Flash+Cards

Flash cards are double-sided cards used to assist students in mastering key skills and knowledge through drill and practice. One side has the problem, term, or issue; the other side has the answer, definition, or related information. Flash cards are particularly useful for reviewing factual information. After the teacher models the use of flash cards, students can make and use them individually as a study aid or in groups together to practise and review information. Flash cards are often used in second language learning to teach and review vocabulary or in mathematics to reinforce mathematical structures such as the times tables. They provide positive reinforcement as repetition leads to mastery of the material.
 * Flash Cards**
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * prepares flash cards relevant to the lesson or topic to be learned or reviewed;
 * supports students in assessing their learning needs and creating their own flash cards to learn the material (e.g., important facts from book chapters and lectures);
 * demonstrates how to construct effective cards and how to use them (e.g., putting cards containing “old” and learned information aside and concentrating on cards with new and difficult information until the entire stack is mastered; reviewing the stack when timely; using labels and subject headings on cards to catagorize them for quizzes and tests);
 * assesses the use of flash cards in relation to the material being learned.

Flash cards:
 * Considerations**
 * benefit from a consistent format;
 * provide a useful portable device for learning and review;
 * may become tedious for some students who have mastered the material.


 * Illustrations From The Mathematics Classroom**


 * Elementary**

__Greg Tang__ The Smart Station Series []

[|Great x Times Flash Cards by Greg Tang] Flash cards that teach kids to understand multiplication - not memorization. Poems and pictures provide a verbal and visual approach to solving problems. Kids learn to master facts and think about numbers in smarter ways. Finally, a more effective way for kids to learn their times tables. While traditional flash cards teach kids to memorize, Great x Times flash cards teach kids to understand. Catchy rhymes and compelling pictures combine with common sense to make multiplying easy and intuitive for kids of all ages. Multiplication isn't difficult - it's just addition! When kids learn to group numbers in smart ways, adding is simple and multiplying is fun! Children not only master their facts, but more importantly, they learn to think about numbers in smart ways - the key to being good at math. Share Great x Times flash cards with a friend and discover how fun and easy math can be. Great times are ahead!


 * Dot Plates**
 * [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png height="32" link="http://yukon-ed-mathematics-pd.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dot+Plates.doc"]] [|Dot Plates.doc] [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png height="32" link="http://yukon-ed-mathematics-pd.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dot+Plates.pdf"]] [|Dot Plates.pdf]
 * [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png height="32" link="http://yukon-ed-mathematics-pd.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dot+Plates+4-to-a-Page.pdf"]] [|Dot Plates 4-to-a-Page.pdf]
 * [] (Recorded Lesson Using Dot Plates)


 * Fact Families Flash Cards**


 * Geometry Flash Cards (pages 44-45)**

Create your own flashcards @ [].


 * Secondary**


 * Geometry Flash Cards (pages 44-45)**

Create your own flashcards @ [].