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HOW
TO COMBINE THE BEST OF MODERN & TRADITIONAL METHODS WHEN TEACHING
ENGLISH CHILDREN
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THE CONTENTS OF
THIS PAGE
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MULTIPLICATION
TABLES
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Traditional Method
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Learning by rote (regular chanting out
loud)
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Learning by heart (memorizing)
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Regular testing
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Modern Methods
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Active/passive games
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Puzzles
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Competitions
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Visual stimuli
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Music
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THE
TIMES TABLE
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- The most effective way to learn
the Times Table is by rote in groups, or as a class
- This is not boring when teamed
with Music
- Tables Disco is a tape produced
by Webucational and is such fun to use
that children will be repeating their tables at home for their own
enjoyment
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NOTE
FOR ESL TEACHERS
The original method by rote was for children to
say:-
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METHOD 1 |
METHOD 2 |
- once
one is one (1x1=1)
- once two is two
(1x2=2)
- once three is three
(1x3=3)
- etc. up to:
- once twelve
is twelve (1x12=12)
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- once
one is one (1x1=1)
- two ones are two
(2x1=2)
- three ones are three
(3x1=3)
- etc. up to:
- twelve
ones are twelve (12x1=12)
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- two
ones are two (2x1=2)
- two twos are four
(2x2=4)
- two threes are six
(2x3=6)
- etc. up to:
- two
twelves are twenty-four (2x12=24)
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- once
two is two (1x2=2)
- two twos are four
(2x2=4)
- three twos are six
(3x2=6)
- etc. up to:
- twelve
twos are twenty-four (12x2=24)
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- three
ones are three (3x1=3)
- three twos are six
(3x2=6)
- three threes are nine
(3x3=9)
- etc.up to:
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three twelves are thirty-six (3x12=36)
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- once
three is three (1x3=3)
- two threes are six
(2x3=6)
- three threes are nine
(3x3=9)
- etc. up to:
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twelve threes are thirty-six (12x3=36)
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- four
ones are four (4 x 1 = 4)
- four twos are eight
(4x2=8)
- four threes are
twelve (4x3=12)
- etc.up to:
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four twelves are forty-eight (4x12=48)
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- once
four is four (1x4=4)
- two fours are eight
(2x4=8)
- three fours are
twelve (3x4=12)
- etc.up to:
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twelve fours are forty-eight (12x4=48)
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- five
ones are five (5x1=5)
- fives twos are ten
(5x2=10)
- five threes are
fifteen (5x3=15)
- etc. up to:
-
five twelves are sixty (5x12=60)
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- once
five is five (1x5=5)
- two fives are ten
(2x5=10)
- three fives are
fifteen (3x5=15)
- etc. up to:
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twelve fives are sixty (12x5=60)
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- six
ones are six (6x1=6)
- six twos are twelve
(6x2=12)
- six threes are
eighteen (6x3=18)
- etc.up to:
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six twelves are seventy-two (6x12=72)
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- once
six is six (1x6=6)
- two sixes are twelve
(2x6=12)
- three sixes are
eighteen (3x6=18)
- etc. up to:
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twelve sixes are seventy-two (12x6=72)
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- seven
ones are seven (7x1=7)
- seven twos are
fourteen 7x2=14)
- seven threes are
twenty-one (7x3=21)
- etc. up to:
- seven twelves are
eighty-four (7x12=84)
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- once
seven is seven (1x7=7)
- two sevens are
fourteen (2x7=14)
- three sevens are
twenty-one (3x7=21)
- etc. up to:
- twelve sevens are
eighty-four (12x7=84)
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- eight ones are eight (8x1=8)
- eight twos are sixteen (8x2=16)
- eight threes are twenty-four (8x3=24)
- etc. up to:
- eight twelves are ninety-six (8x12=96)
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- once eight is eight (1x8=8)
- two eights are sixteen (2x8=16)
- three eights are twenty-four (3x8=24)
- etc. up to:
- twelve eights are ninety-six (12x8=96}
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- nine ones are nine (9x1=9)
- nine twos are eighteen (9x2=18)
- nine threes are twenty-seven (9x3=27)
- etc. up to:
- nine twelves are one hundred and eight
(9x12=108)
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- once nine is nine (1x9=9)
- two nines are eighteen (2x9=18)
- three nines are twenty-seven (3x9=27)
- etc. up to:
- twelve nines are one hundred and eight
(12x9=108)
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- ten ones are ten (10x1=10)
- ten twos are twenty (10x2=20)
- ten threes are thirty (10x3=30)
- etc.up to:
- ten twelves are one hundred and twenty
(10x12=120)
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- once ten is ten (1x10 =10)
- two tens are twenty (2 x10 =20)
- three tens are thirty (3x10 =30)
- etc. up to:
- twelve tens are one hundred and twenty
(12x10=120)
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- eleven ones are eleven (11x1=11)
- eleven twos are twenty-two (11x2=22)
- eleven threes are thirty-three (11x3=33)
- etc. up to:
- eleven twelves are one hundred and
thirty-two (11x12=132)
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- once eleven is eleven (1x11=11)
- two elevens are twenty-two
(2x11=22)
- three elevens are thirty-three (3x11=33)
- etc. up to:
- twelve elevens are one hundred and
thirty-two (12x11=132)
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- twelve ones are twelve (12x1=12)
- twelve twos are twenty-four (12x2=24)
- twelve threes are thirty-six (12x3=36)
- etc. up to:
- twelve twelves are one hundred and
forty-four (12x12=144)
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- once twelve is twelve (1x12=12)
- two twelves are twenty-four (2 x12=24)
- three twelves are thirty-six (3x12=36)
- etc. up to:
- twelve twelves are one hundred and
forty-four
- (12x12=144)
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SPELLINGS
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LEARNING BY ROTE & EMPOWERING
- Spellings
can also be learnt by rote, using a spellings tape from Webucational
- This
is not a efficient as the Tables Disco, because the words on the tape
may not be the ones you wish to learn
- You
could therefore use the tape for inspiration and get the children to
create their own rhythms and notes for the words their need to learn,
so they create their own form of rote.
- Each
child could choose a rhythm for one word, then lead the class
LEARNING BY HEART & FUN
TESTING
- Give
children a list of words to take home and learn the spellings by heart
- The
following day:
- Divide
the class into two groups (A & B)
- Instruct
them to sit along the side walls of the classroom in a line, so the
A group is facing the B group
- Give
each child a number, according to the number of children in each
group, e.g. if there are 10 in each group, there are:
- 2
x number ONEs sitting opposite each other
- 2
x number TWOs sitting opposite each other
- 2
x number THREEs sitting opposite each other
- etc.
- If
there is an odd number of children, let the children take turns to
write down the scores
- Divide
the board into two (Side A & Side B)
- The
teacher calls out one of the words at random and calls out a number
- The
two children (with that number) must run to the board and write the
word as quickly as possible
- The
one to finish first with the correct spelling receives 2 points
- The
one to finish second with the correct spelling receives 1 point
- A
wrong spelling means 0 points
- If
both children cannot spell the word, call out another number, so
those children sit down and another two take over
- The
competitiveness, the fun, the shame, the sense of achievement, etc.
all serve to help the children remember the spellings
- The
more excited the children are, the more they will enjoy the test, so
try and keep it as fast-moving as possible
- Try
to include previous spellings too
- At
the end of the game, get the children to add up the scores aloud, so
they are mentally adding ones and twos without stopping to think
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