Building Multiplication and Division Fluency for Individual Students

Goal setting

Help students set goals (either individually or as a class) on their mathematical fluency. For example, a student may have the goal to choose an efficient strategy such as skip-counting for each division problem that they encounter. For students who are more motivated by numbers, it might be a specific amount of problems that they need to complete each day within a certain time frame. Note that fluency goals do not need to be time-based but can be!

Daily Checklist

Give students a checklist each day of their responsibilities in math class. It may contain activities such as: fluency practice, note-taking, independent practice, etc. This conveys to students that it is a priority to work on their fluency at a separate time than when they practice grade level concepts. In addition, it will give the students dedicated time to practice to achieve their fluency goal. These goals might be individualized and might be class-wide. 

Fill in the blank practice

Use this Skip-Counting (2-12) Practice to help reinforce skip-counting for multiplication and division. This set can be used for classwork or homework and students can move through the worksheets at their own pace. You can also assign specific concepts and pages based on a students’ skills or needs.

Active strategies

Fluency practice does not have to be boring OR stationary! Use this Active Multiplication and Division Game Bundle to help your class get moving! If you need more individual practice, assign students a stationary exercise and a number to count by to help get them moving and working on skip-counting at the same time!

Be the teacher

Ask students to make a practice worksheet involving a fluency skill (skip-counting or fact practice) with an answer key for their peers to practice the skill. Students will be excited to take on more of a leadership role, while still practicing the skills they need to be successful in math!