Learning the times tables with top trumps

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 18/11/2024

"No!" A genuine cry of anguish as the child opposite me sits grinning from ear to ear. They’ve beaten me again. And it wasn’t intentional— I was genuinely trying to win!

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Teach your child their times tables - the fun way

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 26/08/2024

Times tables are the backbone of just about everything we do in maths but for many, learning them is a challenge. When it comes to learning them, I wouldn’t try to teach them in numerical order, you will end up tackling many of the harder ones first.

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Tips and Tricks for the 9x tables

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 01/07/2024

I think the 9x table is probably one of the easiest to learn because there are so many tricks you can use to help you. These are my favourite 3, I hope they help

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Support your child with the times tables

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 26/06/2024

The times tables are the foundations of most things in maths, yet for some people trying to get their head around them is a true challenge. In this blog I will give you some ideas to make the task a bit more fun

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