Charlie Said:

what are the benefits of learning the times tables off by heart?

We Answered:

I think the only benefit of learning the times tables is for mental multiplication and devision. However that skill is incredibly important.

For example you are in a shop and you want to buy 6 apples which are 70p each. Knowing your times tables you can immediately figure that the total price is £4:20

Charles Said:

Quick way of learning times tables?

We Answered:

Start out reading the tables over and over. Either read out loud or in to yourself. When you have been doing that for a few minutes and feel confident, ask a friend or family member to test you. Don't worry too much if you forget or get some wrong at the beginning. Have a look at the tables again and move on.
You need to do this regularly over the next 10 days and towards the end of your time, concentrate on the tables that are giving you the most difficulty.

This is an important life skill and you probably won't appreciate just how important it is at this stage. Trust me, the time you spend getting it right now, will be well worth it the whole way through your life!

Sometimes you might get stuck on one part of a table. For me it was always 12 times 11 for some reason! However I knew 12 times 10 was 120 so I would add another 12 to the 120 to get 132! Might sound stupid, but it worked for me.

Good luck.

Virginia Said:

learning times tables?

We Answered:

This is going to sound like a horrible idea and not very fun but it worked so perfectly for me at school. When I was 8 my teacher made the whole class write out the whole times table up to 10. If you one wrong you'd have to write out the whole times table as many times as the number itself. So if you got the 5 times table wrong you'd write it out again 5 times, if you got the 9 times table - 9 times etc, etc. It sounds horrible but it works. I have never forgotten my 7 times table since. For some reason it is etched on my brain.

Armando Said:

is there a magical trick to learning times tables for a ten year old ?

We Answered:

I would try to find songs for remembering the facts. Also, many people do not consider practicing the "count bys" or skip counting to remember rather than the actual math problems. Try having her sing one of the songs for a few days. Then ask her the facts. If she forgets when you are practicing facts, remind her of the song. Here is one example, but you would really benefit by borrowing a video or CD with all of the count by facts. Here it goes.

The itsy bitsy spider learns to count by 8s - 8, 16, 24, 32, and 40, 48, and 56, 64 and 72, 8 x 10 is 80, that's the end.

I teach third grade and learned this technique from my special ed. collaborative math teacher who's special ed. kids learned multiplication facts through this strategy. This way they have another way to associate and connect the facts rather than just by the facts.
Good luck!

Nora Said:

Tricks for learning times tables?

We Answered:

The trick I learned for 9s is to hold up all my fingers and put the finger down that corresponded to the number I was multiplying by. Then fingers on the left side is your first digit, the fingers on the right is the second digit.
Example: 9x5: Hold down 5th finger, 4 on the left 5 on the right. So 9x5 = 45!

Check out my source for a good help as far as rules, and rhymes for the tables.