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  • I could of done my six and eight tables ten times over in the time it took to watch this video.

  • @jimphillips95 You and many others I'm sure. For those who find things easy, they often forget how important it is for others to work at a slower pace. Thank you for the feedback, all comments are important especially when they are constructive.

  • I turned this into a game with my daughter.. I traced both her hands onto cardboard and then cut the cardboard and numbered the fingers. I then showed her how to find the answers to a few questions and she was able to use the cutouts to find the answer. After a shot time she disgared the cutouts and was able to do it in her head, It worked a treat. thanks. !!

  • @celticlofts Thank you; that is very constructive feedback and I'm sure will be adopted by many parents, guardians etc. Great idea.

  • Well done. Correct speed to keep ALL lerners in play.

    I will try it.

  • @lucio53 Thank you for the feedback I hope you and others find it useful.

  • Better to learn at a slower pace than a fast pace.

  • @TheSimplepiroutte Thanks for the feedback; that is indeed the case with many learners.

  • yes, this video is slow, but I can't wait to share these techniques with my students! I am so hopeful that this will improve their confidence and ability to multiply! THANKS so VERY MUCH for sharing!!!!!

  • @sweetzenoba A pleasure - I hope your students gain in confidence and move onwards and upwards :-)

  • you're too slowly..but thanx!

  • @BeautyDark1996 Thank you for the feedback sorry you found it too slow - I ope you found it useful

  • @acljohn yeah I like it .. it's very useful

  • well what happens if you don't have fingers? :D

  • @rEsonansDx it works with toes :-D or find a fingered friend...

  • whew...like watching paint dry...

  • @lrrichards1218 Thank you for the feedback - you are not the first to suggest the speed is to slow but take a look at how many people it has helped; you are lucky that you can grasp the content quickly - for many it isn't to slow at all.

  • My mother got a stroke, i teached her this. she was really happy after i showed her.

    Her whole math was gone ty : )

  • @AnarchJack I am "over the moon" that it helped your mother - thank you for the feedback and I wish your mother a speedy recovery.

  • It works!!!! Thx

  • @petlover0505 It does indeed! I hope you find it useful and/or you can pass it on to others who may find it useful.

  • ...

  • @Qaphsiel1 ...

  • Muy bien it might come in HANDY .lol

  • @kevthedude1 Gracias por los comentarios LOL

  • thanks

    

  • @user135085 Glad you found it useful. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.

  • i can mind calculate this one is ling but good

  • @maddysachin35 Thank you for the feedback

  • Could you speak a little bit slower on the next vid?

  • @anthonygarneau :-) I could but the number of complaints about the speed would, I'm sure, increase rapidly. As I'm sure you are aware I've had many complaints. Thanks for the feedback ;-)

  • thx y

  • @almak59 Glad I could help.

  • @acljohn

    I love when you keep speaking and explaining you are expleining not so fast so the learners of this will not be dstubed by pausing and playing again. Thank you I have additional information about multiplying I am still a student so i needed this Thanks again good friend!

  • @xXxKurthShakeRxXx Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad you found it useful.

  • That's really amazing! I'm currently teaching my students the 3's and 4 times tables. I'm going to try this for those students that struggle beyond that. Thanks

  • @alayna61 I hope it turns out to be a useful tool for your students; thanks for the feedback

  • Gr8 tutorial! I like it!

  • @98adom Thanks for the feedback

  • Good video!

  • @RoyBolinggoing Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback

  • thanks for posting this becues i need to learn theme and in thursday we are going to have test about to pratice time tables so i am going to pratice my 3 and 2 4 5 6 7 8 9.

  • @julieemorales I hope the test(s) went well. Stick with it, the more you practice the easier it gets.

  • Great video man. Wish I had this back in middle school

  • @MrDreadfu1 You and many like you. As I've said many times before, this method isn't the only "solution" but for many it helps build confidence and make progress. Thank you for taking the time to feedback.

  • THIS IS COOL! THX!

    

  • @MrPHOENIX247 Thank you for the feedback.

  • my teacher show this in school.

    congrats bro.

  • @dom10alienforce Thank you for the feedback - I'm pleased your Teacher thought it was worth showing to their class.

  • it help me allot thanks

  • @omarthewiimoster1 I'm pleased it has helped you and thank you for letting me know you found it useful.

  • nice tutorial and honestly I better multiply the old way :D

  • @element3663 As I've said many times, one size does not fit all. Thank you for the feedback.

  • @233Splash I'm glad you like it. Thank you for taking the time to feedback.

  • dude... this video would be much better if it was 1min, not 8!

  • @MacFatto Feedback suggests that there are a lot that agree with you; however that are a lot of users that find the pace just right. "You can't meet the needs of everyone!" and I opted to produce it at the slower pace based on my experience in the "classroom" 41 years before you ask! :-)

  • how much is 345 x 663 ???

    can I bring my frnds fingers??

  • @silverfox5488 No need; just carry out long multiplication in the usual way - Thanks for making me smile but, as I'm sure you are aware, the example you give can be done just using the 3, 4, and 5 times tables - hands and fingers not needed at all! :-)

  • @acljohn hahahaha you'r right, so just teach us the traditional multiplication way please, cuz your way confuses the kids my friend..

  • Much easier to just memorize the damn tables!

  • @idolkritiq Not everyone can! This is to help them not those of you who can memorize/learn them. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.

  • @acljohn I agree and accept the notion that not everyone can remember the tables .... however wouldnt it be easier to teach those individuals to simply add the same digit... 9x8 = 8 nines (9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9) ... 8x9 = 9 eights (8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8) .... then its one repetitive operation instead of several that will likely confuse those who cant remember in the first place?

  • @idolkritiq I agree and for many this is an excellent option. It is all about finding the best way for the learner. Only they know if it helps, gives them confidence etc. This method has worked for many learners, and not for others. From 41 years in education, this has helped so many learners, that I have taught (young and old) that were struggling; isn't that what it is all about? Rather than saying one is better than another, face it, one size doesn't fit all; this is one option among many!

  • @idolkritiq I agree and for many this is an excellent option. It is all about finding the best way for the learner. Only they know if it helps, gives them confidence etc. This method has worked for many learners, and not for others. From 41 years in education, this has helped so many learners, that I have taught (young and old) that were struggling; isn't that what it is all about? Rather than saying one is better than another, face it, one size doesn't fit all; this is one option among many!

  • i didnt need to do this. i just memorized it 1 to 10. and its easy for me

  • @rioriofanfan I'm very pleased for you and hope that everything is equally as straight forward. However I think that sometime in the future some things wont be that easy. When that happens I hope somebody finds a method/explanation etc. that helps you. That is why I produced this - for those who are having difficulties.

  • You kinda sound like winnie the pooh :) haha

  • @katierox94 Was that honey I heard you mention? Mmmmmm. :-)

  • @acljohn hahaha :D

  • please make its faster is the way the multiplicade

  • you need to work on the way your voice sounds but other than that it is great

  • @gladiatorgodclassic1 Thank you for the feedback - this was early days in my vidcast experience; I hope it is better now.

  • This is great. love it :)

    very helpful

  • This is great. love it :)

    very helpful

    

  • @maciiina Glad you liked it - thank you for the feedback.

  • I noticed that you kept going from top to bottom. However, since the bottom fingers show the tens, and you write them first, I do believe that it would make more sense to go from bottom to top.

  • @YTMrVulcan this could confuse some learners if they are showing their working; e.g. units are multiplied 1st and tens carried over to add when the tens are multiplied. I'm not sure I've made that very clear - 6x7 doing it my way initially gives 4x3 = 12 put 2 in units column and the 1 under the tens column. Then the 3 fingers gives 3 tens plus the one carried = 40 Answer =42; your way contradicts this usual way of working BUT yes it works.

  • @YTMrVulcan this could confuse some learners if they are showing their working; e.g. units are multiplied 1st and tens carried over to add when the tens are multiplied. I'm not sure I've made that very clear - 6x7 doing it my way initially gives 4x3 = 12 put 2 in units column and the 1 under the tens column. Then the 3 fingers gives 3 tens plus the one carried = 40 Answer =42; your way contradicts this usual way of working BUT yes it works.

  • Great idea. My 7 year old knows the 0,1,2,3,4,5, 9, and 10. I'll start the 6,7,8 next week when we have our lessons.

    Thanks

  • @siammurph I hope he enjoys learning with this method; some learners like the physical process - provides them with greater confidence.

  • @siammurph I hope he enjoys learning with this method; some learners like the physical process - provides them with greater confidence.

  • Did u invent this method? bcuz it good

  • @Dmoney89Addict Although I'm getting on in years, I have not been around as long as this method! :-)

    I was taught by some "Travellers" here in the UK but I understand it can be traced back to Ancient Egypt.

  • thankz..

  • @Dmoney89Addict I hope you found it useful - thank you for taking the time to feedback

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  • Good method - thanks... but very slow presentation and very distracting music.

    

  • @cuyocksol Thank you for the feedback; this was one of my first efforts and I had a lot to learn. Hopefully later clips are better.

  • dont get it

  • @tuaprincessa I'm sorry you don't get it. Perhaps you can get somebody to watch it with you to help you understand it.Of course, if you already know your tables you don't need to worry.

  • @tuaprincessa it`s easy girl !

    let get started...

    let takes the same sample 7*8

    connect your fingers to count as the sample mentioned, All fingers above the connected one are 3 in the left hand and 2 from the right. means 3 multiply 2 = 6

    plus (+) all others fingers below (those connected are also included) we have 6 fingers... 2 in the left hand and three in the right one, that means 5, you multiply them per 10 and you will have 50 now makes you count 50+6 = 56

  • it is  boring

  • @1996husnain By that, I assume that you turned it off before reaching the end and/or perhaps you know your tables already! Thank you however, for providing the feedback. What would you suggest I can do to make it more engaging. Try to be constructive with feedback rather than just being negative. Being negative is very easy.

  • @1996husnain By that, I assume that you turned it off before reaching the end and/or perhaps you know your tables already! Thank you however, for providing the feedback. What would you suggest I can do to make it more engaging. Try to be constructive with feedback rather than just being negative. Being negative is very easy.

  • @1996husnain By that, I assume that you turned it off before reaching the end and/or perhaps you know your tables already! Thank you however, for providing the feedback. What would you suggest I can do to make it more engaging. Try to be constructive with feedback rather than just being negative. Being negative is very easy.

  • Thank you very much, and the pace is great for little learners. This is a really neat way to check your work.

  • @only1jlg A pleasure - I hope the "little learners" enjoy learning & using the method. I agree, it is a nice way to check work.

  • LOVE THIS!!! REALLY I am going to be teaching it tom!!!

  • @foxyroxy939383 Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Glad you like it!

  • its the amazing thing i ever saw

  • @sayi89 I felt exactly the same when I was first shown the method. Glad you liked it.

  • That's a easy way to do it! I haven't seen it before, and I am gonna try that!!!!! Thanks

  • @francescasalisbury Like most new things, practice practice and practice some more; until you do it without thinking

  • talk fasterrrrr but still thanks xD

  • @momo11644 Sorry you found it slow but, from my 41 years in education, I've paced it for those learners who find multiplication the most difficult. It gives them time to take it all in.

  • @acljohn lol it's fine i didn't mean it in a bad way but yeah this would be really helpful to a lot of people.

  • ugly hands

  • @iRouRoui They are drawings :-)

  • I love it! I can't stop counting on my fingers now! I will be teaching this to my students on Monday (I have a few that really struggle with these skills and it is slowing down their progress in other areas of math - and knocking their confidence)

  • @lassielaughs Thank you for the feedback. That was the main reason for me to share the method - I'm sure that their confidence will improve.

  • Thank you,

  • My pleasure, glad you liked it.

  • thats amazing thanks dude <3

  • This is the most amazing thing I have seen for multiplication! I'm going to teach to my kids. I love the pacing in the video. It was easy to follow, as it didn't go too fast. My kids are going to love this!

  • @unicorndruid Thank you for providing feedback, it is important to me. Many people find the pace too slow. I hope your kids benefit from the clip.

  • cool

  • @Nataliagajda glad you liked it

  • hey thanks for this method, learning my tables off my heart didnt really work so this method or working out with your hands helps alot!

  • @emsroks31 I'm pleased you have found it useful. Thank you for the feedback

  • this really helps :)

  • @AlaynaLynae I'm pleased you found it useful; thank you for taking the time to feedback

  • Thanks for adding this video. I saw this as a kid and always wanted to learn the trick.

  • @bbmeme2010 The "trick" has its roots in Egypt I believe; I found it has helped many of the learners I've taught - once they mastered this, their confidence increased and success followed.

  • This is so cool! I can't wait to return to school to show my kids this!!! Thank you {:@>

  • @mrjay5on Pleased that you liked it; I'm just passing on a method that existed many, many years ago. A method I was taught by "Travellers"

  • omg love this soooooo much thank u a million time!!! <3

  • @Cutie7204 it is a pleasure; I'm glad you like it!

  • I'm happy that you have found it useful.

  • thank you soooooo much

  • wer die finger zum rechnen brauch der kann auch nicht 3x4 rechnen @ 7:10

  • Awesome! I learned to do my 9's on my fingers back in elementary school years ago. This is the first time I had ever seen this done. Thank you so much for sharing! I can now easily do my 6, 7 & 8!! The hardest ones for me to understand! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

  • @HappeScrapn I'm so pleased you have found this useful and found the time to let me know. Thank you!

  • This is sooooo cool....I could use it for myself...thank you so much for your help...I love this.....

  • @sally3479 Hi, thank you for finding the time to provide some feedback; I'm very pleased you found it useful.

  • This is sooooo cool....I could use it for myself...thank you so much for your help....

  • My fucken children will die but wont be able to learn as u are teaching

  • @awesome7083 I always find it sad when people are so negative; this method has been used throughout history and, as such, helped many people. You may be quite right when you say your children wont be able to learn the way I'm suggesting. However if they don't try, you will never know. There isn't a one-size fits all - it is about finding the way for you as an individual. I hope your children find a way that suits them. Thank you for the feedback

  • I like math multiplication the best

  • a trick for remembering the 9's time table: go up a number on the left side, go down a number on the right side. example: 09, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, etc. notice how the numbers go, like i said, up on the left and down on the right.

  • very cool, but the delivery reminds me of why it was so hard to sit through a maths class at school even though I was good at it. Maths is great, maths teachers are painful, thanks though, I will teach this to my struggling child.

  • EH Im gonna fail my sats

  • @jenjen2k10 I'm sure you can pass them. Yes it will take some effort and practice from you but, if you put your mind to it, you can pass. Practice makes perfect and the "buzz" you will get when you pass, will be worth the effort you put in now.

  • OMG DUE THanks so much!!! my dad didnt even learn this ! u shuld be a teacher u rule!

  • SORRY FOR SAYIN THAT BAD ADVICE I AM SO SORRY I THOUGHT U MENT A REAL CALCULATOR LOL

  • how do i add this as favorites?

  • OMG THANKS SO much! i should of used this when i didnt kno my tables by heart. Too bad i already studied them

  • @ChocalateIpod If you are able to learn your tables, then you were right to do so. This is to help those who have difficulties to do what you have done.

  • Wow thats bad advice. tellin kids why learn tables when u can use a calculator. DUMBASS TEACHERS CAN FIND CALCULATOR!! U DUMBASS OLD MAN

  • That is soooo cool!

  • @kevico2 glad you like it; I hope you find it useful. Feel free to share with others.

  • Help people with autism

  • I guess there is no 9x5, 9x4, 9x3 etc..so really this is a way to learn 6,7,8,9,and 10 times tables as there is no way to calculate under 6.

  • @67CAMARO498 Correct. Most learners can cope, in a number of different ways, with tables up to 5x - this is to help with the more complex 6, 7, 8 & 9s as you said in your feedback.

  • Hey mate, i know you get many comments like this but still, THANK YOU MAN I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I HATE THE SCHOOLS WAY OF MAKING YOU JUST REMEMBER NUMBERS, NOW I CAN ACTULLY USE MATH IN A INTRESTING WAY TO FIND THE ANSWER!!!

    Calculator shake to you, if you get what i mean :D!!!

  • @ThegMAH Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. The method isn't new and is passed down to family members all over the world.

  • OMG THANK YOU I OASSED GRADE 7 BECAUSE OF THIS I PRATCISED IT FOR 6 HOURS AND NOW I GOT IT DOWN I LOVE YOU MAN THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK U

  • @davie200100 I am so pleased for you. Thank you for taking the time to let me know how this has helped you.

  • @davie200100 I am so pleased for you. Thank you for taking the time to let me know how this has helped you.

  • @acljohn np ill sub and like and favorite this video right now and i will let all my friends knwo :)

  • damn that good

  • Thankyou! I wish I had learnt this as a child, I'm now teaching this to my 5yr old and learning it myself at the same time :) can I ask if you feel that the chanting or singing method is worthwhile?

  • @boredmum like most things "one-size" does not fit all; some people find chanting or singing works for them others find it is no help at all. It is about finding what is the best for you, or your 5 yr old, and I'm pleased that I've been of some help. There also has to be the desire to succeed and often, when things are difficult learners often loose confidence and that desire that is so important. The chanting & singing can be fun and if so help.

  • this is soo easy now, now i can get my maths right yay me!

  • @mizzbabybee123 I'm very pleased this has helped you and your confidence has grown.

  • Dude, that was awesome, well done

  • @MegaDuke1 Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad you liked it.

  • Does this help you learn to calculate the table on your own - or is it just a calculator method?

  • @milackk7 From my experience it is all about confidence; those who can learn their tables have a confidence which, for those who can't learn their tables, others lack. This results in them quessing, often wildly. This method provides a way in which users can gain in confidence and, if used often enough helps them to learn the tables without having to use their fingers.

  • Is there a solution for the lower numbers though?

  • @Willowhick56 Most learners have the confidence to work out the lower numbers by repeated addition and/or "chanting". To my knowledge there isn't a similar method for lower numbers.

  • @myacidsmiles Feedback like this makes the production and posting of the clip all worthwhile. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.

  • Wow, i love it! i had LOTS of trouble with my multiplication, but this really helped! Thanks!

  • @Willowhick56 Thank you for the feedback; I'm pleased you found it useful.

  • This method may seem to be confusing, but after a couple of goes it's really easy and extremely useful - especially for those of us who struggle to remember the facts of multiplication. We're all different!

    The only modification I have is; I start by counting how many tens I have first (the lower fingers), and then do the little multiplication sum with the top fingers second. This flows better for me. So for 7 x 8  I'll have 5 lower fingers = 50, plus 3x2 on the top fingers = 6 so 56. Thanks!

  • @andybaldock Thank you for the feedback. A number of learners I have worked with adopt the same method as you. The important thing is to be able to feel confident about the answer, what ever method is used.

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  • The standards are changing for elementary school and yes 7 yr olds will have to know their multiples BEFORE they get to the 3rd grade. I have some students that are still having difficulty learning them by rote memorization. I have try several different strategies, but I will try this strategy and let you know how effective is was for the students. Thanks. Everyone learns differently, so I am hoping this will help the ones that are still struggling at this point in the year.

  • @jellovette Thank you for the comments; I look forward to the additional feedback about how effective it is for the students you have identified.

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