my daughter when she was in 3 grade had a hard time with timestables.but the flash cards helped alot and now she can do them in her head with out help.

Hi there, my son had a hard time when he was in third grade with his time tables. I like you was very worried I though oh my goodness he is going to get behind. We did the flash cards he did get the 0's, 1's, 2's,5's, 10's, and for some weird reason the 8's were easy(figure that one out) well I have a friend who is a teacher and who's favorite subject was/is math. I asked her for some advice as to how I could get my kid to memorize all these numbers my friend said don't put so much pressure on him he knows he needs to learn them, take 10 min every day but don't pass the ten minutes and use flash cards pick out a number for example do the threes, show the cards say them out loud 3x4 is 12, go through the threes with your child saying them out loud, then after you've went through them once have your chid say them by herself make two piles of the cards she knows and the ones she needs to practice do the same cards all week and you'll see an impovement. I also did this all summer for 10 min. a day I would just practice and go over a different number each week. He is now in 4th grade and is doing good he has improved on his math. Now its word problems! Good luck to you, hope this helps you out. One more thing you need to ask or tell which ever you prefer the teacher to keep her negative comment to herself. She has no right to call your child or any other child lazy! The teacher is there to teach, not to scare your child or make her feel bad.

trying being a little more sensitive next time..(that is to someone else who responded..not the concerned parent)
everyone does things at a different pace...your child will get it..patience and small doses..

Everyones brain is different. Be patient. She will get it. Is she young for the grade? Sometimes the brain is so busy processing everything else...my daughter gets "fried" when I add math to the mix. We change what time of day we work on it..after she gets other things out of her system..

Times tables require rote memorization, and some learning styles require lots of time on task to memorize.

Does your child have trouble with any other academic skills? Difficulty with rote memorization is a flage for dyslexia and or attention difficulties. If she has difficulty beyond math facts, I would recommend that you request an evaluation in writing.

If her only trouble is math facts, I agree with many of the other answers - time on task is the only way to become automatic. Try using a number of different techniques that tap into all her senses - flash cards, writing the facts in sand or in the air, using stories (I like Times Tales) or computer programs.

In fact, even if your child has a learning disability, the approach is the same.

However, teachers should never call a child lazy. How demoralizing!

If you want more info about requesting an evaluation, post back.

First there should be no more then 45 min. of Homework given out in grade school if there is I would start there with why to the teacher.

My son struggled with rote memorization. I discovered a method, based on patterns, that really worked for him. Check out www.teachildmath.com. Learning the X tables was fast, fun & easy.

Hey, my kids are gifted and they needed daily flash cards to master the times tables!

This isn't just tthe school's responsibility. You are going to have to carve out twenty minutes every night to work on this. Sorry.

Math fact is just memorization. She will master it eventually if she is given the time and practice. There are many interactive web sites which really help kids master their times tables.

www.noetic-learning.com/mathdrill/multiplication.jsp
www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/multiply/times1.shtml

Good luck!

it sounds like your doing everything you can,she will catch on soon. math is hard my daughter had a hard time with times tables,but she caught on later and now she dose ok. the teacher is wrong shes not lazy,what kind of teacher is she to call someone lazy just because she hasn't caught on to it yet. i hope this was helpful?

It sounds like your trying hard to teach her. Math is just memorization and keep it up. Repetition repetition repetition

My daughter has dyslexia. She absolutely struggled with times tables until I got her started using a method I found online called "Memorize in Minutes - The Times Table"
(krimsten.stores.yahoo.net/meminmintimt.html)
It makes cute stories out of the time tables.... it really helps my daughter when she gets stuck, she remembers the stories. It takes a bit longer, but at least she has a way to get there without counting on her fingers.
(I found some of the stories online, but didn't post the actual link to the stories for fear of getting into trouble... but feel free to google....)

I teach the times tables in my 3rd grade classroom. While driving with your child, have her count by 2s, 3s, etc. It is a start. Also, go on YouTube and look up Multiplication Rock. I play it over and over for my class. I'm 44 and I still count by 3s when necessary using the song from the early 70s!!

Many things can be tried so find what works for her. How does she learn best? Art? music? Physical activity?

What grade is your daughter in? Times tables are used in 3rd grade. Did the teacher tell you, your daughter is lazy? Did your daughter tell you? Get both sides of the story. They have wonder learning tools for all ages at The Learning Center, Free at your local library, Toys R Us. I used those for reviewing the year before and also what they will expect in the next grade, I did this in the summer time, before school began. When I was younger, much younger lol..my parents gave me math lessons before I was able to play. Times tables were difficult for me at first also. My parents did not give up. Parents are the childs 1st teacher. Where there is a will, there is a way. If your child doesn't understand it and it takes 20 different ways till she understands the concept then she is going to like it..every child understands in a different way.

I remember having trouble with the times tables when I was young and my mom and I made up a song for them. It worked beautifully! Put it to a tune and she will know them in no time. She can hum it in her "free" time.

Personally, I would suggest you have a talk with your daughters teacher. Let her know that calling your daughter lazy serves no purpose and is not appropriate or constructive.

What grade is your daughter in? Was she supposed to have learned times tables by now, or is she in the process of learning them with this teacher?

Whatever the reason your daughter is obviously struggling with learning multiplication. Working with her is definitely a step in the right direction, don't stop. Continue to tutor her even on the weekends, like marvinljohn, already said what exactly, are the activities included in the curriculum?

Don't let your daughter (or yourself) give up, she will learn them math does not come easy to many people. It never came easy to me and I only got one high school credit for it, it was so hard! For some crazy reason I ended up majoring in it in college.

Let us know how it goes.

Have you discussed with her teacher what activities are included in the curriculum for times tables?