Times Tables the Fun Way: Book for Kids: A Picture Method of Learning the Multiplication Facts

My son is Dyslexic, and we have struggled with learning times tables for over a year.( and still didn't know them.) I was shocked (3) 35 minute sessions and my son knew his times tables. ( I cried ) It was a joyous moment for me.

I called all his past teachers and told them about this book.

This is a must have for any child who needs assistance with the multipication facts.


It Works!   July 20, 1999
pennyandtom@mindspring.com (Atlanta, GA)
61 out of 61 found this review helpful

My son, a rising fourth-grader who has ADHD and poor memory skills, strugged all last spring in school trying to memorize his math tables. We drilled and drilled, made flash cards, bought a times-table placemat - all to little avail. Even if he got some of the facts to stick with him through the test the next day, by the next week, he had forgotten them. The only ones he could remember were ones we had done some kind of word or image association with, and I was daunted by the idea that I needed to make up an association for EVERY MATH FACT. Then I found out that the Rodriguezes had done that with this book, so I bought it. And I can tell you unequivocally, it works. Using a combination of a somewhat silly picture and a story to go with it, the child uses visualization and association to remember the fact. It especially appeals to kids who have strong verbal/language skills and are creative.

My son learns one math table a week (working only 1/2 hour at a time three days a week), and the next week, he still knows them. AND, he thinks it's really fun to see what the next picture and story will be.

Boy, was this worth it (and boy, was all that drilling that made everybody miserable last spring NOT worth it) to buy this book. A special note, the spiral edition has heavy-coated pages, so it can stand up to plenty of use, which it will get when we use it for our younger child and lend it out to teachers with our recommendation that they obtain one for their classroom. Many thanks to the Rodriguezes for helping us get out of the multiplication table hassle we were in.


I thought they were hopeless!   May 3, 1999
bedley@the-word.net (Wildomar, California)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

I teach 5th grade and thought 2 of my kids would never learn their times tables. I thought I had tried everything. Their parents were baffled. Then I found this book and presto! my two kids learned in no time at all! One of the kids is a resource kid too, with almost no memory skills. The book is way overpriced but it is so effective that it's totally worth every penny!