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Math spiral review generator
Tell Sparky the grade and the skills your class has covered. Sparky mixes those skills into a spiral review, names the skill on every problem, and adds an answer key you can print or send to Google Docs or Word.
Used by 250,000+ teachers, and built to FERPA, COPPA and GDPR standards.
How the spiral review generator works
Say the grade and what you've taught
Type a request such as "a printable spiral review for 7th grade math". Sparky usually asks a question or two before it writes, such as which units your class has finished, because a spiral review should only bring back skills students have learned.
Check the problems and the key
Ask for something printable or a document, and Sparky writes the review beside the chat, with the skill named on every problem and an answer key at the end. Otherwise Sparky may write the problems in the chat. Ask for changes like "swap problem 6 for a word problem", or click into the document and edit it.
Print it or export it
Print a copy for each student, save the review to Google Drive as a Google Doc, download a Word file, or copy it into your own template. For a PDF, press Print and choose Save as PDF.
What you can put in a spiral review
Skills from earlier units
List the units you've taught, or attach your pacing guide, and Sparky mixes those skills so no day is all one topic. Ask for one problem a day on the current unit and earlier skills for the rest.
A skill label on every problem
Each problem names the skill or standard it reviews, such as 7.NS.A.1. When half the class misses the integer problems, you know which skill to reteach.
An answer key with reasons
The key sits apart from the problems and gives a short reason for each answer, so you or a student can see which step went wrong.
Last year's skills
Early in the year, ask for a review of the grade below, labeled with that grade's standards, such as 6.NS.A.1 problems in a 7th grade class.
Math set properly
Sparky does the arithmetic for the key with a calculator instead of guessing. Fractions, exponents and equations are typeset in the document.
Days, weeks or one sheet
Ask for daily warm-ups with three or four problems each, a week on one page, or a single homework sheet, in word problems, multiple choice or a mix.
Ways teachers use it
Daily warm-ups
Three or four mixed problems at the start of class, one day at a time, so students spend five minutes on old skills before the new lesson.
Homework
A weekly homework sheet that keeps last month's skills in practice while the class moves on to new ones.
State test review
In the weeks before the state test, a review of the whole year's standards, labeled so you can see which ones need another pass.
Back to school
A review of last year's skills in the first weeks shows where students are before you start new content.
Data privacy
Safe to use with student work
What happens to the files you upload and what your students write in Flint.
Not used to train AI
Student data in Flint is never used to train AI models.
Not shared
Flint does not share student data, or any other user data, with third parties.
Kept separate
Each school's data is kept apart from every other school's, and the AI providers Flint runs on can't reach it.
Signed agreements, on request
Flint signs a data processing agreement with any school that needs one, written to US state law and EU GDPR.
What teachers say about Flint
"Overall, my life has become much easier and streamlined with Flint. Flint has allowed me to spend less time planning and more time focusing on student interaction and reflection."
Bradley Evans
6th Grade Math Teacher at American School of Milan
"I used Flint to review a chapter prior to an assessment. The students could translate the terms into their native language to learn the content better. Flint was also able adapt and put together questions suitable for the students' ability."
Khim Tiam Lur
MYP Math Teacher at Changchun American International School
"I used it for my classroom activities for MYP4, MYP5, and DP1. It's great and saves time for creating some formative (exit ticket) for checking students' understanding. I also used it for revising topics before they sit for the final summative."
Ranto Silitonga
Mathematics Teacher at Changchun American International School
Frequently asked questions
What is a spiral review in math?
A spiral review is a short set of mixed problems on skills students learned earlier in the year, given again over days and weeks so those skills stay fresh. NWEA's summary of the research ties it to interleaved practice (mixing problem types in one sitting) and spaced practice (coming back to a skill across several sessions).
Is the math spiral review generator free?
Yes, it's free for teachers.
Does it come with an answer key?
Yes. The answer key is in its own section after the problems, with a short reason for each answer. Ask Sparky to leave out the reasons if you only want the answers.
Can it follow my curriculum or pacing guide?
Yes. Attach your pacing guide, a unit plan or your slides, or import a file from Google Drive or OneDrive, and Sparky takes the earlier skills from it. You can also list the units you've finished in one line.
Can I get the review as a PDF, Google Doc or Word file?
For a PDF, press Print and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window. The document also has buttons to save it to your Google Drive as a Google Doc, download it as a Word file, or copy it.
Is a spiral review the same as a spiral curriculum?
No. A spiral curriculum plans for topics to come back at greater depth over the years. A spiral review is practice: a few mixed problems on skills you've already taught, and it works with any curriculum.
What if I want practice on one skill only?
Use the AI worksheet generator for a set of problems on one skill, such as this week's lesson. The spiral review generator is for mixing skills from several units.
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