Expert: Lynn Houston - 8/4/2008

Question
Do you have any FUN tips to help a (soon-to-be)4th grader with multipication tables?  We have tried flash cards, worksheets, etc...but my daughter seems frustrated and not able to memorize them quickly.  She is a very smart kid, but has ADHD, so finding fun ways (or visual ways)to do things help her to learn better/ faster (ie. having a "pretend" garage sale, when learning how to count money).  I "feel her pain", because I had an awful time at math (and still do), I am at a loss with making multiplication "fun"  :o)   Thanks in advance!

Answer
Sorry, I really don't have any other suggestions than to do what you're doing (ie, make it real).  How many legs do you have if you have 5 cats?  Now, how many legs if the cats live with a family of 3?  Relate things to real life as much as you can.  Good luck, sorry I couldn't be more help.

I came across this website, maybe you can use some of it.
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_multiply.html