My sister doesn't know her multiplication.What's an easy way for her to learn?

Question

She likes to have fun while learning.
That's why she makes A+s in art.

Answer 1

Hmmm...
I remeber when I was little and I had a bunch of trouble learning muiltplycation.
Too bad I had a gay old teacher that called our parents if we didnt know them.

ANYWAY, 1's,2's,5's,10's, and 11's are easy, if she doesnt know those then start her with those.

Then give her the big ones like 3's,4's,6's,7's,8's,9's and 12's

But, here are the hard ones that stumps everyone:
6x9
7x6
7x7
7x8
7x9
8x6
8x8
8x9
9x9

Now, a way to remember them is to make flash cards or even make songs.

TRUST ME, it works!

=)

Answer 2

There's a way to multiple by 6 through 10 using your fingers. Hold your hands out in front of you, thumbs towards each other. Your thumbs are 6, index fingers 7, middle fingers 8, ring fingers 9, and pinkies 10. Say you want to do 7x8. Touch the index finger (7) of your left hand and the middle finger (8) of your right hand together. Keep your thumbs pointed down. Add the fingers touching and all the fingers below it (index left, thumb left, middle right, index right, thumb right) and get five. Multiple by 10 to get 50. Now, look at the fingers above the one touching. There should be three on the left hand and two on the right. Multiple these two numbers. It should be 6. Now add the two numbers to get the answer 56.

This, of course, only works if she knows her 10s and through her 4s.

Answer 3

Instead of drilling facts with her, try to make it fun. Try clapping while going over facts. 8 (clap) x's 5 (clap) equals 40 (clap) Or bounce a ball and say the facts. Hold the ball and say a problem and see if she can answer get by the time you bounce the ball and she catches it. Or you can turn them into sentences, but this may be hard and too time consuming to come up with, but take the above problem I gave you 8x5=40 Eight guys drank 4 teas.
8 x 5 (guys kinda sounds like 5) 40-4 teas.

Answer 4

This is a link to a cool and fun toy that is a way to learn multiplication.

http://www.littlesmarties.com/dslfc90110.html

I just picked one up for my daughter and she loves it. It is available at most Wal-mart, K-mart and Targets cheaper than the link. It is called the leapfrog twist and shout multiplication. It is fun. It has 3 activities on it. One is learn it. One is quiz. One is lightning. The lightning one gives you the answer and then you figure out the number that fits. My daughter really likes it. Your sister might too.

Answer 5

If she's an art person maybe she has to visualize why multiplication works. Too many times schools teach kids to memorizes things and not help them to understand the why. She'll also start picking up patterns along the way.

By helping her understand, she'll do better in other classes as well. Tell her it's okay to ask questions that help her understand things.

Answer 6

make a game out of it. or try making up catchy sayings about the numbers. do flash cards with her but give her a reward of some kind, or make a race out of it. Competition and rewards tend to motivate kids.

Answer 7

buy her multiplication flash cards, or a song with the multiplication numbers in the lyrics, try the childrens or school educational stores

Answer 8

Try flash cards. These worked with my sister.

Answer 9

flash cards

writing out the times tables

Answer 10

buy her some School House Rock movies......they used to be on commercials of cartoons as i was growing up, and i still remember the songs.....i bought some for my daughter and she really liked them, she still remembers some of the songs and now she's 17 years old, so i would highly recommend it!