The NCTM Principle and Standards of School Mathematics (2000) defines computational fluency as having efficient, flexible and accurate methods for computing. The key thing to note is that it does not say compute using paper and pencil methods.  Students need to be fluent in mental math, paper and pencil methods and using technology such as a calculator in computing answers to situations involving numbers (both whole numbers as well as fractions and decimals).



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Fractions with Pattern Blocks

An interactive lesson with ordering single digit numbers, even and odd numbers and Less Than/Greater Than 

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