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When you teach them, teach them to the whole class. Then, work with the small group of kids who really need them. Be very consistent and do the work together for the first 5 or 6 days. Do not let them make mistakes without immediate correction and correct practice. If you do this, you will be finished teaching very quickly and they will have a tool they can use as needed. I put touch point number lines on their desks to use with their regular work. (BTW, they should "touch" on their regular work, not the touch point sheet.) 95% of the students will use this as a tool to memorize the facts. They practice them correctly and know them much more quickly than with flashcards. They will drop the touch points when they are ready, but they can fall back on them if they forget from time to time. The other 5% are probably special needs learners who would not have memorized the facts anyway. (Some special needs learners will learn the facts, but there are some who will not.) If they simply can't memorize them, at least they have a tool that they can use independently to consistently arrive at the correct answer -- it much better than guessing and being wrong all the time! BTW, because you will not need to spend as much time memorizing the facts, you have more time to do problem solving, geometry, etc.
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