How I Figure Out Which Math Facts My Students Haven’t Mastered Yet
A free multiplication fact screener for 3rd to 5th grade. See which facts each kid knows and where they should start practicing. Use it timed or untimed.
Resources that meet every kid where they are
Hi, I’m Ashley Dickson. I’ve taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, and I’ve been teaching for over 12 years. I make the math and reading resources I wish I had when my small group table had five different levels sitting at it.
Problem of the Day
Try today’s math problem
A new 3rd to 5th grade math problem every school day. Work it out with your class, then check the thinking and the answer.
Solve today’s problem
A new problem every school day for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade
Where do you want to start?
Pick what sounds most like your classroom right now.
My kids are all over the place
Same skill, different levels. Find where each student’s gap starts and teach right at that level.
Free diagnostics for every volume are just below.
My students don’t know their facts
Screen them online in about 10 minutes, then practice one set of facts at a time.
Practice games: multiplication and division.
Reading and writing
Free reading tools for your board, plus leveled reading and writing books.
I need something for tomorrow
Free tools you can open and teach with right now. No logins and nothing to buy.
Five different levels at one small group table?
That’s the exact problem that started Bridge the Gap. I had 4th graders missing skills from way back, and I didn’t know how far back to go.
Now every book starts with a quick diagnostic, so you know where each student should start. Then they work up one level at a time. Same skill, different level, and nobody feels singled out.
The diagnostics are free. Each one checks every level from 1st grade work to 5th grade work, four questions at a time, so you can see the exact skill where a student gets stuck. Score it in minutes and your small groups are ready to go. Grab the pack for each volume below.
Volume 1
Place value, comparing numbers, rounding, addition & subtraction, and decimals
5 diagnostics • scoring sheets • class placement record • answer keys
Volume 2
Multiplying, dividing, equivalent fractions, fraction operations, and area, perimeter & volume
5 diagnostics • scoring sheets • class placement record • answer keys
Volume 3
Money, time, measurement, line plots & graphs, and geometry
5 diagnostics • scoring sheets • class placement record • answer keys
★★ Stars, not grade levels. Every page shows the level with stars, so a 4th grader working on 2nd grade skills sees ★★ instead of “2nd grade.” No one feels behind.
Teacher favorites
These are the resources teachers grab the most. All of them live in my TPT store.
Bridge the Gap Math
A diagnostic and leveled workbook for every major math topic, 1st through 5th grade skills.
Fact Fluency Games
Centers and games kids actually want to play, one set of facts at a time.
Daily Fact Practice
Ten minutes, Monday through Thursday. Steady practice that makes facts stick.
Hi, I'm Ashley!
I’ve been teaching for over 12 years, and I’ve taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Right now I’m in a 3rd grade classroom, so most of what you’ll find here started as something I made for my own kids.
A lot of it came from my small group table. One year I had a group of 4th graders who were still missing skills from a couple of grades back, and I couldn’t find anything that let me go back and fill those gaps without making them feel behind. So I made it myself, and that turned into Bridge the Gap.