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“A picture method of learning multiplication facts”

Times Tables The Fun Way!. “A picture method of learning multiplication facts”. Sarah Sustersich and Erin Sears. History. Developed by Judy Liataud /Rodriguez and Dave Rodriguez, illustrated by Val Chadwick Bagley First published 1993, eighth printing 1999 Owner of City Creek Press

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“A picture method of learning multiplication facts”

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  1. Times Tables The Fun Way! “A picture method of learning multiplication facts” Sarah Sustersich and Erin Sears

  2. History • Developed by Judy Liataud /Rodriguez and Dave Rodriguez, illustrated by Val Chadwick Bagley • First published 1993, eighth printing 1999 • Owner of City Creek Press • “Judy Liautaud has written over 20 books, music CD's, games, and software for the educational market. She started City Creek Press in 1992 when the first book was written: Times Tables the Fun Way to help students at the learning center who had difficulty memorizing the multiplication facts.” –amazon.com

  3. Purpose • To teach children their times tables…in a fun way! • Teach children stories related to multiplication facts • Assume that if children remember the story they will also remember the fact

  4. Features • Kid-friendly language • Frequently used by parents who homeschool • Cross-curriculum connections in activity book • Reading: CLOZE procedure-like activities, sentence starters • Other math skills - graphing • Social Studies– map activity • Materials: • Activity Book • Book for Kids – story book • Teacher’s Manual • Student Workbook • Multiplication Flashcards

  5. User Reviews (Amazon) • 5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a find!!My son is 9 years old, and has ADHD. He has always struggled in school and this year, 4th grade, has been particularly challenging. Read more Published 6 days ago by J. Livingston • 5.0 out of 5 stars Math the Fun WayAs a 5th grade teacher, I have found this book an excellent resource for students who have a hard time learning the multiplication tables. Read more Published 13 days ago by Barbara Crawford •  5.0 out of 5 stars This book will amaze you!I bought this book 3 years ago when my now 6th grader (who is 2 years ahead in Math) was having a really tough time with the times tables. Read more Published 2 months ago by Practical mom of two boys! • 2.0 out of 5 stars Neat idea but stories too random to helpThe idea behind this book is great - - use stories with drawings to help children memorize their multiplication tables. Read more Published 3 months ago by Cindy & Dick Lovell

  6. Amazon Description • Book Description Memorization of the multiplication facts is fun and easy with this colorful and clever book of cartoons and stories. Children learn to associate the numbers with the characters in the story. To teach 4x4, the story tells about Bart who loves to go hang gliding and can't wait until he turns 16 so he can get his driver's license and drive his 4 by 4. Children easily remember once the story is learned. The caption below the story says: Remember: you have to be 16 to drive a 4x4. There are cartoons and stories for all the difficult facts, ie. the 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's, and 8's. Tricks are are used to teach the easier ones ie. 1's, 2's, 5's, and 9's. Kids love the stories and will never forget "You have to be 16 to drive a 4 by 4, (4x4). Over 500,000 copies have been sold to schools in the US since 1992.

  7. Implementation • Frequency • Divided into mini-lessons • One mini-lesson per day • Ideally two new concepts per week • Mini-lessons 15-30 minutes • All at once if review for older grades • Sequence • Easier stories first so that students “experience instant success” • Taught in order in teacher’s manual, not sequential order

  8. Implementation • Student questionnaire • Pre-Test • Quizzes • Timed practice sheets • Worksheets • Post-Test • Activity sheets • “Stamp and Score” student progress sheet

  9. 4 x 4 = 16 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4paTHpeXZEs

  10. Limitations • Probably not appealing to older students • Instructional time spent teaching stories – what if student remembers stories without facts? • 2’s, 5’s and 9’s taught differently (rule instead of stories) • Does not teach 10’s, 11’s, or 12’s

  11. State Curriculum Connection • 2nd grade: • Standard: 2.OA.3 • Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication. • Standard: 2.OA.4 • Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.

  12. State Curriculum Connection • 4th Grade • Standard 4.OA.1 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 x 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations. • Standard 4.OA.2 Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.

  13. Use by classroom teachers • Use to introduce multiplication concepts/facts • Explains multiplication as repeated addition before teaching rules and stories • Use for centers • Remediation • Helpful to visual-spatial learners

  14. Activities • Bouncy 7 with Sarah • Counting by 5’s with Erin

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