how do you help a fifth grader remember the time tables?

Question

shes 11 i need help please

Answer 1

Give her math facts. http://www.mathfactcafe.com/

Answer 2

Repetition, repetition, and repetition until everyone is sick of it. Then do some multiplication flash cards until everyone is sick of it. As long as your 11 year old understands the concept of multiplication, the repetition and practice will sink in. There really isn't a better way. This is one of those basic things in school that just have to be learned, and that will be eternally useful.

Answer 3

I would recommend flashcards. I'm a senior in college and I still swear by them when I need to memorize facts. Start with one number at a time.

For example, 1:
Make flashcards for 1x1, 1x2, 1x3......1x9.

And teach her the trick for multiplying anything by 9. For example, multiplying 7 by 9: Hold your hands up and, starting from the left, count to the 7th finger and put it down. Now you have 6 fingers up on one side, and 3 up on the other side, and 7x9 is 63.

Answer 4

make it into a game

when my younger sister was learning multiplication, i got flash cards and played go fish. a pair would be two different sets of numbers that had the same product. example: 3*8 and 6*4

for squares: use some sort of square game with blocks. "tell me how many blocks are in this square without counting more than x blocks" (if the square is x blocks long)

Answer 5

I would make flashcards for her. Learn one number at a time (1 x 8, 2 x 8, 3 x 8, etc...)

Answer 6

Practice, practice, practice. There's a really neat multiplication practice aid called "Wrap Ups" - there is a tape and multiplication paddles you use with the tape that really help with the practice. See if you can find them in a good bookstore or teacher supply store. They usually include multiplication, division, fractions and decimals. If you have trouble finding them try Amazon.com

Answer 7

dam 11s old fo 5th grader

casue when i was 11 i was in 7 grade
i entered high school at 13 and she will be 7th grade

i no im young and no i dint skip any grades i jus started early

show her the paterns in the table down and across

Answer 8

Give her a reward when she masters it. For long term memory it is better to studying for just a few minutes often rather than just trying to cram in one study session and forgetting about it for a long time. Studying before going to sleep is also good for long term memorization.

Answer 9

talk about it in everyday conversation. like "in this egg carton there are 2 rows of 6. how many eggs are in this carton?" they have a visual picture in their head of 2x6=12. let them come up with ways to remember. have them explain it to you. get being an involved parent!

Answer 10

Figure out which ones she is having trouble with, and then work those over with her.

And random times of the day find her and quiz her.... thats what my parents did to me, and I guess it worked.

Answer 11

i agree with the other people that say
make flash cards
im 11 too and i know all my basic facts :)