What is the best way to learn/teach the multiplication and addition tables.?

The purpose is really to get these things so ingrained that it becomes second nature. Usually it’s best to present the information really plainly… those boring tables.

Then it’s best to review it as a game, so that the student can recall the answers quickly without thinking about it. It will help build the foundation they’ll use the rest of their lives.

A couple of games we played as a kid: Two lines with the Teacher in front. The Teacher shows the front two students a flashcard, and the first person to answer correctly gets the flashcard. Both students move to the back of the line. When all the flashcards are done, then the team with the most cards wins.

Another was good for audio/tactile/visual learning. Each student has number cards in front of them… I think the set had 3 of each number 0 through 9. We also had 3 cards for each of the signs: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The teacher would say a problem out loud, and the students would use their cards to create the answer. If they couldn’t get the answer directly, they could create the problem to see it visually first. After we got good at this, the teacher switched to word problems, where a story was told, and we had to translate it into the math using the cards.

Good luck and make it fun!

Everyone learns differently, so there isn’t one “best” way, but there are ways that can help.

If you use flash cards, I’ve found this helps. Just introduce a few facts at a time. Don’t try to learn the whole table at once. Once the learner knows a few facts, arrance the cards like this, with “k” meaning known & “u” unknown: kkkukkkuku As the learner masters the unknowns you can take out some of the old ones they knew really well & put in new unknowns. You can increase the number of cards you keep and from time to time review all the old ones so they aren’t forgotten. Be flexible.

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There are many different approaches that you can take in teaching both of these subjects. I have found that for my students who really struggle with addition and subtraction I use touchmath. This puts touch points on each number 1-9 and helps the students use their sensory skills to help them. It is very visual and once the students understand the touchpoints, addition and subtraction can be managed much easier. Please check this site http://www.touchmath.com/.

You can also use touchpoints for multiplication, but as for my experience multiplication still comes down to memorizing your facts. Constant practice, drills, songs, motivational goals, etc. are essential to learning these skills. Once the students get into the fourth grade over 80% of what they need to know in math will need background knowledge in those basic 1-12 facts. The students who do not have a good grasp on them tend to struggle more.

Good luck and if you need any other materials please feel free to drop me an email.

Well, i learn addition and subtraction, using pictures at first. Multiplication…..i think u can just memorize. You can sing it, there’s lots of ways. When i got up to my nine times table, i learned a trick. You count on your ten fingers to the amount your multiplying by. example, 1×9 is 9. you count 1 on ur hand, you bend it, and you have nine fingers left. 9×2 is 18…u count to two and put the second finger down. you wont’ have 18 fingers left standing but you’ll have three fingers and 1 finger still standing (depending on how you count it). The 1 finger would be 1 and the 5+3 is 8, thus 18. Another example, 9×5…count to 5, bend to the fifth finger u have 4 on one hand, and 5 on one hand…..thus 45

it depends what grade you can make it a game there is this game that is called flash. there are these cards and they are like riddles example

my number is 12

what is this number multiplied by two

my number is 24 what is this multiplied by …

see you countinue it but it does not matter who finishes it or who starts it if you are going to make these cards you have to make sure there is enough for every student and that when you do a riddle you did not use the same number more than one or the game will not work.the teacher should play with the students to guide them true and you can do the same for the adition tables

you can usually buy a tape. You can make a Rhyme out of it. That is how I learned mine. You also buy flash cards

Repetition.

Lots and lots of repetition will help, especially if you set it to a song.

You can hear some songs at http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/multiplicationsongs.htm.