DiscoverMath is Figure-Out-Able!Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference
Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference

Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference

Update: 2025-10-07
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What is the difference between "knowing" and "owning" facts? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to help all students make the most of multiplication facts.

Talking Points:

  • How different people respond when asked to "memorize facts"
  • "Own the facts" versus "Know the facts" -  Do they mean the same thing?
  • Napkin Math 
  • Using Problem Strings to teach facts and more
  • How reasoning about facts builds important multiplicative relationships
  • How reasoning in Problem Strings supports reasoning in word problems
  • Redefining what "memorization" means
  • Teaching for operational fluency

Facts Problem Strings: www.mathisfigureoutable.com/factsps

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Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference

Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference