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Mad Minute

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Mastery of the basic facts of arithmetic is the first step toward mathematical fluency, and is a central early academic goal.  A "Mad Minute" is a simple, daily exercise for elementary school students striving to memorize their basic math fact "tables." Mad Minute worksheets contain several dozen questions using the same operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division), and are an excellent way to provide kids with daily practice. To complete an exercise, students are given one minute to answer as many questions as they can. Each correct answer earns one point. After the minute is over, the number of correct answers is counted and written atop the page. Speed, therefore, is essential to a high score. However, students stop earning points after the first mistake! So accuracy is even more important.  [Note: Mad Minutes introduce and reinforce two very important rules in studying mathematic – speed is important but accuracy is even more important – and ar...

Mad Minute

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Mastery of the basic facts of arithmetic is the first step toward mathematical fluency, and is a central early academic goal.  A "Mad Minute" is a simple, daily exercise for elementary school students striving to memorize their basic math fact "tables." Mad Minute worksheets contain several dozen questions using the same operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division), and are an excellent way to provide kids with daily practice. To complete an exercise, students are given one minute to answer as many questions as they can. Each correct answer earns one point. After the minute is over, the number of correct answers is counted and written atop the page. Speed, therefore, is essential to a high score. However, students stop earning points after the first mistake! So accuracy is even more important.  [Note: Mad Minutes introduce and reinforce two very important rules in studying mathematic – speed is important but accuracy is even more important – and ar...

Mad Minute

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Mastery of the basic facts of arithmetic is the first step toward mathematical fluency, and is a central early academic goal.  A "Mad Minute" is a simple, daily exercise for elementary school students striving to memorize their basic math fact "tables." Mad Minute worksheets contain several dozen questions using the same operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division), and are an excellent way to provide kids with daily practice. To complete an exercise, students are given one minute to answer as many questions as they can. Each correct answer earns one point. After the minute is over, the number of correct answers is counted and written atop the page. Speed, therefore, is essential to a high score. However, students stop earning points after the first mistake! So accuracy is even more important.  [Note: Mad Minutes introduce and reinforce two very important rules in studying mathematic – speed is important but accuracy is even more important – and ar...