Memorization of the multiplication facts gives the math student a tool, an internal mental tool, to use in working out problems.

Picture yourself as a carpenter building a house. Can you imagine knowing how to build a house but not having a hammer? As a carpenter needs a hammer, the math student needs the tool of memorized multiplication facts.

What happens without this tool?

When the multiplication facts have not been committed to memory the thought process, during problem solving, is interrupted. Thinking switches from understanding the problem to the act of figuring a calculation. Even when momentarily stopping to use a calculator the thought process has been broken. As problems become more and more complex the student becomes less and less able to afford this break.

Key to success...

To be successful in problem solving, thought must stay focussed on the problem while numbers freely flow in thought. When numbers are readily available in thought, the problem solver uses them simultaneously in one synchronized process. Problem solving is then geared for success.

Methods to teach memorization...

Methods used to teach memorization of numerical facts are unique from those used to teach mathematical understanding. When rote methods do not work for a student, we must be responsible to find methods that work! We must be absolutely certain our students have the necessary tools in order to demonstrate their understanding!

Rhymes, pictures, rhythms, stories, color, sound effects...

Techniques of association have proven to be the best methods for memorizing. The HappyMath Multiplication Kit combines the best "kid tested" methods of association including pictures, rhymes, rhythms, stories, sound effects and color giving every child opportunity for success!

"HappyMath methods WORK!" ... We hear it over and over again.

HappyMath makes a major difference in a child's success in math. It brings joy ... and most of all a key to success. The HappyMath Kit costs less than two tutoring sessions... a small price to pay for your child to be equipped for success in math!