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Foundation Drill
A short daily memory workout. Say it, write it, check it.
Calendar
Say the months from Jan to Dec.
Which months have 30 days?
What comes after September?
What day comes before Friday?
Which season comes after winter in Australia?
Number facts
Say the pairs that make 10.
Say the doubles from 1 + 1 to 12 + 12.
Say the tens pairs that make 100.
Say the 2, 5, and 10 times-table families.
Say how 9s come from 10 groups minus 1 group.
Time & money
Say the key time facts: 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 24 hours.
Say what AM means and what PM means.
Say how dollars turn into cents.
Say a quick way to make 70c.
Say how to count forward in minutes on a clock.
Units
Say the metric ladder for length.
Say the metric ladder for capacity.
Say the metric ladder for mass.
Say what happens when the unit gets smaller.
Say what happens when the unit gets bigger.
How to use this drill
1. Say the whole fact family aloud, not just one answer.
2. Turn the family into 2 or 3 quick checks after you recall the rule.
3. Put a tick next to the groups that still feel slow or shaky.
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