readwithem Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 My 18 yo dd and I are tutoring a brother and sister who joined a classical inner city school this year. They both count on their hands. We'd love some ideas - songs, chants, jingles, whatever - to help them learn their basic math facts. Interestingly the older one seems to know his multiplication facts.:glare: Thanks for any advice you can offer! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffany k Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Flashmaster is my kids preferred method for daily practicing math facts. They don't have to worry about impressing me and if they get frustrated, they are frustrated with FM, not me! I love that little machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 RightStart Math games. My kids love them. And they don't think they are doing math, just playing a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Peggy Kaye, Games For Math, is practice in game form. You can also modify the classic War card game to focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication: just have each player put down two cards and they have to perform the specific operation before they can win that set of cards. Depending on how old they are, they might also like picture books like Greg Tang's that feature multiplication techniques, or Loreen Leedy's books on basic operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Another really simple one-pick a few (Fact families/number bonds are good for this) write out the full fact, including answer, and hang them up everywhere! This isn't enough by itself, but with more active practice, it does seem to lead to mastery faster for many kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thanks everybody. We have them for about one-two hours, one afternoon a week. We spend most of that time doing the next day's homework. So sadly we don't have much time to delve into some of the "extras" we might use at home. I put some of the Kaye books on hold at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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