![]() I think that for most kids, they need lots and lots of repetition and short daily timed drills, and (gasp) flash cards in short systematic doses. What has worked for dd9 is skip counting initially (from being in CC for a couple of years), then using CLE math which has built in daily timed drills (very brief) and systematic flashcard review (not reviewing all tables every day, just a few cards), and now for summer using Mad Dog Math (the printed version, not the computer drills), which is one brief timed drill (on one fact family) per day, and then 5 minutes of flashcard review. Try to find ways to make drilling more fun. I liked it so much, I printed it front/back and had it spiral bound. If you go to the link below and scroll down to the picture with “Acing Math One Deck at a Time”, then you click on it and it pulls up the PDF you can print out. I also printed out a really handy free e-book full of math games you play with a deck of cards. Here is a link to more card game suggestions. Take out the face cards if they confuse him. The nicest thing is you can take out the cards as needed. I allow 2 seconds before answering with my 10YO son. You would obviously need to allow him some opportunity to have a chance (only you know best on that). Instead of the person with the highest card getting the two cards, the person who says the multiple first wins the cards. **Mine didn’t come with anything but the wrap-up itself but it really works and has through the 12s**Īnother possiblility is card games like you play WAR but test his multiplication memory while playing. They are so fun, even my little ones play with them. I found them (and the division ones) used. I also highly recommend the Multiplication Wrap-ups. He didn’t love it, but I would notice him studying them. Then down the card in two colums I wrote the multiples (e.g. I turned the index card vertical and wrote in a large size the first number (e.g. He really struggled with those three the most. ![]() Have you thought about going back to skip counting? I made my son, also ADHD and very strong-willed but very smart, some index cards for the 7s, 8s, and 9s.
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