1.  purchase a set of multiplication flashcards from Walmart, Tools
              4 school, etc. and play a game with your child.  Hold up a
              card, if they get the answer in 5 seconds or less they keep the
              card, if not you get the card.  At the end the one with the
              most cards wins. You can put a price on losing (like taking out
              the trash, or washing the dishes, etc.) or a prize for winning
              (like extra computer time, a sweet treat, etc.)  Increase your
              speed as you go along.

          2.  Practice them orally in the car as you drive along

          3.  Write fact families 5-8 times each.  Make sure your student
              says the facts as they write them, or they will turn their
              brains off and it will do no good.

          4.  Practice using computer games.  On our links page you will find
              several great math websites that offer games to help practice
              multiplication facts.

          We will quickly be moving into division, prime and composite
          numbers, factorization, decimals, fractions, etc.  If your student
          does not know their multiplication facts they will not do well in
          math from here on out.