math review and my favorite ways to actually incorporate it into the classroom. Why Make Time for Reviewing? Daily math review doesn't have to be time-consuming. It can simply take just a few minutes of your day and be incorporated in ways to where you don't even feel like you are spending your instructional time doing it. Here are just a few benefits you will see once you begin. 1. Students will STOP forgetting what you've taught! That's right! No mo......