Teach your child to MASTER Multiplication Facts EXTREMELY FAST, by Akeeba Maze on YouTube. 17 min 2 s.
- Video length
- 17 min 2 s
- Time to do it
- 3 weeks of short daily session
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Teach the zero property first: any number times zero is zero. Show a few examples like 7 x 0 and 0 x 9, then have your child say the rule back to you.
Explain the commutative property: 3 x 4 and 4 x 3 give the same answer. Point out that this halves the facts left to learn.
Cover the identity property: any number times one stays the same. Run through 1 x 6, 1 x 10 and 1 x 12.
Drill the easy sets, the 2s, 5s and 10s, one set at a time. Review each set daily before adding the next.
Use a song and a pattern to learn the 3s and 11s. Sing it together each day until your child can answer without the song.
Teach the 9s finger pattern trick. Have your child fold down fingers to read the tens and ones for 9 x 1 up to 9 x 10.
Start flash card memorization once the patterns are known. Show one card at a time, let your child answer, and put missed cards back in the pile.
Use doubles facts and doubling to build the 4s and 6s. Double the 2s to get the 4s, and double the 3s to get the 6s.
Finish with the 12s and the tricky fact 8 x 7. Then run mixed review problems weekly and work on speed.
Tips and common mistakes
Review yesterday's set before teaching a new one, or the facts fade within days.
Keep sessions short, around 10 to 15 minutes, so your child stays focused.
Say the whole fact out loud, like 6 times 4 is 24, rather than just the answer.
Mix old and new facts in one flash card round to keep everything fresh.
Questions
How long does this take?
A child who already knows some facts can usually master the tables in about 2 to 3 weeks with daily review. Spread the sets over 6 weeks if your child needs more time.
What order should I teach the times tables?
Start with the zero, commutative and identity rules, then the 2s, 5s and 10s. Move on to the 3s, 11s and 9s, then the 4s and 6s, and finish with the 12s.
How many flash cards should we do a day?
Keep it to a short daily round of the current set plus a few mixed review cards. Stop while your child is still getting most of them right.
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