Get access to ALL my free printables by subscribing to my email list. And because you always have your hands with you, it’s a trick you can rely on whenever you need it. Instead we use the nine times table finger trick! Have you seen this one? Kids love because it so cool and clever. We don’t use a song for the nine times tables either. So for example, for 6 x 8 we sing the six times table.Īre you shocked we skip the 8s? Ha! Let me know if you do have a great song for the 8s and we can add it in. For every other part, we use one of the other times table songs to find our answer. So with children who are struggling, we unashamedly cheat here! The only entry in the eight times table we learn is 8 x 8 is 64. Try it!Ĭheat time! The eight times table is the worst, right?! And so far I haven’t found a great song for this one. We Row, Row, Row, Your Boat for the four times table and the pattern fits nicely.įor the six times table, sing to the tune of Happy Birthday To You!įor the seven times table we use Old MacDonald Had A Farm. We focus on singing just the section with the answers which you can hear from minute 1:05 to minute 1:12 on the video. Check out his super fun video above and see more on his Youtube channel. This is the one that got us started with singing our times tables, thanks to the inspiration of Mr. These are the times tables we learn first, and we have so much repetition of them from an early age, that chanting, perhaps while clapping or stamping our feet, is all we need for these ones. The two, five, and ten times tables, we simple chant. Thirdly, we need a song that fits with the beat of the times table pattern – the syllables of the numbers need to fit the song naturally or it doesn’t work. We can use our fingers if we need to mark the one times, two times, three times part to keep track, but our songs only sing the answers. For this reason we only sing the answers partof the times table. We need to be able to cut to the 3 6 9 12…. When you’re using the songs as part of your math work, you don’t want to get stuck for five minutes singing one times one is three, two times three is six…. Some times tables songs a too long and slow, and are impractical. Secondly, I want to be able to use the song really quickly, under my breath, when I need it. When it comes to using songs to learn times tables, I’m looking for three things.įirstly, I want the song to be really easy to remember, so using a tune your children already know is perfect.
Practice makes perfect, and hands-on learning really helps concepts stick, so be sure to check out this multi-sensory times table station and use it as part of your multiplication practice too.Īnd try these fun skip counting activities too – they’re great to combine with songs. Using a multi-sensory times tables station Give these times table songs a try and I’m sure you’ll find them a great help. Whatever the reason, singing your times tables really works. Maybe, like an annoying jingle from an advert, it simply gets stuck in your head. Maybe it’s because it’s more fun, so you don’t mind practicing. Why does singing times tables make it easier to learn them? Perhaps it’s because you’re adding in an extra sensory element. One thing that I’ve found to be really helpful, with all the children I’ve worked with, is to sing your times tables! I’ve known children who’ve picked up their times tables easily, and ones who have struggled. Bright, intelligent children who find other areas of math easy to understand can still find learning their times tables a real challenge. You’ll find later math lessons much easier if you know your times tables.īut, not everyone does find it easy to memorise times tables. If you can recall them quickly and easily, it frees up your brain to concentrate and work on other more complex areas of maths. Knowing your times tables is an important building block in math skills. Singing your times tables is such a fun way to learn multiplication! SEE MORE AND TRANSFORM YOUR MATH TEACHING HERE. They are especially suited to children who don’t like math, lack confidence, don’t understand math the way they are currently being taught, or just want to play. These are the magic lessons where children really see, understand, and can apply math concepts. The lessons are easy for teachers and parents to use, in class or at home. Fun Math is an easy to teach, highly effective math curriculum based on play and hands-on learning.Īll the lessons are designed to be fun and memorable, so children enjoy their lessons and feel confident.
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