Classical Country Mama Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 DD will be in 1st grade this year, and I'd love for her to memorize number tables. Is the idea to memorize addition/subtraction tables first, then multiplication, or what? I am totally clueless! And when you start, how have you gone about it--do you just repeat it a million times, or is there a more fun way? Thanks for the help! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof1plustwins Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I think it's best to start with add, then subtraction, mult, div. My son hates drilling, but I don't know of any other way to memorize something than to repeat it over and over. Now how you do this can vary, so it doesn't have to be boring. You can drill with flashcards, a handheld device such as a flashmaster or math shark, worksheets, games, manipulatives. I plan to do a little bit of everything to try and keep it as fun as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnegurochkaL Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) I don't have a great suggestion but my daughter used abacus to memorize some simple addition/subtraction. She also learned " Yellow is the sun" song from RS math (addition 5+1, 5+2, 5+3, 5+4, 5+5) when she was around 3.5 years old. I refuse to use flash cards for math, she needs to understand. I know that repetition is a boring process, but it is the best way as far as I know for this age. I memorized only the multiplication table withing 10 in 2 grade myself. There are some songs and little poetry regarding multiplication but I don't remember where I have seen them. Edited July 27, 2010 by SneguochkaL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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