times tables

[dinny]

dd (yr 1) got to learn two times table for homework but is totally not interested.

how the heck can I make it fun?

Use food. Count out two smarties or haribos at a time. Or if you are good and halthy use raisins.

Healthy. Can't type this evening.

Can she count in twos yet? Perhaps use coins, counters , go up stairs in twos. Sing them or have a look at Woodlands Junior website as they have some good games on the Maths page

oooh, good idea, thanks.

God, I would be a rubbish teacher!

Get a pack of cards and turn them over one at a time to practise them. Time her, can she bet her previous time? (take out Jack, queen, king, and only use 1/2suites to stop it gong on for ever if necessary)

Do them as word problems e.g. 4 rabbits, how many ears?

Play a board game using a dice, every time you throw move double the number.

LIZS, hello, yes, she can count in twos

the prob is you just can't tell her ANYTHING, she argues everything you say is wrong!

bad parent alert - dh was 25 mins late for picking her up from ballet! I was having a lie-in and he got the finish time mixed up! dd unphased, was with Miss T !

lol , one girl was still there at the end of the lesson dd and I watched , from the previous class. Miss I actually took the class btw. Looks like our Saturdays are going to be dance too next term. ds has moved swimming groups so may have to change day again.

dark hair? pink thin alice band?

yeah, Miss I had brought her over, it must have been her!!! spooky!

We have a really funny video for times tables. Dont think it was originally meant to be funny. All the tables are done to songs from the 1980/90's. For example Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla ice - is the 2 times table. My DS loves it.

Is there a song DD really, really likes? Have fun by trying to fit the 2 times table in with the tune.

My DS is year 6 and has finally agreed the only way to learn tables properly is parrot fashion - boring - but true.

she LOVES American Boy by Estelle.... hmmmmm

no I know this one who was waiting (often seems to be tbh ) There was another when we first arrived though but she left fairly soon.

Can I add a plea about the times tables work?

When you're practising remember to say 2 lots of 2 are 4, or 2 times 2 is 4, (or just someting to get the "times-ing bit into their head)

My ds learnt to count in 2s,5s,10s or whatever, but didn't actually learn the little sums. This means that even now, at 12, she sometimes has to count up ("what's 9 times 5?" "5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45 - 45!") and it's so time consuming and frustrating!

Tips for learning? Bribery every time.

seeker is spot on, get them used to saying 2 x * is...not just counting up in two's the children who learnt this way can answer table questions in class so much quicker and more accuratley.

thank you! yes, she can count up in twos but is totally resistant to learning the tables "2 x 2"

think am going to buy some Smarties later!

so, you say:

one times two is two
two times two is four
three times... etc?

or the other way round?

Both ways round. And talk about "groups of" and "lots of" so that she gets an idea of the concept. And talk about it in practical terms too "If you have two smarties and I have two smarties and daddy has two smarties how many smarites all together? It's 3 lots of 2 smarties isn't it?"

Can you tell I think I did this wrong with dd?

Ds can hardly eat his dinner without me saying "Oh look, you've got 3 fish fingers and your sister has 3 fish fingers - how many is that all together?"

update: dd recited it in school correctly and gets s special mention in assembly. thanks for the tips, the raisins worked a treat!

RAISINS???????????!

I demand to speak to minidinny at ONCE!

It's smarties or nothing!

lol, Seeker, I bought Smarties but thought would give raisins a try first and they LOVED it... Smarties still sitting in the fridge.....

Admit it, you've brainwashed them. "Repeat after me -Raisins are nicer than chocolate Raisins are nicer than chocolate Raisins are nicer than chocolate.........."

We do it in the car.

Or he teaches his stuffed animals. Does quizzes with them.