Maths Blog

Questions are the answer to multiplication tables, but not just WHAT, also WHERE!

Location, location, location! No we are not talking the property market ,nor where you are located in the world. What we are talking about is learning multiplication tables and how questions linked to location is the very best way for your children to learn their times tables.

What questions should you ask your children to help them remember and learn their tables?

To test our children when learning multiplication tables we usually ask questions all beginning with the word ‘WHAT’.

For example:

What is 6 x 8?

What is 9 x 6?

It seems obvious that asking ‘WHAT’ this is the right thing to ask.

It is ‘a’ right thing to ask, however, there is another question, a very powerful question that can be asked that will aid and massively increase children’s ability in remembering their multiplication tables.

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Activities and learning resources for learning maths and multiplication tables

Have you noticed that children find it difficult to sit still while learning maths, particularly when learning multiplication tables by rote learning. When sitting still for too long their concentration can wonder so what learning resources do you have to help maintain their concentration on maths and multiplication tables?

What activities can you encourage your children to do to help them stay focused on their times tables?

Put simply what can you do when you are at home and want to help your children with their maths and multiplication tables and maintain their concentration, focus and energy at the same time?

The answer is simple and believe it or not you have the necessary learning resources to help your children right at your fingertips. What resources?

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The Learning Well Method

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The Learning Well Method is captured by the mnemonic

‘Learning Steps Know It Works’

The Method is set out below in four steps:

4) And, do what WORKS

Remember the mnemonic:

‘Learning Steps Know It Works’

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Printable times table sheets

To print or not to print Multiplication tables, that is the question. Does that remind you of a more famous quote?

What has that got to do with printable times table sheets?

You the parents are looking for tables to print and so feel that they are useful.

It is a good thing to do but what type of tables are you going to print?  Here we are going to guide you to print out the best times tables sheets.

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Maths and Movement

What on earth has movement got to do with maths?

Surely movement is to do with physical education or sports and not maths!

When children are moving about they are happy.

Children therefore love to move and are always in perpetual motion whenever they have the choice. Do your children just sit still unless they have to?

The problem with Maths is that it is mostly learned by sitting still with children trying to get the number work into their heads whilst at the same time doing something that is not natural to them .i.e. being still.

Being still is therefore not the best way to learn especially for children, so what is?

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