Did not pass the kid test!

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	• Memorize in Minutes : The Times Tables Alan B Walker Krimsten Pub, 2000 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Works, but...

Yes, this book does work. It is entertaining and fun for children to memorize the multiplication table. My son actually learned the entire multiplication table in 2 days.

What I don't like about this method is that my son didn't have a quick recall of the answer to the multiplication question. He would first recall the pictures and stories in his head and then get the answer (this is like months and months later). So we just went back to plain old method of memorizing the multiplicaiton table. Now he just gives the number answer quickly without recalling picture and story association.

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I am a 2nd grade teacher and we introduce times tables, but students are not required to master the concept. We teach the concepts behind times table, but our math program is very weak in memorizing facts. I bought this book and started tell some of the stories at story time. My students love them and love that they are learning their facts. They always ask for another story. We are having fun doing the facts and learning new stories. Next year I will teach the lesson suggested in the book. This year we have not followed the lesson, but have enjoyed the stories and how they help us remember the facts. At my school we are discouraged from making a lot of copies so I don't know if I would ever make a studnet book for everyone in my class, but I think the concepts of the book are wonderful and very useful. I would recomment this book to every teacher or parent teaching the times tables.

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Did not pass the kid test!

I have a son who struggles with memorizing facts, so I bought this book despite its high price tag. The pages are very sturdy, and the black and white illustrations are fairly simple, which is good. I think the rhymes are great, but both my younger sons (3rd and 4th grades) gave the book a big "thumbs down". They thought it was too silly and babyish. Being a patient mom, I plan on toting it out again in a few months, but their initial reaction is disappointing... we'll see how it goes in round 2. I think I will choose just a couple strategic pages to put up near our kitchen table and see how that goes.

That being said, I will keep this book in my professional library because there ARE children who will love it and learn from this method. I know that I will be able to successfully use this book in the classroom. I really was surprised that my fourth grader, a visual learner and generally silly-humored boy, did not care for the book- I guess I had him pegged incorrectly.

I gave it three stars because of the negative reactions of my own children and because of the high price tag ($29 on Amazon). However, I think this can be a useful tool for the right child.

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Three days!!!!

ADHD? processing speed issues? difficulties with working memory? dyslexia? probably discalculia? This might just be the answer to your child's multiplication woes.

I was hesitant to plunk down $29 for another multiplication tool that might not work. Having been working on mutiplication for a year and a half and gotten almost nowhere, I'd already spent a ton on other books, video games, montessori materials etc.

But, what the heck. $30 is $30 and if it works, it's worth $3000.

And work, it did. She wasn't excited about it but she also wasn't *that* resistant. She kept telling me it wasn't working. Heh;) But in 3 days, yes three whole days, she knew her multiplication tables. We just did a few minutes here and there while doing various non math related craft activities. If she was painting, or cutting paper, or making little containers from cardboard (she's always creating something) I'd sit near her and read the stories to her and show the pictures.

And she "got" All of them. Not rapid fire, but she knew them. If I asked 6x9, she still had to translate it into the picture words and think of the story, but she'd get it: "6x9... chicks x sign = .....okay, the chicks are fishing on the sign with a core...54! 6x9 is 54!"

Just like that. In three days, she and her six yo (nearly 7) sister learned their multiplication tables. The younger one is a more neurotypical auditory/sequential learner and after 3 days knows them cold. No translating them through 'story language' first.

I'll be passing a copy onto the little one's teacher this year and recommending _Memorize in Minutes_ to anyone and everyone who has a child that needs to learn their multiplication tables.

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This is wonderful

I cannot recommend this book enough! The short easy to remember stories stay with the child allowing him or her to create picture stories in the mind with the numbers. This is especially powerful for linguistic learners who may struggle with math. As an educator I know that it is vital for each child to have instant recall of basic math facts. If a child does not, one can be stuck processing the fact instead of learning a new operation. When the facts are known the mind can process the new information that it needs to in order to learn the new information. This book will really help children with the quick recall of multiplication facts.

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Use pictures, stories, and activities to teach all students the times tables. Everything is included: step-by-step lesson plans, flash card masters, tests, quizzes, charts, and activites. This book presents each multiplication fact in a way this is fun for the teacher and student.

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