Anybody know of any good multiplication websites???

[cruisnfamily]

DD10 is having trouble with multiplication! Every day they have a test called the "mad minute" where they are to complete 30 multiplication problems in one minute. The lowest acceptable score is 23 and DD consistently is scoring in the teens. She can accurately answer any problem but the problem is she doesn't "know" the answers she has to figure them out each time. We're been doing flashcards daily and really working on this to no avail.

I thought if there was a website where she could "play" around and it would do some kind of timed drills she would probably work at it even more because she likes that type of thing.

Any ideas?

 

[Cindy B]

is it a visual thing.?. maybe there is a link between seeing the equations, and the actual visualization of 3 piles of four paperclips is 12...


We have a Turbo Twist Math (bought for Christmas last year --its a Leap Pad product) and that has helped my son.

 

[kejoda]

this one is a 5 minute drill but you could just time for 1.

http://www.singlepoint.net/users/sbryce/mathwork/5min_mul.htm
Also this is a good one

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/


This one might give her some hints


http://teachersmentor.com/math/speed_tests.html

When I did a search on goole this is what came up

http://www.google.com/search?q=multiplication+minute+tests&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&start=10&sa=N

I hope this helps.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Another vote for Turbo Twist Math. It has really helped my DD. My kids also liked Math Munchers for the PC. Oh, and The Learning Company makes some other math games, too.

If need be, maybe you could pick up a copy of The Mad Minute and let her take tests at home, rewarding her for improvements. Maybe it is the stress of the timed test that is giving her trouble.

I don't know of any sites with mult. drills. That would be another possibility.

 

[RitaZ.]

She can accurately answer any problem but the problem is she doesn't "know" the answers she has to figure them out each time.

Do you mean that she can't recall the multiplication facts or she takes too long since she has to work out the problem each time?

When my son was in 3rd grade, they had a similar test. Once the students scored 100%, they didn't have to take the test again. His teacher had each student do their own set of flashcards, I thought that was disorganized. The kids were doing horribly on the test, so we decided to try something different at home. DS knew the facts, but I think the flashcard system was not organized enough for him. DH (math tutor in college) made up a sheet with the mutiplication tables and we had DS practice (we printed several sheets on the computer). Then we timed him just as he would be at school. Once we tried this at home, he got it together. He went from scores of low 20's to 90's, then next time he got 100%. He and another girl were the only ones to get 100% that year.

Now in 5th grade, they still have the multiplication tests. They have more problems and are allowed 4 minutes and 30 seconds for the test.

It could be that your DD needs to get all those facts organized in her head. Try doing what we did and see if that helps.

 

[WendyZ]

Thanks for all the great links! My DS needs to work on his math skills also. He loves the computer so this will be perfect for him! I got him flash cards for his stocking. There very cute, little m&ms guys on them. But flash cards do get boring, no matter how cute they are. This will be a great way for him to switch off.

Thanks again!!

 

[JESW]

When I was back in grade school (waaaay back) I was in parochial school and the nuns had us stand up and recite our time tables - in front of the class! That was a sure way to learn them. To this day I am still very good with my times tables. I am working on my second grader (DS8) with this.

Off the subject, I know.... Hope you can find some things to help!

Jill

 

[cruisnfamily]

Originally posted by RitaZ.
Do you mean that she can't recall the multiplication facts or she takes too long since she has to work out the problem each time? [QUOTE/]

She has to work out the problem each time! She's actually quite good and accurate but this method just doesn't work for timed tests. Those facts just don't stick in her head. We do flash cards every night and you would think after a while she would just "know" it instead of having to calculate but she doesn't. She can recite all the times tables though.

DH (math tutor in college) made up a sheet with the mutiplication tables and we had DS practice (we printed several sheets on the computer). Then we timed him just as he would be at school. [QUOTE/]

We do this too.The "superkids" site kejoda just gave me is FABULOUS! I have just printed up about 20 sheets and was able to customize them to 30 probs each using numbers 2 to 9 (she doesn't need to work on 0, 1, or 10).

The other link kejoda gave me doesn't work....the one that may have a timed test online.

Thanks guys! Keep 'em coming!

 

[kejoda]

sorrry about the first link Sonya. Try this although the superkids is a better one

http://www.singlepoint.net/users/sbryce/mathwork/

 

[piratesmate]

No sites, but ...

When DS (21) was learning his facts, we used Math Blaster - on floppy! (Are we old or what?!?) Anyway, it was much more fun than simply doing flashcards or the Mad Minute. You get to "shoot" the correct answer & it's alien based. Really cute, even though it's older.

We also had a game called 'sMath. It was like Scrabble for math. It's more fun to practice your facts when it's a game. The speed usually comes when the facts are totally "absorbed" - meaning they don't really need to "think" anymore.

DD (11) used "Everyday Math" in class. Many people have complained about that system & I understand why. It worked for DD however. Anyway, they had a bunch of games they were supposed to play with a set of cards. (You could use regular cards, but then you have to see the Jack & know it's 11.) One of the games was: 1) Deal each player 5 cards face up. 2) Place remaining cards face down. 3) Turn the top card over. 4) It's a race to see who can come up with a mult/div problem using the 5 cards in front of them for the "answer" card from #3. 5) If no one can make a problem, turn over the next card. 6) Person who makes a complete problem takes the cards & adds to their pile. Winner is the one with the most cards.

Another card game she loves is the "OY!" math set. (They also have an Alph set.) The set came with a bunch of variations to play.

Good luck!

Deb

 

[MerryPoppins]

I remembered something else. When I taught 3rd grade, I had a set of tapes that set the multiplication tables to music. If she knows the tables straight through and just has trouble when they are mixed up, it wouldn't help. It does, however, help memorize tables if they are set to music. You can get these at a school supply store. Just a thought for others struggling with this problem.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Oh I feel your pain. Kids can be so different at memorization.
It took my oldest son hours and hours of repetition to memorize his math facts. My youngest son looks them over once or twice and has them down. It's amazing how different they can be.

I'd recommend printing out a couple of sheets from http://www.edhelper.com every day for additional practice. Sometimes the kids learn how to do the problems on the computer, but then they still struggle with pencil and paper at school.

Turbo Twist Math is also excellent and well worth the money.

Good Luck!

 

[Galahad]

ditto about "edhelper". Great site for a lot of subjects for elementary and middle school kids!