We like this video from philtulgamusic which has a catchy rhythm to help learn multiplication facts. Imagination Soup has a great list of multiplication songs that are not overly cutesy and babyish. Times Table Music, Online games and Apps. I love this multiplication high five game from Creekside Learning – what a great way to make learning your times tables fun and positive! Or use dominoes to play Multiplication War from Fun Games 4 Learning. My kids play this simple multiplication card game at school – these are good clear instructions from Top Notch Teaching.Ĭhildhood 101 shares a similar card game, this time using Uno cards. This is another great tip for using your hands to help you work out the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 times tables – this is a great video showing how it works from Simon Deacon. I love this cool trick with your hands for learning the nine times tables from Come Together Kids. Kids Activities Blog shares a cool idea to make a paper fortune teller to practice multiplication. Use plastic Easter eggs to make this great hands on multiplication game from Rainy Day Mum. Plus if you scroll down to the end of this post you’ll find some free printable times tables posters too. So I’ve been collecting ideas to help my kids remember, recall and learn their times tables – all kinds of ideas from clever tricks, to fun hands on learning activities, and even a few apps, agmes and printables. He loves maths so I’m hoping this will be a lot less traumatic for him, but again, while he’s great at doing multiplication, it is the remembering and recall he is going to need to practice and work on. Now my big boy is in grade three and beginning his journey with times tables. While they understood the concept of multiplication quite well, when it came to remembering and being able to recall multiplication facts quickly and easily, they both really struggled. I’ve already had two kids go through the trauma of learning their times tables.
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