

Teaching times tables can be difficult but, with the right tools and variety of approaches you can make it fun and interesting for your child. A lot of kids would know that 6 x 4 = 24, but if you asked them 4 x 6 they would scratch their heads. For example, 4 x 6 and 6 x 4 both equal 24. Remember – it doesn’t matter in what order the 2 numbers are that you are multiplying the result will be the same.Record the times so that you can have your child try to beat their best time. Race against the clock – with a stop watch time how long it takes to recite a times table off the chart or from memory.Skip counting is a good math skill for kids to learn – it improves their ability to understand multiplication, plus it gives children the ability to count objects faster (counting objects by two is much faster than counting by one). Skip counting is when you count in increments other than one.For example skip counting by two goes like this: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Skip Counting – try teaching your child to skip count.

You can use a hundreds chart to demonstrate the multiplication patterns that each times table creates.

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