Moxie Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I need some fun ideas for DD11 over the summer. She has yet to master her multiplication facts. Does TT work?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We tried it with DS8. He refused to watch it more than once, and it didn't really stick. The kid is as stubborn as a mule, so I gave up. I'm saving it for his younger brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FriedClams Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I did the flip cards with the stories once my kids knew the concept of multiplication. Without the understanding of WHY I think it's a waste of time. That being said, my kids "knew" the stories and times takes after an afternoon. We used the picture flash cards for about a week, and then occasionally "snowman and the chair..." . For us it was totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sew happily ever after Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Yes. But I still have to remind my son to think about the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It was a bust for us. Complete, total bust. We're trying Reflex Math now and seeing some progress. But our experience may be atypcial as ds has some working memory/processing speed issues. Math facts in this house: :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think it depends on the kid. Squirrelboy went through the program with the flip cards and stories last summer as part of a "math for dyslexics" program with a tutor. He got so he knew them well (it took much more than one sitting) and could do them with flashcards by the end of the summer. A few months later, he had completely forgotten them, didn't even remember which number was which character. I got the video, hoping a refresher would help, but he hated the voice of the narrator, so that was a no go. That said, Kittygirl watched along with him and then requested the video several times. She was not yet three at the time, and she still knows some of the stories six months later. She doesn't understand the concept of multiplication and can't count past 15 at this point, so it's only a story to her, but that tells me that typical kid who understands multiplication and likes learning through stories might benefit from the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 No. But I can see why it does work for some. I think it just wasn't set up quite right for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I used the stories at Multiplication.com (which I believe are similar) for Calvin, who just couldn't learn his times tables. He's extremely focused on words, rhythms and stories. He learned all his times tables in less than a week. He already knew why and how multiplication worked - we just used the stories for the facts. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I used the stories at Multiplication.com (which I believe are similar) for Calvin, who just couldn't learn his times tables. He's extremely focused on words, rhythms and stories. He learned all his times tables in less than a week. He already knew why and how multiplication worked - we just used the stories for the facts. L I was just going to say this. When my dd was just turning 3! She wanted to learn multiplication tables. She had already done lots of play and had learne skip counting, so I went looking for something fun and story based. I thought it would just be fun an silly, but it was amazing. We read the stories (I actually let her color the cards, but that was an age thing)!and she just had them. Funnily enough, learning them story-based meant that she did not have to learn division facts. In her mind they were perfectly linked as a story. The other thing is, for Multiplication.com you don't HAVE to buy expensive materials, although you can buy the books. You can just download and print the cards as a $0.99 download then read the stories on the website. They have free games as well. I just checked and they still have a little video on their blog of my cutey practicing her 'facts.' I do think that for the story-based format, often younger kids and very visual people seem to do much better with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpskowski Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 He's extremely focused on words, rhythms and stories. He learned all his times tables in less than a week. My ds is a word and story guy. Tell him a story once and it's memorized. He is not visual, he is auditory. Math is not his strong suit. He watched the Times Tales once over a couple of sittings. If he could't come up with a multiplication quick enough, I'd just name the characters and he's got it. Math reflex was not a success for him - too much pressure and it was just numbers. So, it'll work depending on how your child learns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalea Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nah they don't work. More money I threw down the drain. But the cuddling on the couch with the kids was nice. Dreambox works. Khan Academy might work and is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nah they don't work. More money I threw down the drain. I think it really depends on the child: it's not that 'they don't work' but rather 'they didn't work for us.' Times tables stories were the only things that worked with Calvin. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Totally worked for one of my kids. She's very visual, and other methods weren't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3innc Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Did not work for us here. Listening to music CDs of them combined with flash master and xtra math finally did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronghorn Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Worked like magic at our house with our very visual, story-oriented kid. And it was painless. When we used it, they didn't yet have a video. We used the flipbook and cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Didn't work for my little guy. Timez attack did the trick. I got the free version and he nailed his facts backwards and forwards. So I bought the expanded version and I was amazed at how quickly he drilled all the levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It worked for my son. He's a creative type. His twin wasn't my struggling learner, but had he been I don't think it would have worked as well for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Used the book and loved it. One of my best HS purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I could see this working for my ds if he was having trouble learning facts because he memorizes stories well. I am not sure it would work for my oldest. I want to teach ds the concept first but I might use it if he really got the concept but needed help with getting them faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamlane Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I did Times Tales with my nephew, and it worked for him. We went through each step of the video very carefully, and after he had gone through the first half and had the stories memorized,I printed out the flash cards for those problems and we worked on those (on the side with the pictures from the stories) for awhile before moving on. At first, he had to think of the story to remember the answer, but he didn't have to do that very long before it was imprinted in his memory. This is a child who is very strong in language and very story-oriented but who has a lot of trouble with math, especially with remembering math facts. I couldn't believe how well Times Tales worked for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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