Posts tagged as "tables"

Posted by Peter on 5th August 2010

Year 5 Calculator game: Multiples of 7

This is the next in our series of calculator activities and is certainly one of the hardest. It looks at multiples of 7, including numbers above 10 and will test children’s knowledge of the 7 times table to the full. Again, the idea is to play with a partner and cover 4 squares in a [...]

Posted by Peter on 22nd July 2010

Calculator game: 7x table

Of all the tables, the 7x table is probably the least well known. The latest in our series of calculator games for two players helps with reinforcing the 7x table. Remember, as before, the aim of the game is to get four in a row, in any direction, before your opponent. A good knowledge of [...]

Posted by Peter on 8th July 2010

Calculator game: 6x table

The six times table is one of the hardest to learn, but here is another in our calculator games sequence which will help reinforce the table. Remember the idea is to choose a number on the board and then work out which number multiplied by 6 will make the chosen number. This can be found [...]

Posted by Peter on 29th June 2010

Calculator game: 5x table

This is another in our series of using a calculator to help learn and reinforce tables. To be successful with this game you need to know your 5x table: the calculator just confirms your correct mental arithmetic (or not!). This series of calculator activities for 2x, 3x, 5x and 10x tables are all found in [...]

Posted by Peter on 19th April 2010

Calculator game: 4x table

Here is another in our series of calculator activities for year 3 children. It is a two player game intended to help with reinforcing the 4 times table. Calculators for young children have been frowned upon over the last few years but they can be a powerful tool for learning and should not be ignored [...]

Posted by Peter on 1st April 2010

Calculator game: Multiples of 3

Another in our series of fun games to play, suitable for year 3 children who have got a good grasp of the three times table. The object of the game is to get a line of four in a row by finding the number which when multiplied by 3 is on the grid. Not as [...]

Posted by Peter on 11th March 2010

Calculator game: 3x table

Similar to the 2x table game published last week, this is a game of strategy for two players to help improve knowledge of the 3x table. The aim of the game is to place counters over the numbers to get four in a row, either across, down or horizontally. The Player must say which number [...]

Posted by Peter on 4th March 2010

Calculator game: 2x table

A good way to reinforce the 2x table is to play this fun game. All you need is the grid, some counters or cubes and a calculator. Set the calculator up as a 2x table answer machine by keying in 2, x, x, =, 0 and then all you need to do is press a [...]

Posted by Peter on 1st February 2010

Times tables: 3x table pairs

Children need an awful lot of practice and ‘overlearning’ if they are ever really going to know their tables. By knowing, I mean instant response, so that they know that 3 x 6 is 18 just as quickly as if they had been asked their name! It’s always good to find a slightly different approach [...]

Posted by Peter on 25th January 2010

Times tables: 4 times table

The normal route through learning tables is to start with the twos and tens as these are probably the tables most familiar to children. The next stage is usually to learn the fives, followed by fours. The four times table has a number of characteristics which can be pointed out to help children. Firstly, all [...]