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Math Gear: Fast Facts
Your students will appreciate this clever alternative to the "same old, same old" math drills and flashcards. Math Gears are round, bound booklets with six sturdy, double-sided cardboard wheels inside. Each wheel has a cardboard tab featuring a number, 1-12, and the corresponding fact is shown in the middle of the wheel, with a cut-out window at the front. Moving the tab around the side of the page turns an inner wheel, causing the numbers 1-12 to appear in the cutout window in turn. For example, if you were on the "5 page in the Multiplication set, the fact in the middle of the page would read "___ x 5 = ? Moving the tab creates the equations "1 x 5", "2 x 5", and so on, all the way through "12 x 5". The question mark is a flap that lifts to reveal the answers. The inside covers share fun math operation facts. A fun, low-tech way to practice those math facts! ~ Lisa
