§     Use daily drill activities to help with memorizing facts {addition, subtraction, multiplication}. Drill everyday for only 10 minutes.  Drill while waiting in the line at the grocery store, in the car, etc.}  Work on one fact family at a time. Then build on what is known.  KEEP IT FUN!  Reward successes with positive encouragement, a wink, a smile, etc.

§     Drill 5th graders in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Students should know facts by recall ~ without using fingers.

§     If having difficulty with lining written problems up on paper, provide graph paper for homework assignments or turn notebook paper sideways.

§     Show how math is used in daily life:  comparing prices at the grocery store, checkbook balancing, determining how much food costs per serving, etc. 

§     Talk about how math is used in the work place.

§      Have different types of clocks in the household: digital and standard clock face. 

§     Practice skip counting by the following: 2, 5, 10.  Start at different places.

§     Play math games like: Uno, S’math, Math Bingo, computer math games

§     Count money and practice counting back change