Learning the times tables is one of the most important skills that elementary students need to master. This switch to mental math instead of concrete math can be challenging, but it is an important step toward being able to solve more complex problems.ĭid you know? CTCMath has a fun online times table game to help make fact practice fun! Is it really important to master the times tables? After all, it’s not very practical to figure out the product of 9 x 9 with fingers or objects, right?
Now, though, they have to learn to figure out math problems in their head. Until this point, they could count on their fingers or count actual objects (such as crayons or counting bears) to help them add or subtract. Multiplication is a pivotal point in elementary math when students move from simple, concrete operations to more abstract math problems. Why does learning the times tables seem hard? See my Disclosure Policy for more information. I was compensated for my time writing this post.
