Numbers & Operations Skill-Specific Practice: Math Focal Points

Building mathematical competency takes a lot of skill-specific practice!

A variety of activities including puzzles, games, step-by-step activities, and more keep students’ interest high as they develop problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking skills as well as proficiency in computation skills.

The practice pages are presented in contexts that develop and reinforce skills in problem solving, reasoning, communication, making connections, analyzing representations, and basic computation. The book is organized by skill, with each math objective clearly stated on the top of each page making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most.

At the end of each section is a Skill Challenge presented in standardized test format to help assess students' understanding of that specific skill.

Skills Covered Include:
- Counting
- Ordering
- Comparing
- Place Value
- Rounding
- Writing Numbers
- Computation
- Problem Solving
- Fractions
- Money
- Multiplication