All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

Figuring out a word problem. Calculating area and perimeter. Finding the measure of an unknown angle. All these tasks, and more, draw on an essential foundation of math knowledge, said Brian Bushart, ...

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This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. When Kelly McNamara, a fifth-grade teacher in the Burrillville School District, Rhode ...