whats the best way to help ds2 learn times tables?

[cheeryface]

any ideas?

interested in this for my ds1. I've been trying to work with him a couple of times a week, even 10 mins - asking him times tables verbally.

Am interested in any other suggestions.

My dd who is in Y1 was interested in learning her tables. We have managed to do the 10 and 11 relatively easily. This is because I taught her the relationship between the numbers in the sums and the answers. For example, 3x10 has three in the sum and has a 'word relationship' with 30 - if you see what I mean. Similarly, in the case of the 11 tines table, the last digit of the answer contains the number in the sum.

This appealed to her style of learning. I'm trying to think of similar tricks for the other tables!

My ds' teacher suggested making a simple snap card game (or you could buy one here ).

say them again and again and again, then when bored stupid by that sing them again and again and again.

• the whole thing not just the answer bit i.e "one times two is two".

Primary games website has some good games.

Endless repetiton.

I asked out SENCO what the best way was, 'Chant them' she said

chant forwards and backwars
3 6 9 12 etc

over and over
there are toehr things too but this is by far the best way for making them stick ime

ther e is a fab trick for the nines if you are intersted
using doubling for hardertabkes can really hekp too but only for those who are more mathematically minded (bad phrase sorry..)

think for tables it has to be rote learning - I remember learning them by writing them down starting with 1s up to 12s then we had to write them down from 12s down to 1s - this really drilled them into me - this was in grade 4, so I was about 8
snap games are good too as are match the answer to the question type of cards, easy to make as well

Laybird cd in which tales are sang had an amazing impact,although you would have to explain the concept of multiplication if needed.

tables even

topmarks 'hit the button' is an excellent website where your kids can learn their times tables against the clock. My daughter loves it!

That hit the button thing looks great, londongirl1. My ds has to learn new times tables every week and I'm sure that will help!

Link here if anyone's interested.

If they see it, they will remember it. So if working with small numbers, use coins, cubes, buttons to set into groups. For larger numbers digit cards along with chanting the numbers.
I don't know whch tables they should know at what age.

My 7 year old is supposed to be learning his 8 times table this week (I'm sure I learned them later when I was at school!)

My 7 year old knows 2,5 and 10 off by heart.
She has worked on 3 and 4 times table but whether or not she knows them, I don't know.

thanks for the links just come back from ds's parents eve and main thing we have to work on is times tables so hit the button game will really appeal thanks