resources to help ds (7) with division and times tables

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Hi, we've been given a SATS homework sheet, and on tackling the maths, ds didn't even know the symbol for division, and what it was!

I'm useless at maths I have to say, so does anyone know how they teach division and times tables in school? I don't want to teach him a different method and set him back.

Any advice is much appreciated, thanks.

Is he year 6??
I'd definitely go for the times tables first which he may well know, start with twos as lots of stuff comes in pairs (shoes socks etc) and talk about it as "one group of two, two groups of two" etc then move quickly on to 5s then tens. After that id teach 2,4,8 as they all relate, then 3&6 look for patterns. Make a chart of each one and make sure he can do it in and out of order.
As far as division goes, get a bunch of objects (gummy bears works wonders ) and use words "share equally" on to plates for you, him, numerous imaginary people or whatever. Make sure we all have equal amounts. Also check out Percy parker if you can find it on youtube, its all the times tables as songs. Great resource!

Hi Jemima thanks for that, I'll have a look. He's year 2, and I'm really surprised they will be testing him on stuff he doesn't seem to have been taught, or is he having me on?!

Ahh it's ks1 says (why on earth have you got a paper as homework? ) actually what I've said still stands, I'm a sen teacher so tend to make things practical and it's totally appropriate for a 7yo. Don't worry about knowing much more than 2s fives tens though in. The timescale you have, and an idea of division as sharing equally.

Sorry terrible typing on phone. You'd need a ks1 teacher to say what they'd expect to teach B then, but if its purely one symbol which has escaped his memory, perhaps ensure the concept is clear and he knows what the sign looks like now.
Worded questions are hideous for chn of all ages, don't worry if a "sharing" question isn't immediately obvious to him.

On paper though, working it out, ie... 21 divided by 7....what's the easiest way to teach him? He won't have a pile of gummy bears in the test unfortunately!

Unfortunately there's loads of methods but do a google for the most common. My eldest has to use a different way of doing things to her sister. There's also lots of ways to teach x table, my eldest who struggles with maths had to do upto 4's by just counting on. The later ones 9 & 8 we looked at patterns and used hands

unfortunately not....and I agree that there are dozens of ways being taught. Afaik they are expected to know inverse operations and number facts,ie. That the missing number in the "sentence" involving 7 & 21 is 3.

The alternative is to do an array, so seven dots in a row
. . . . . . .
Then carry on in rows of seven to reach 21.
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
So then he'll see there are three lines, so three groups of seven. I mainly teach visual ways of recording as I work with learners with difficulties, but these tend to be easily accessible and if you can then build theoretical knowledge on top then great.

unfortunately with timetables you need to learn them by heart, so get him to write them down once in the morning and in the evening..2s and 5 are easy, tens, 11s too…also Ive an app on my phone and every day on the way to school my son would do one she struggles with ( i'm pleased to say we know them all now and are fast…but it was hard to start with, my son is y3 btw).

With divisions at early days again if divided by 2 Id say half it…if 21:3 this is when time tables become useful…my son would go how many 3 in 21, at the beginning he would go 1x3 is 3 and 2x3 is 6 and so on…now most of the time he would get it right…but its been months ( nearly a year of practising..not long 5-10mins)…making it fun is the key, in the car…counting jelly beans etc

good luck