Hi slightlyjaded
agree with vjg13 that mathsfactor (link here: www.themathsfactor.com/) is a very visual way or learning mathematics. We use the arithmetic school - so are doing all calculations/ factions/ decimals/ etc.... but as vjg13 has said there is a multiplication school for just times tables.
One thing I would say is use the times tables families to your advantage when practicing at home.
Probably your DD has already mastered x1, x2, x5 and x10.
So try x3 next.
Then review the idea of doubling (x2). This will help with either doing the 2s family (2, 4 and 8) and will help with x6 (double x3).
x9 (finger method as marmiteandhoney suggested above) - or have her look at the pattern of answers:
1 x 9 = 09
2 x 9 = 18
3 x 9 = 27
4 x 9 = 36
etc...
Note two things - the tens column is always one less that whatever number you are multiplying 9 by. And the total of the digit in the tens columns + the digit in the units column always = 9. So if you are multiplying 7 x 9 - you know the answer starts with 6 and the units must be whatever number + 6 = 9 - so 3. Therefore 7 x 9 = 63.
Once you've learned all that: you basically know 7 x 1 through 7 x 6 and 7 x8 through 7x10. So you only need to learn 7 x 7 = 49 and you know your 7s table to x10.
It's up to you if you add 11 in 12. Frankly it's worth it. Especially if you ever work in dozens or with imperial measurements (inches).
11 is great fun because up to 9 you just write the number down twice. After 9 there is a trick:
With numbers > 10 - separate the ten from the unit - in the space between add the numbers and that's your answer (you may have to carry if number in middle >9)
examples: 23 x 11 = (2) (2 + 3) (3) = 253
39 x 11 = (3) (3+9) (9)
(3+ carried 1) (2) (9) = 429
Once you know times tables 1 - 11 then learning 12 is easy because it's only 2 more (11 x 12 - use number trick & 12 x 12). With twelves you can break it down - so 10 x whatever number + 2 x whatever number - to check/ work it out.
If your DD likes video games - we found that Timez Attack (link to games here: www.bigbrainz.com/ really helped. It works out where your child is at and starts from that point. The game has you go through a dungeons and dragons type platform with your child (as a little ogre) traveling through solving multiplication problems. These are presented as multiple additions and then reviewed as a straightforward multiplication problem. They're so busy playing the game they don't realise they're learning. They also have a division game (inverse multiplication) for the next step. There are several versions to buy - but you can just play a 2 platform free version which we found was fine.
HTH