Learning the multiplication tables can often be a challenge. The secret is to use activities which build children’s capability slowly and carefully, step by step. All the following activities do this. They are most effectively used in this order:
- The Counting Stick
- The Counting Caterpillar
- Thigh Clap Snap Snap
- Tap Say Turn
- Tables Quiz Speed Game
Tables Quiz Speed Game
Once children have learned a series of multiplication tables they need to be able to quickly answer a mixed selection of questions. This game is designed to build their skills in doing this at...
Tap Say Turn
Get excited by how quickly you can use this nifty game to memorise your tables facts and recall them in any order. Learn the rules together with the class and then work individually at your own...
Thigh Clap Snap Snap
Get clapping and rapping to commit the tables facts (2x1=2, 2x2=4, 2x3=6 etc) to memory.
The Counting Stick
Have fun as a whole class developing awareness of where the stations of each table sit in relation to each other. Start by walking, then take flying lessons and finally go ‘Night Time’ to learn to...
The Counting Caterpillar
Use this cheerful chappie to help memorise the ‘stations’ of each table. Learn the rules together with the whole class and then work on your own in school or at home, at your own level. Perfect...
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