Basic math skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – are the building blocks of algebra, geometry and calculus.

In kindergarten, children focus on learning numbers and what they represent, as well as basic addition and subtraction.

Students will practice prereading skills, identify problem/solution and basic math facts.

We tabulated the frequency with which simple addition and multiplication facts occur in elementary school arithmetic texts for grades 1-6. The results indicated a strong "small-fact bias" in both ...