3 Only Children Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Google 60 Second Sweep. There is a free online game for this and some free printables for practicing. Looks like a logical way to learn the times tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I know this is old, but I am looking for some help and came across this post. My dd is 11, 6th grade and first year homeschooling. I learned that she actually does not know her multiplication facts at all. I mean at all. Somehow she managed to get by and slip through, but honestly, she does not know them. :( I also had to teach her to multiply by 10, 100.... I mean, really? She can occasionally space out during the class, so I assume it was not that occasional afterall. So I am going to try daily writing as ereks mom suggested. It's just tough to watch her do finger counting and some major problem solving in her head when I ask "what is 3x7".... Sigh. When it was time to teach my younger two the times tables I went to a talk by Dianne Craft. She has wonderful flashcards that takes each times table and makes a picture story out of it. Didn't work as well for the child that I actually bought them for, but my youngest (who just turned 9) learned them all last year as an 8 year old. If he struggles with one I just need to say the story name and he recalls the answer right away. I'd highly suggest them for a student who struggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 And some kids (and adults) just don't have a head for memorizing numbers. Both my kids are more than competent at math, but had a difficult time memorizing multiplication tables. It makes me crazy! But, FWIW, I didn't really know them until I was older. I remember learning how to multiply, had no problem with that, and then it was just assumed that we would memorize them. Some kids took to it like a duck to water and I did...not, lol. It took lots of extra work but I did do it some time in high school, once I was past the middle school lazy years. I also have a difficult time memorizing rules to games. I am great with memorizing poetry, songs, dialogue in plays though. I think one of the nice things about home schooling is that we can take time on things our kids find difficult and approach them in ways that work for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaJ Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Google 60 Second Sweep. There is a free online game for this and some free printables for practicing. Looks like a logical way to learn the times tables. Now my whole extended family is trying to beat the honeycomb. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I was just cruising right through this zombie thread when I noticed Kalanamak's post. Whoa. :sad: :sad: :sad: And a few other old friends that have gone MIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I was just cruising right through this zombie thread when I noticed Kalanamak's post. Whoa. :sad: :sad: :sad: And a few other old friends that have gone MIA. Yes, the exact same thing just happened to me...I didn't realize it was an old thread until I saw Kalanamak's post... It made think of her and miss her presence here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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