We have been talking about how, for some pupils, learning times tables comes easily, whilst for others, they are really tricky to remember and recall quickly. We looked at different learning styles today and talked about how finding a way that suits our individual learning style might just make it easier to learn these tables. Over the past two weeks, we’ve tried out various ways to see which way we prefer. We’ve also tried aural learning, chanting our tables to the clave rhythm.
Visual Learning…
We made geometric circle patterns with string, moving around the numbers 0-9 to set out the times tables.
Sometimes, a diagram helps a learner find the answer.
Using materials for larger multiplication sums helps us visualise what’s happening too.
Verbal Learners…
Some like to recite times tables or create words, tongue twisters and rhymes to recall the facts. Good job Eveline!
Physical Learning…Some learn by using their bodies and moving to help them learn.
We wrote out the times table we needed to learn in a hopscotch game and jumped using our bodies until we got to the right answer. Chanting the numbers helped too!
Social Learners…Some like to work with others and learn together.
We wrote out a Tic Tac Toe board and the first one to get the multiplication answer right got to put in a 0 or X. We had fun racing against each other!
Kathryn and Conor made up their own symbols!
Logical Thinkers…Like to ask questions and see the whole picture. This group were setting out the 4 times table in a way that helped them count up in 4’s.
