Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen how we don’t need to simply learn any of the tables by rote. We’ve reduced the 121 facts to learn down to just 4: 3×3, 3×6, 3×7 and 3×8.
Now there is a strategy for all 3 times tables, which most maths teachers introduce after the four times [...]
With only 10 tables left to learn, perhaps it’s time to call it a day on the strategies. Surely, 10 tables aren’t that difficult to simply learn off by heart? In my opinion, I think even one table to learn by rote is too many. I feel there needs to be a strategy for every [...]
We’re almost coming to the end of our series on strategies to learn multiplication tables without learning anything off by heart. So far all our strategies involve a rule to remember or an image to visualise. For example if a child sees the table 2×9, he/she will be able to instantly see two strategies – [...]
So far, we’ve whipped through the tables at breakneck speed so it’s probably time to slow things down a little. Speaking of time, that’s what we’re going to use for our next strategy. I think the clock is a great way to help children learn the five times tables. The analogue clock is familiar to [...]
So far in our series, we’ve learned some strategies to lessen our load when learning tables. We haven’t yet had to learn anything off and we’re already down to the last 28 tables. In this lesson we’re going to lose another 7 tables, bringing us down to 21. This strategy takes a good amount of [...]
In the last session we learned that by learning nothing off by heart, we could reduce the number of number facts to be learned off from 121 to 35. For me, that’s not good enough so in this session I’m going to reduce them by another 8 so we’ll be down to 27. After that, [...]
First things first. How many number facts are children supposed to know? If you teach up to the 10 times tables (and you should be!) there’s 121 facts to learn off. In this week’s session, we’re going to reduce the number of facts to learn down to 35. Yes, 35. Let’s have a look at [...]
I usually write about technology in education but when I’m not doing that, I’m a teaching principal of a primary school. One of the things that has baffled me is how to help children learn their multiplication tables. I cringe every time I hear someone say that the only way is to learn them off [...]
Multiplication tables can be a real pain to teach and consolidate. While we know there are lots of ways to give children strategies to learn tables, there is nothing less motivating that a whole-class drill in tables.
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There are some tables that are really tough to learn – particularly the 6, 7 and 8 times tables. There are a couple of stories and strategies, I’ve picked up along my travels that I have found working with some children.
My favourite, by far, is eight multiplied by seven can be remembered with this cool [...]
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