{"id":437,"date":"2012-03-08T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/?p=437"},"modified":"2012-03-08T07:36:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:36:16","slug":"10-ways-to-teach-your-child-multiplication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/03\/08\/10-ways-to-teach-your-child-multiplication\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Teach Your Child Multiplication"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Every child in about third grade starts learning about multiplication.\u00a0 This learning continues for several years as the children learn how to multiply bigger and bigger numbers.\u00a0 Helping your child learn their multiplication math facts early will help them tremendously in school.\u00a0 Check out 10 ways to teach your child multiplication.<\/p>\n

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  1. Flash cards: <\/strong>These are tried and true for a reason, they work.\u00a0 However, not all children do well just sitting and memorizing facts so this method is for the child who is good at rote memorization.\u00a0 Based on how well they learned their addition and subtraction math facts you should know your child\u2019s learning style.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Online games:<\/strong> Do an Internet search and you should pull up several fun online games to help your child learn their multiplication math facts in a fun way.\u00a0 This method usually works well for the child that learns better visually.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Worksheets:<\/strong> Books are available at major book retailers that will help with multiplication worksheets.\u00a0 Many times just the act of doing something over and over will help the child learn their facts.\u00a0 You should also be able to find free worksheets online that you can print out for your child.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Books:<\/strong> There are many funny books on the market like Times Tables the Fun Way.\u00a0 <\/em>This book is very colorful and fully illustrated to help kids learn multiplication in a fun and easy way without the pressure of normal methods.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Bake cookies:<\/strong> Multiplication is just adding over and over.\u00a0 Get out some sugar cookie dough and roll it out.\u00a0 Pick an example like 3×4 or 4×6 to start out with.\u00a0 Have your child cut out 6 cookies and lay them on the cookie sheet.\u00a0 Get out chocolate chips or cinnamon candies or M&M\u2019s and have your child place 4 on each cookie.\u00a0 Have them count how many total candies or chips are on the cookies.\u00a0 Explain that 6×4 is just 6+6+6+6 or 4+4+4+4+4+4 and that they all equal 24.\u00a0 This activity is great for a kinesthetic learner (those that love to move).<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Table: <\/strong>The multiplication table is really an easy way for your child to get a visual on what they are learning.\u00a0 With flash cards they are just random facts that seem endless.\u00a0 When you look at the multiplication table it narrows down what they need to learn.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Videos:<\/strong> There are videos online or that you can buy that will help explain the multiplication facts to your child if you don\u2019t think you are up to the challenge or if you just want to have one more avenue to help your child learn their facts.\u00a0 Sometimes the more ways you can present something the easier it is for them.\u00a0 Something will click for them and the more ways you try the easier it will be for them to find what works best.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Game:<\/strong> Play a card game called Factor. <\/em>You will have to convert a regular card deck to play this game and you probably won\u2019t be able to use it again for regular cards.\u00a0 Remove the King and Queen from the deck.\u00a0 Write an 11 on the Jack and a 12 on the Ace.\u00a0 To play you have to learn what numbers go together to make other numbers.\u00a0 Like the factors of 12 are 1, 2,3,4,6 and 12.\u00a0 You deal out 6 cards to each player.\u00a0 The player to the left of the dealer starts and calls out what the \u2018target product\u2019 is for that hand.\u00a0 This is determined by them multiplying two of their cards together in their hand.\u00a0 Then you go around the table and everyone plays a factor of that number if they have it.\u00a0 They keep the card in front of them because the product of those cards will be their score for that hand.\u00a0 They played a 3 and a 4 so their score is 7.\u00a0 The first person to reach 100 wins.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Songs:<\/strong> School House Rock<\/a> has a whole series of 3 minute songs about multiplying by each number.\u00a0 It\u2019s always easier to learn something when it\u2019s set to music.\u00a0 The type of child that will learn their facts from a song may surprise you.\u00a0 Songs allow the child to move around and sometimes that will make the difference in what makes it click for them.<\/li>\n
  10. Writing it down: <\/strong>The more times that you write something down, no matter what it is, you are more likely to remember it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a proven fact that if you write something even once it improves your ability to remember because the brain files written information differently than information that you have only heard.\u00a0 Why do you think teachers make naughty children write one sentence 100 times?\u00a0 So they don\u2019t forget it that\u2019s why, so it works with multiplication facts as well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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