Math is Figure-Out-Able! Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference
Oct 7, 2025
22:42
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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