- Alignment with Next Generation Learning Standards
Major cluster standards have been analyzed and broken down into the prerequisite skills that are required for comprehension of the grade level standard. A mix of these prerequisite skills and grade level standards questions comprise the problems on the cards.
- Communication Skills & Positive Peer Interactions
By using the cards to test one another, students will learn to better communicate and work with their peers, friends, and family members
- Reading Comprehension
In addition to certain flash cards containing word problems, detailed explanations are provided for students on the back.
- Procedural Fluency
Accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility are important elements of fluency with a procedure. The variety of problems presented allow students to practice procedures in new situations to ensure that they are truly fluent.
- Conceptual Understanding
Developing fluency requires an understanding of why a procedure works. The explanations on the back of the problems aim to help students understand the why behind the process.
- Vocabulary
The flash cards include vocabulary decks that are comprised of words that have shown up in high frequency on recent state exams and/or are necessary to understand grade-level standards. Additionally, grade level vocabulary is used in some of the problems as well as throughout the explanations written on the back of the flash cards.
- Less Susceptible to Common Errors
These flash cards have been created with common misconceptions in mind. Given the opportunity to practice such carefully selected problems, students will be much less prone to common errors.
- Support for Parents and Autonomous Learning
By providing explanations on the back of the flash cards, parents will feel much more confident in their abilities to help their children practice at home. Similarly, students will be able to practice the flash cards alone or with a peer, without the need of a teacher to provide them with the explanation.
