Tackling Times Tables

As we further explore long division, the students' familiarity (or lack) with basic times tables is apparent. Continual review of times tables will keep students in fine form. In this instance, I am a believer in rote learning and continual practice. The Ontario Math Curriculum requires that Grade 4s know up to 9x9. I would like to take them beyond that, up to 12x12. Similarly I would like all grade 6s to know their multiplication tables up to the 12s. Currently, many do not. We currently do a weekly times table review. Nightly review is a good idea. Students are tested on times tables each Friday along with their spelling words.

I have found that times table practice with flash cards (answer on back) with a parent can be very effective. Put aside problems that your child gets stuck on and pay extra attention to those ones in future rounds of review. Free flash cards are found here.

Just print, cut, and lightly fill the answer out on back. Then practice, practice, practice. Both Prodigy and Mathletics (link on ocsb student portal) online platforms have multiplication review, as well. A couple of other free online multiplication practice sites are multiplication.com and math playground.com.