TUTORING WITH TRAINING WHEELS
TUTORING WITH TRAINING WHEELS
MULTIPLICATION PICTURE RHYMES
MULTIPLICATION PICTURE RHYMES
Included with the Trading Games order because the same age group usually has to deal with both longer words and multiplication tables.
Included with the Trading Games order because the same age group usually has to deal with both longer words and multiplication tables.
6 asked 7 to pour the stew.
6 asked 7 to pour the stew.
The answer to this is, "So 6 times 7 is 42."
The answer to this is, "So 6 times 7 is 42."
6 asked 8 for one more plate.
6 asked 8 for one more plate.
The answer to this is, "So 6 times 8 is 48."
The answer to this is, "So 6 times 8 is 48."
These rhymes are for the 6, 7, and 8 tables. Each number keeps its own personality. Six is always lazy and wants to be waited on. Seven is always busy and helpful. Eight means well, but he tends to do things like drop sticks or lose his shoe or get chased by a bee.
These rhymes are no substitute for rods and cubes for understanding numeration, and they are no substitute for materials like Singapore Math. What they do is help children with the rote memorization of the multiplication tables, something that is hard for some—not all—dyslexics and some—not all—facile readers.
To keep the memory load manageable, there are only 15 cards. There are no cards for the 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 11 tables—all of which are easier to memorize. The “nine trick” is described, although many people already know it.
The other way to cut down on the number of cards is to stress that 7 times 6 is the same as 6 times 7—no need for an extra card for each combination.