Practising Times Tables during summer!

What You Need:

·         Paper

·         Markers

·         Tape

·         CD or MP3 player

What You Do:

1.       Make a list of math problems that your child is having difficulty with.

2.       Write the answer to each of the math problems on its own piece of paper with a thick marker. Each number should fill up the paper and be dark enough for your child to see easily from several feet away.

3.       Tape the numbers at random on a driveway, bare floor, or patio.

4.       Turn on the music and let your child dance around on top of the numbers. After a few seconds, pause the music and call out a math problem, such as “Three times eight!”

5.       Your child should then jump as quickly as possible onto the number that is the correct answer to the problem you called out.

6.       You can keep on calling out math problems while repeating the previous steps. If your child has a friend over you can change the game into more of a competition, in which children race to see which one can jump on the correct number first.