Top 10 Tricks to Learn Multiplication Tables: Learning multiplication tables is one of the most important building blocks in building a child’s problem-solving ability. It helps with faster ...

Many parents experience frustrations when trying to help their children learn the multiplication tables. It can be very challenging, especially if a child has the type of brain that does not retain ...

As early as Grade R, children will be introduced to bonds. These are the pairs of numbers that add up to a certain total. For instance, the bonds for 6 are 0+6, 1+5, 2+4, 3+3, 4+2, 5+1, 6+0. They're ...

Children taught their times tables by rote can manage arithmetic much better than children taught to calculate or count on their fingers, according to Sylvia Steel of Royal Holloway College. Dr Steel ...

As a retired teacher I was staggered to hear about the cumbersome methods of learning times tables still in use (Letters, 19 February). I taught them to seven- and eight-year-olds by regarding them as ...

From after-school snacks to colouring in, homework and revision, tables and desks are an indispensable part of a child’s learning and play, growing with them as they move from toddlers to primary ...