Times Tables
I have recently started tutoring a girl in Year 5.
She was having trouble with fractions- simplifying them.
Such as simplify:
20/25
24/40
12/36
Answers at the bottom!
She struggled as she is not confident with her times tables.
So we went back to practising them. This was the undercut.
I know it might sound obvious to say but you would be surprised how often I find children who struggle with Maths and do not know their times tables.
Please don’t underestimate the importance of a child learning their times tables at least up to their 12 times tables.
It is like a foundation from which your child can build on.
My Dad made a tape recording of the times tables up to 12 times 12 and he played it to us several times a week until we knew them off by heart. It put me in good stead!
Anyone reading this who has learnt them, please let me know how you learnt yours!!
Answers:
20/25 = 4/5
24/40 = 3/5
12/36 = 1/3