The facts are practiced and mastered in first and second grades.
Children take timed tests several times a week.
Tests consist of 20 math problems that include a review of old facts. First graders are given 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete the test, and second graders are given 1 minute and 15 seconds. In first grade the children need to pass 1 test with a score of 19 or 20 to move to the next number. Children are tested and placed into the appropriate number family. Each tub is filled with games, flashcards and practice activities designed to help the student master the number family and pass onto the next number.