![]() Write the numbers from 1-10 in the row above the table and in the column to the left of the table. Pull out a sheet of graph paper and draw a large square that’s 10X10 in size. It’s amazing how quickly kids learn facts when they hear them every day in the car. You can listen to it in the car and sing along. It’s a challenge! Another option is to find a CD with the math facts set to music. Try singing the facts to Mary Had a Little Lamb or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. You always have the option of setting the math facts to music instead of chanting them. Copy work works especially well if you recite the facts as you write them. Write the fact group you’re studying on a sheet of paper and have your child copy it. Copy WorkĬopy work, where you copy the facts on paper, is another effective method of drilling facts. Let the kids make a parade of the march wearing costumes, waving flags, and pulling stuffed animals in wagons while shouting out, “2×1 is 2, 2X2 is 4, 2×3 is 6…” 4. March around the house every morning chanting the facts you’re working on this week. It works wonderfully to help kids memorize their facts. There’s a reason schools used to chant facts with kids. ![]() For more enthusiastic results, make a game of the drill sheets and race your children to complete one accurately. Pull out the sheets and have the kids fill one out every day. ![]() ![]() Drill Sheetsĭrill sheets are another rather unexciting method to drill math facts. Flashcards are easy to keep in the car to pull out when kids are bored. You can bundle them all together with a rubber band or hole punch them and stick the cards on a ring. Use index cards, and write the problem on one side and the answer on the other side. Flashcardsįlashcards are the old standby. ![]()
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