Times Tales: Times Tables Made Easy is a creative, innovative Mnemonic-based program that makes it fun and easy to memorize the upper multiplication facts.
With the same style and format, difficult to memorize times tables can be mastered easily by many children.
Symbols are used for each number.
See the picture of the page below. Can you see the numbers in each illustration?
What follows the numbers symbols page in the book is a collection of quick one page stories involving butterflies, chairs, Mrs. Week, Mrs. Snowman, the Treehouse, and the First Grade Class.
“The First Grade Class (6) raised butterflies (3). At 1 o’clock they set 8 butterflies free. 3 x 6 = 18.”
Subtle? Yes. In fact, I first I didn’t get it. I read the book aloud to a group of children from ages 7 to 16 (my children and several friends). Some got it right away, some got it after awhile (like me!), and others just could not understand it.
I think that it really appeals to visual learners! But everybody loved the book and wanted to take it off my hands!
“No, thank you. I’m going to keep it! I really like these books!”
Check them out at Times Tales! They promote education through imagination!