Multiplication is a huge skill that students need to master by the end of third grade. I am the only third grade teacher in my building. I work closely with the fourth grade teacher and she has told me time and time again how essential it is to have students be fluent with their multiplication facts by the time they enter fourth grade. According to the third and fourth grade math curriculum, Math Expressions, multiplication is the baseline for many other math concepts that the students will need to know and master. According to Kelli C. Miller, a renowned researcher in elementary education, students need to be able to achieve fact fluency so that they are better equipped for more complex math concepts later on in their educational career.  Multiplication also shows up frequently on the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) and NeSA (Nebraska State Accountability) tests that students take in 3rd-6th grade.  My students were struggling with addition and subtraction fact fluency at the beginning of third grade and I had them play games, do flashcards, use technology and many other resources for them to master those basic facts. When we started multiplication I saw my students having the same problem mastering the facts, and I saw them starting to feel frustrated and discouraged. So, that was when I knew there was something that I needed to do to help and support them. After researching multiple ways to support fact fluency I found that math games were a strong component to supporting students and their math fact fluency. According to Sean Cavanagh, an elementary math coach, math games stray away from the usual pencil and paper drills and provide students with the opportunity to improve and show their math knowledge in unique and engaging ways.  Once I saw all the positive results and research that surrounded math games I knew it was a perfect way to support my students and their math fact fluency.