We have received many testimonials from parents who are amazed at how fast and effective Times Tales worked for their child! CLICK HERE to read testimonials. We've also received outstanding reviews from many home education sites. CLICK HERE to read reviews. OK, so that tells you that it works, but it doesn't tell you what it is. Let's start with what it is not.
Times Tales is not a typical "question and answer" type program. It is a program that will give your child stories and visual images to help him remember the facts. If you follow the directions as written, the program will work! We suggest not getting bogged down trying to "figure out" the system as you go through it. The goal is simply to learn the stories. Just read and talk through the stories, being sure to always keep the numbers in the correct order. By step 4 everything will start to make sense. This is not a "typical" approach, but it is highly effective and a great deal of FUN!
6 Step Process:
Times Tales teaches the upper times tables through a simple six step process. Students are first introduced to engaging story characters/elements for each number. These characters always remain consistent in all of the stories and in some way "make sense". For example, the number nine is a "Tree House" because it looks like a tree.
They then use the Memory Story Guide to work through the stories in the flipchart. Our Memory Story Guide gives detailed guidelines in talking through each story with discussion and questions that will cement the necessary numbers into the child's mind. As you move through each step of the program, the story elements are incrementally peeled away until only the math fact is remaining. The final steps of the program are the assessment test and periodic review. Our Practice Tests allow a fun and non-threatening "warm-up" to timed drills by using the familiar story characters in place of numbers. Once this test is mastered you give your child the "regular" drill tests that are also included.
Division:
Our Deluxe program includes an additional section in the flipchart for division. In these scenarios, an element is missing from the original story and the student must determine what it is. The beauty in this is that the child doesn't have to learn any more stories! He also has the benefit of understanding how multiplication and division work together. Although Time Tales Deluxe does not teach the concept of division, it demonstrates the method by which division is processed. |
