Parents and teachers want the children they work with to be successful in their academics, and math is no exception. According to the University of Idaho in "Early Math Skills," children who do well with math concepts in elementary school tend to be successful academically at the high school level. Parents and teachers can help students learn multiplication facts by providing a variety of activities that will allow students to practice their skills in many different ways. This immersion in multiplication facts will help children learn them quickly.
Instructions
1. Writing math facts helps students to memorize them.
Start slowly with one factor at a time. Give worksheets with the same factor throughout the entire paper so students can start to see patterns. Factors of zero, one and 10 are good numbers to start with. Each day, work on a different factor until all numbers, one through 10, have been practiced. Worksheets may seem monotonous, but they will help students memorize their multiplication facts.
2. Children can create flashcards that help them memorize challenging facts.
Make flashcards for the student to carry in a pocket. Problems that are notoriously tricky for a child can be written down on index cards. Facts can be reviewed waiting in line, riding in the car, waiting for an appointment or any other time a child has a few spare moments.
3. Create a fun game using math facts.
Play group multiplication games to reinforce the multiplication facts the child is learning. For instance, create Bingo cards with answers to multiplication facts on them. A bingo caller will call out a multiplication problem, and if the child has the answer on his board, he can place a marker on it.
Play math relays. Two people (or teams in the classroom) write down a math problem that a teacher or parent calls out. The first person with the correct answer written down wins a point.
4. An ice cream party is one way to reward a child for math facts.
Offer rewards and incentives for progress. Quiz children and keep track of when they successfully know every multiplication fact for each factor. Set up a program, such as an ice cream sundae party, that will occur on a certain day. If the goal is to memorize factors 0 through 10, the child has a chance to earn 11 toppings on her sundae at the party.
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