60-Second Strategy: Math Fluency Sprints

Doing repetitive computational problems for just a few minutes a day can help students grow their math muscles—and their confidence, too. St. Marys Area Middle School math teacher Nick Rhoades likes to start his classes off with a number sense routine—a short instructional activity designed to build students’ math muscles through repetitive practice. Post-pandemic, Rhoades noticed students struggling with basic computational skills (like simple addition and subtraction). This was slowing them down significantly when working on multistep problems. Enter math fluency sprints.  Find the full collection of 60-second strategies for every grade level at Edutopia: https://edut.to/3Rm2M2j Join the Edutopia community today to get articles, videos, and more delivered via email every Wednesday—all tailored to you and your unique role: https://edut.to/3wEVHUh *Follow us here:* Official Website: https://edutopia.org  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/edutopia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edutopia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edutopia BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/edutopia.org #teachingstrategies #60secondstrategies #math © 2026 George Lucas Educational Foundation