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How to help your child

learn their Times Tables

A Virtual Math Session for Parents of 3rd-8th Graders

March 30, 2023

Mandy Lam and Sarah dos Santos

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Learn why knowing times tables fluently is important for your child.
Learn about a few resources and strategies to help your child learn their times tables fluently.
Learn a growth mindset strategy to help your child persevere in math.

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Knowing them will help students be more successful and struggle less in future math classes.
They are used in real life and will open up more opportunities for future careers.
They build confidence and help students have a positive math mindset.

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Start with visuals

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Visual Times Tables Resources

Visual Flashcards

Multiplication Flashcards with Arrays

Multiplication Flashcards with Arrays

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Bunny Times Game

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Teach a Few Rules

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What We’re Left With… Just 15! Let’s Make Flashcards…

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Ways to Practice

Auto-Scored Quizzes - see where they need practice
Digital Flashcards
Multiplication Games

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Go to Mathigon
Create a parent account.
Have your child use your code and go to Multiplication by Heart for 5 minutes a day.

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Growth Mindset and Math

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Set aside a few minutes every day to practice with your child.
Start by showing your child how many they already know!

Highlight the ones your child knows on this chart.

Post a times table chart where your child will see it often.

Discuss patterns in the whole chart.
Teach the commutative property. (3 x 2 is the same as 2 x 3)

Teach growth mindset, celebrate growth, and have fun!

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What About Division? It’s All in the Family!

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Please contact us with any questions or if you would like any of the materials printed out and sent home.

Mandy Lam mlam@oceanviewsd.org

Sarah dos Santos sdossantos@oceanviewsd.org