wehave8 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Has anyone ever seen/used Times Tales? http://www.educents.com/times-tales-new-animated-dvd-learn-multiplication-in-a-flash.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ll1tt I'm typically a 'drill and kill' 'just do it' Mom, but this really might help my boys. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I got it for ods in September or so. In fact, I think I got it from an educents sale too. We really like it. I played the DVD during lunch for a few days. Even my 3 yo could repeat the stories. There are some worksheets that come with it, and I made a cube to play the dice game. However, we ended up just rewatching the videos and then using the flash cards that have the characters on them. Overall, I think it's an interesting, effective way to switch things up. There is no conceptual teaching at all, so you'll want to make sure that's been covered in your math program before you start times tales. Our math facts practice, in case you are interested in other ideas, is Monday-times tales, Tuesday-sushi monster app, Thursday-math evolve app, Friday-listen to and/or sing skip counting songs from various sources. None requires me to sit and play games with a bunch of pieces. All are more interesting than standard drill and kill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 It did not work for my kids. That said, I know it works for others. I just mean... it's not a magic bullet... Your mileage may vary... etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I used it successfully with 2 of my kids. They had a good grasp on the concept but needed a little help memorizing the trickier facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenie Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 It didn't work for my oldest but it worked great for my youngest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) This is how my now-11 year-old memorized her multiplication tables a few years ago! She loved it. It was a very painless way to memorize them. She could remember the little stories very well, but I couldn't. Actually getting ready to get it out later this year and use it with the 9 year-old... Edited to add: Not sure it will work with my extreme-left-brained 9 year-old. But, I'm going to try. Edited December 9, 2016 by Evanthe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I found it at a thrift store and had my son look it over. He had absolutely no interest in it - thought it was weird. I don't know if it would have helped him, but since he wasn't even willing to give it a shot I figure it probably wouldn't do the trick anyway. He ended up memorizing all but 7x8 in a month anyway, so..oh well. He cheats, though. He memorized up to 5x the numbers, and then adds two together (so 7x8 becomes 5x8 + 2x8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess4879 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Following. I have debated about getting it, but I wasn't thrilled with the cost, especially after finding out it only teaches certain facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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