This is what Rocket Math looks like in our classroom:
Congratulate
First, we congratulate any children who passed the day before. We give them a round of applause and then they color in the level they passed.
Partner Practice
The children sit with their monthly partner. Partner A is the learner and partner B is the checker. I say, "On your mark, get set, practice". The learner orally practices their math facts and the checker listens and corrects any mistakes.
If the learner makes a mistake, the checker tells them to stop and they tell them the answer. Then the checker tells the learner to say the addition fact 3 times and then go back 3 problems.
The students continue practicing for 3 minutes, and then they switch roles and practice all over again!
After the children practice their rocket math orally, it is time to take a 1 minute test! Students have 1 minute to return to their seats, put their name on the paper and put their hands in the air. They are allowed to use a pen or a 'skinny' marker on rocket math tests! We don't like to use pencils because they break easily and children like to erase their mistakes, which causes them to waste valuable time during the 1 minute test.
When the 1 minute is up, children look at their paper and determine if they have passed. They put their rocket math folders in the green bin if they passed or the red bin if they didn't pass. Their rocket math paper goes in their mailbox to practice at home!
On Fridays, we take a 3 minute mixed addition test. Their goal is to strive for 50/50 in 3 minutes by the end of the school year!
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