Times tables are crucial to mathematical development. Your child not only needs to know their times tables but they need to be able to recall them really quickly.

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We have made a pamphlet  (here) with a few games in that you can play at home with your child to help improve/ speed up their times tables.  

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You will need some resources- a pack of cards, a balloon, some counters, 0-9 dice (ask your teacher about where you can buy these.)

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Patterns:

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There are also certain patterns that you can look for when learning your time tables e.g.

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4's  looking at the units you will notice that there is a pattern - 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 - this is repeated, this means that if you are not quite sure what the next number is in the 4's you can take a guess by just remembering the pattern!

5's the pattern is 5,0

6's the pattern is 6,2,8,4,0

7's -there is no pattern that's why they are so hard to learn

8's the pattern is 8,6,4,2,0

9's the digits always add up to 9 e.g.9, 18 (1+8=9), 27 (2+7=9)

10's always end in 0

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Rhymes:

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There are also some rhymes that you can remember to help you with the 4 difficult ones!

7x7=49

Wakey, wakey rise and shine seven sevens are 49

8x8=64

I ate and ate and was sick on the floor

eight eights are 64

7x8=56 and 8x7 = 56

write the digits in the correct order e.g. 5678 then add the symbols 56=7x8

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Have fun!