Re: Multiplication tables

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Crap!!! I've seen all those except the one where the product equals 9. WOW!!! Great!!!!!!!!!

Robin

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From: <@...>Subject: ( ) Multiplication tables Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 8:38 PM

I haven't read all the posts on this so may be repeating. But some tricks helped my sons with them. -- And I learned these tricks with them, wish that *I* had had them growing up!With the 9's -- remember that the product (answer) adds up to 9:2x9=18 (8+1=9)3x9=27 (2+7=9)and so on. (except for 11x9)OR it may help to see it as a pattern. The 2nd digit is counting backwards: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45.... 2nd digits are 9,8,7,6,5.... while the first digits are going up - 1, 2, 3, 4....With the 6's -- 6 x an even number equals the same digit:6x2=126x4=246x6=36and so on. And sometimes reversing helps. If they can't remember 8x3, they may remember 3x8.... Just some quick thoughts. Might pick up some more looking at a table, patterns to help them think if they are stuck for a moment.

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Thank you your answer will help my 8 years old son. From: Chris

<@...> Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 9:38:26 PMSubject: ( ) Multiplication tables

I haven't read all the posts on this so may be repeating. But some tricks helped my sons with them. -- And I learned these tricks with them, wish that *I* had had them growing up!

With the 9's -- remember that the product (answer) adds up to 9:

2x9=18 (8+1=9)

3x9=27 (2+7=9)

and so on. (except for 11x9)

OR it may help to see it as a pattern. The 2nd digit is counting backwards: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45.... 2nd digits are 9,8,7,6,5.... while the first digits are going up - 1, 2, 3, 4....

With the 6's -- 6 x an even number equals the same digit:

6x2=12

6x4=24

6x6=36

and so on.

And sometimes reversing helps. If they can't remember 8x3, they may remember 3x8....

Just some quick thoughts. Might pick up some more looking at a table, patterns to help them think if they are stuck for a moment.

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There are several books out there that teaches you the tricks to math. I got a few from our local library but my ds is so weird when I try to teach him a trick. I don't get why he is like that and it's frustrating. I snapped at him the other day when I was showing him a neat trick about 9's and he was blowing me off. You'd think he would be glad to learn easier ways of doing it but he acts like I am poisoning him. lol. I think he has just had so much negative feedback from school that he automatically turns off at the mention of math. But ugh. Anyway, some books: Arithmetrixs, secrets of mental math, short cut math, etc. See if your library has those and it can give you ideas.

Roxanna

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predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) Multiplication tables

I haven't read all the posts on this so may be repeating. But some tricks helped my sons with them. -- And I learned these tricks with them, wish that *I* had had them growing up!

With the 9's -- remember that the product (answer) adds up to 9:

2x9=18 (8+1=9)

3x9=27 (2+7=9)

and so on. (except for 11x9)

OR it may help to see it as a pattern. The 2nd digit is counting backwards: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45.... 2nd digits are 9,8,7,6,5.... while the first digits are going up - 1, 2, 3, 4....

With the 6's -- 6 x an even number equals the same digit:

6x2=12

6x4=24

6x6=36

and so on.

And sometimes reversing helps. If they can't remember 8x3, they may remember 3x8....

Just some quick thoughts. Might pick up some more looking at a table, patterns to help them think if they are stuck for a moment.