That's something that I would be reminded of when working with students on their fluency. I would also remind my students that it is okay to work at their own pace, and we all learn at our own speeds. But making progress visual for them really seemed to help motivate them.
So we made it visual. The students graphed their own progress to see how they were improving each day on learning their facts. We also made a class rocket.
The smiles alone that the students had when they were able to clip up to the next level on their rocket were enough. They were so proud of themselves!
We had a system when doing Rocket Math. The system gave the students a chance to move and take responsibility for their learning. They would come in and get their Rocket Math level from the bin of files that I kept their Rocket Math sheets in.
I would then give one student the timer to time the group on their practice. I always gave them five minutes and allowed them to do this independently. This gave them the opportunity to take responsibility for their learning and to build social skills through working as a group.
Finally I would time them for one minute on their fluency practice. After the minute was up, they counted their results and graphed them on their individual rockets.
After they were done they put their rocket along with their Rocket Math practice in their folder for the next day.
The students made progress on their ability to solve math problems quickly. This routine also built student confidence as a learner. Having things to do throughout the day that the student is in charge of is important for them. It also helped them develop a sense of team work while working at their individual levels.
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