4)
Memory game -
make some numbers cards and write down the corresponding tables
calculations onto cut-out card. Make sure the number cards and the tables calculation cards are
different shapes so your child can distinguish a calculation from a potential answer. Lay all cards
upside-down on the floor or table. First your child has to turn over one of the table calculation
cards, and then they need to find the number card that is the answer to the calculation. If cards
match they keep them and if not they are turned over again for the next player. The winner is
the player with the
most cards once all the overturned cards are gone. Try and remember where
cards are placed.
5)
Use exercise to make learning fun
- Getting children active is proven to help learning, so instead
of just asking your child to recite their tables, encourage them to jog on the spot and do
different aerobic moves in time to chanting them. As exercise helps mood and concentration, it
should make the sessions more fun and effective.
6)
SNAP
– Make some times tables snap cards (calculation cards and answer cards). Shuffle and
share cards between players. The players keep their cards face down in a stack. One by one, they
take the top card from their stack, and place it on a pile in the middle. When the card just placed
matches the one before it, the players should call
SNAP!
The first player to do this gets to keep
all the cards in the pile.
a.
Some matches will be easy - for example, if
24
is played on top of
24
.
b.
Other matches will require knowledge of times tables - for example, if
7x7
is played on
top of
49
.
c.
The most interesting matches of all will be when two matching question cards are
played, for example if
4x9
is played on top of
12x3
.