How do the activities that we just looked at compare with some of the more traditional paper and pencil activities? Look at the example for your grade band below.

Grade K-2

Grade 3-5

Grade 6-8

Possible Response
The activities that we just looked at provide students with an alternate strategy to help strengthen and develop conceptual understanding while providing flexible strategies to develop computational fluency.

Watch the videos, and consider how the provided definitions of drill and practice are reflected in the examples above. Record your thoughts in your journal.

Check your learning with an interactive activity.

Source: Van De Walle, J. (2004). Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Boston: Pearson/

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