Times Tables at
Home
Times tables are used all over the
place...and they can be practiced all
over the place too!
Opportunities to practice times tables:
Sing along to times table songs as
they are getting ready for bed
Quick fire times tables questions
when you are cooking the dinner
Encourage your child to listen to the
‘Timestables Toons’ when they are on
Mathletics
Challenge your child to beat YOU at
time tables
Useful Websit
es
http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/
http://www.mathsisfun.com/
timestable.html
http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/
http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/
Here are some websites
for times tables songs –
the youtube links lead on
to websites
Teaching
Times
tables
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/mat
hswithpercyparker.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RexXVs
Every evening, before or after they
have read to you, ask the children to
recite the times table they are practicing.
Take the opportunity to link counting
to times tables when it arises.
Ie - Link the number of rows and
columns of flowers 3 x 7 = 21 flowers
Did you know…
Knowing your time tables,
makes answering word problems and completing more advanced calculating far easier!
Numeracy
Numeracy
The curriculum
and
when your child
should
know them!
In Reception
I can count in steps of 2
I can count in steps of 5
I can count in steps of 10
In Year 1
· I can independently count forward and back in steps of 2, 5 and 10
In Year 2
· I know my 2 times table
· I know my 5 times table
· I know my 10 times table
Times Tables in Key Stage 2
In Year 3
· I know my 3 times table
· I know my 4 times table
· I know my 6 times table
In Year 4
· I know 7 times table
· I know 8 times table
· I know 9 times table
In Year 5
· I know 11 times table
· I know 12 times table
Regular consolidation of all times tables
In Year 6
Regular consolidation of all times tables
Homework
We have provided all
children in years 16
with a Mathletics us
ername and passwo
rd to
enable to consolida
te their maths skills
at
home.
The children are giv
en 30 minutes of
‘Mathletics’ time at
school a week.
It is important that
you encourage your
children to go onto the
program at home as
well, as it is a fant
astic tool to consoli
date
their learning in scho
ol.
Mathletics mirrors
the National Curricu
lum,
therefore, all topic
s that they are taug
ht in
class, can be practic
ed at home.
Mathletics offers re
wards and incentives
to
encourage the child
ren to support their
ow
n
learning. If you can
encourage your child
,
you will help them ga
in these rewards!
Games are also avail
able on this progra
m to
help them with their
learning in an enjoy
able
way.
Times tables will be set as
part of your children’s homework.
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ab lk t
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st ut o y
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ne he ur c
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to he ld
le y
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n
Ask your child
what timestables
they are practicing
at the moment, and
have this as your focus
when practicing and rehersing.
It is important that the children can recall their times tables
quickly, so eny
e
courage them to
th
w
ho eir
y
learn them by
t
ou g th in da
d
n
n
heart, and
si bles
Fi
a
eu
ar es t fe.
not by counting
li
im
t
d
to
ay