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Times Tales
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Available in print, DVD, and download versions. (Download version only available through the publisher's link.)
Times Tales is a creative, innovative, mnemonic-based program that makes it fun and easy to memorize the upper multiplication and division facts. Cute, simple stories provide students with a "memory peg" that allows them to quickly and easily recall otherwise abstract facts. Times Tales covers the most difficult to remember facts that can't quickly be calculated by skip counting: 3x6,3x7,3x8,3x9,4x6,4x7,4x8,4x 9,6x6,6x7,6x8,6x9, 7x7,7x8,7x9,8x8,8x9,9x9.
Students are introduced to each number as a "character." For example, the number seven is Mrs. Weeks because there are seven days in a week. Once students learn the number characters, they learn short, simple stories where the numbers interact in some fashion. Students simply picture two number characters together to recall the story, which includes the answer to the multiplication fact. It's amazing how much easier it is for students to recall a simple story, than an abstract fact!
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I cannot recommend this product highly enough, it has been a lifesaver for us and is helping to restore my daughters confidence in math.
My kindergarten son isn't doing multiplication yet obviously, but he was watching over her shoulder and he even picked up a few without us even really trying.
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I only gave 4 stars, because I really wish they would have included more of the multiplication facts. At least 3-9. Now my daughter only knows the ones in this program, but still struggles with the rest. I can't introduce another right brain type program or she will get all of the characters and stories messed up and will not get the right answers.
Enter Time Tales!
On day one, the review from my boys was a good one. One actually said "I think I can learn them now". They both agreed the story was fun and they actually told me all about it when I got home from work.
Day two I was actually home with them. They were eager and ready to get back to the story. They wanted to take a "test" after so we printed the practice test and they knew every answer!
What I like about it:
* It is written with the kids in mind.
* Great for my auditory learners!
* The video is engaging, and it keeps the attention of my very active boys.
* The price! It is affordable, and a great investment.
My boys are so proud of themselves now that they remember their multiplication tables. It has boosted their self esteem and they now feel they can do math too!
I just wish the developers of this wonderful product would do the same for other subjects (language arts for example). This is a product I will tell all my friends with young kids about!