HOw can they memorize it by heart?
and I don't think music will work.
But I'm opened to any useful suggestion.
2007-02-04 01:37:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I don't remember how I memorized it (it's been too long).
The only things I can think of are to use time cards and to make a fun competition for the students. I remember doing pages and pages of multiplication while learning the times tables.
I googled it and found a video game called Times Attack. Here's a link:
http://www.multiplication.com/
2007-02-04 01:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do Mad Minutes in my class. They are from a book and have the four operation. I start the year with the addition ones. To Begin with we do the sets that have 30 addition math facts. You time them for one minute and see how many they can do.Students do as many as they can in one minute and can't skip any. Then they graph them each day on a special graph (bar graph) to chart their progress. I always have extra sheets for them to take home. I ask kids to circle the ones that tey find hard and have their parents reinforce them at home. I suggest to parents that they can just spontaneously shout out a fact when they're in the car, shopping, preparing dinner, etc.
Oh yes, we also orally review them each morning as a class.
I notify parents that we are doing these and I also send home addition blank fact sheets (in order, and mixed) from them to practise. I suggest to the parents that they get an overhead cover and marker and put this over the fact sheet. Students should start doing these sheets at the first set until they know them. Don't go on until you have mastered the 2's. Only then move to the 3's. For multiplication I send home strategy sheets as well as a multiplication chart to help kids learn. I stress to kids that it may not be the most interesting thing to do but it is a life skill they need. I give them specific examples of why and when they will need to use these on the spot. They then can think of others and see my point. I also tell them it's like riding a bike - once you learn you never forget. You just have to put in some hard work now and it will pay off for the rest of your life.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-04 02:44:28 · answer #2 · answered by Taylor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask them to say the tables aloud daily, before you start your class.
The rhyme of the tables will get memorized better than writting the tables down a hundred times.
All the more it will take just 5 minutes of your class & your students will remember you for the rest of their lives.
2007-02-04 01:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kay :) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for homework have them write down one set at a time 10 times and then have everyone in class recite it.
2007-02-04 01:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by Ruth Less RN 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we learnt them a few ways, we had to say them aloud everyday from about y2-y6, and when we were in y6 (5th grade i think) we did competitions for who could say them fastest
2007-02-04 01:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My teacher gave us a test every day until we all got them right...
I hated that teacher...
2007-02-04 01:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by mizzms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋