Math Teachers & Educational Assistants,
I am always on the look out for great ideas that will help students be more numerate and fluent in their math facts. This year I enjoyed the book, The Problem with Math is English: A Language-Focused Approach to Help All Students Develop a Deeper Understanding of Mathematics. I am testing out some of the author's ideas and have made some templates for basic facts. Ultimately we want our learners to be able to carry out these operations without the use of a table but it is a scaffold/accommodation that can help free up some of a student's brain power for more complex math or problem-solving situations.
Even if your grade level addresses concepts above addition facts to 20, please open this first document because I have added notes about why a small adjustment can make these tables more effective. If you click on the Times Tables link, you'll see several versions depending on your grade level.
Times Tables (various versions)
If you'd like to use some of these, I'd recommend making a copy for yourself and then you can format it anyway you like - larger font, prettier font, etc. You can also adjust the templates with numbers you think your students would find handy.
Let me know if you find these helpful :-)
Cathy Campbell
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