Break tasks down into small steps
This is very common knowledge but many a time we assume that our students can take everything in at one go. I realised that I always had...
Never underestimate your student's learning capacity
It was another day at the office, or should I say at my student's place. We were revising the 9 times table. As we were going through one...
Averages
Averages can be quite a challenge to comprehend. I found out that the use of cubes can help in the visual and kinesthetic approach to...
12 Times Table
The 12 times table can seem very daunting to many students, as it involves the double digit number 12. Here is an easy way to remember...
11 times table
This is a relatively easy times table to master. Any single digit number from 1-9, when multiplied by 11, gives that same digit number in...
9 Times Table - Part 2
I hope you had fun trying out the first method for the 9 times table. The second method for the 9 times table starts with writing down...
9 Times Table - Part 1
The 9 times table can be one of the easiest or toughest to remember. Here we shall look at one of the methods to easily recall the 9...
Doubling technique for 6 and 8 times table
The doubling technique is quite a useful technique for the 6 and 8 times table. However, it depends on the learning styles of the...
8 Times Tables
The 8 times tables can be learnt easily using the following method: We first start listing single digit even numbers, beginning with 8...
6 Times Table - Part 2
Another method to teach the 6 Times Table is adapted from Dr Paul Swan's book 'Tackling Tables'. An image of a star is used, as seen...
