Your New BFF: Decimals!

Basic Fact Fluency

Students work across multiple representations—including place value charts, base-ten models, number lines, and area models—to make sense of decimals.

They learn to compare and order decimals, and to add, subtract, multiply, and divide by composing and decomposing units within the base-ten system.

BFF Decimals is a flexible intervention kit designed to help students develop a deep understanding of decimals through reasoning, place value, and connection.

Instead of relying on procedures alone, students explore decimals through Math Empowered’s Core Four Instructional Routines:

  • Math Talks that build meaning around place value and decimal relationships

  • Randomizers & Sorts that help students notice patterns within the base-ten system

  • DARE-ing application problems that connect decimals to real-world contexts

  • Thinking Pathways games and tasks that reinforce strategies through collaboration and reasoning

Best of all, BFF Fluency Intervention Kits adapt to your schedule!

Professional Learning Sessions
Included in Your Registration:

Asynchronous Learning (~45-60 minutes)

Math Empowered Core Values

At Math Empowered, we believe mathematical growth comes from engaging in the learning process—not from what students already know. In this session, participants explore the core values that guide Math Empowered classrooms, including fostering a growth mindset, honoring student thinking, and viewing mistakes and productive struggle as the necessary tension that leads to deep understanding.

Asynchronous Learning (~45-60 minutes)

Instructional Practices: The Core Four

Explore Math Empowered’s four signature instructional practices: Math Talks, Partner Randomizer Sorts, DARE-ing Application Problems, and Thinking Pathway Games and Tasks. This course introduces the purpose and structure of each routine and demonstrates how they support conceptual understanding, reasoning, and student discourse.

Asynchronous Learning (~15-30 minutes)

Unpacking Your Materials

Get your BFF Fluency intervention materials ready for immediate classroom use. In this short course, participants learn how to efficiently unpack, organize, and prepare the resources included in the kit so they can begin supporting student learning right away.

Live Virtual Session (120 minutes)

BFF Decimals Deep Dive

Join a Math Empowered team member for an interactive session exploring the mathematics behind the BFF Decimals Kit. Together we will examine the progression from conceptual understanding → reasoning strategies → efficient procedures, and explore the thinking pathways embedded throughout the materials.

Live Virtual Session (60 minutes)

Follow-Up Session

Reconnect with a Math Empowered facilitator after implementing the BFF Kit in your classroom. Participants reflect on their experiences, share student successes and challenges, and deepen their understanding of how to support students along the thinking pathways toward mathematical fluency.