Machine generated contents note: What are basic facts? -- What constitutes mastery of basic facts? -- Why do we need to know basic facts? -- Why is it important to understand math facts? -- How can we help students master basic math facts? -- How can this book help you? -- How is this book organized? -- What is the teaching sequence of math facts within this book? -- Why are activities and resources on a CD? -- Resource for Professional Learning Communities -- Our Goal -- ch. 1 Understanding Addition and Subtraction -- Exploring Big Ideas to Develop Math Fact Strategies -- Building Understanding Prior to Focusing on Fluency -- Using Models to Represent Addition and Subtraction -- Exploring the Concepts of Addition and Subtraction Through Problems -- Exploring Operations Through Children's Literature -- Partner Explorations -- The Classroom Environment -- Beginning with Understanding -- ch. 2 Plus One and Plus Two -- Focusing on the Big Ideas -- Understanding +1, +2 Facts -- Literature Link: Mouse Count -- Exploring the Facts: Number Strips to Visualize 1 More and 2 More -- Supporting All Learners -- Building Automaticity -- Targeted Practice -- Monitoring Progress -- Connecting to Subtraction -- ch. 3 Adding Zero -- Focusing on the Big Ideas -- Understanding +0 Facts -- Literature Link: Gray Rabbit's 1, 2, 3 -- Exploring the Facts: Acting Out +0 Facts -- Supporting All Learners -- Building Automaticity -- Targeted Practice -- Monitoring Progress -- Connecting to Subtraction -- ch. 4 Adding Ten -- Focusing on the Big Ideas -- Understanding +10 Facts -- Literature Link: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie -- Exploring the Facts: Using Double Ten-Frames -- Supporting All Learners -- Building Automaticity -- Targeted Practice -- Monitoring Progress -- Connecting to Subtraction -- ch. 5 Doubles -- Focusing on the Big Ideas -- Understanding Doubles -- Literature Link: Double the Ducks -- Exploring the Facts: Creating Equal Sets -- Supporting All Learners -- Building Automaticity -- Targeted Practice -- Monitoring Progress