A better way to build number sense and fluency

Daily Digits builds conceptual understanding and fluency through short, visual problem-solving experiences that take just five minutes a day, helping students develop confidence, intuition, and a love of math.

Teacher using Tile Farm in a class with 5th grade students

How Tile Farm Approaches Fluency & Number Sense

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Adaptive fluency practice✓✓✕✓✕✓
Conceptually grounded number sense✓✓✓△✓✕
Game-based engagement✓△✕✕✕✓
ELL-friendly, language-light design✓△△△✕✓
Fluency meets project based learning✓✕✕✕✕✕
Integrated, adaptive math talk and discourse✓✕✕✕✕✕
Legend:     ✓ = core focus     △ = partial / limited     ✕ = not a focus
Norma Quiñonez, 5th grade teacher, at an interactive whiteboard

“As a fifth-grade teacher in a bilingual setting, I thoroughly enjoy using this app, which helps my students enhance their number sense and grasp of abstract math concepts.”

Fluency and Number Sense, Reimagined

Students sitting on the floor in a classroom engaged in a math talk activity.

Getting Started with Tile Talk

A growing focus in math education is Math Talks, which generally shift the focus away from right answers and instead get students talking about how they think and what they notice. Tile Talk is Tile…

Teacher and her student analyzing visual representations of numbers in Tile Farm Academy.

Number Sense Is Having a Moment

Number sense is having a moment. At its core, number sense is the ability to make sense of numbers: to understand their size, see relationships, break them apart and put them back together, and use…

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