The tunes were created specifically to appeal to children, to encourage moving to the music and singing along. Because when children enjoy the songs, they’ll sing them often and the more they sing them, the more quickly they’ll learn the words (the times table).

Singing the songs should be regarded as a fun activity, not a chore. Other children or parents joining in will result in the songs being played more often and the tables learnt more quickly. For best results concentrate on one song at a time and when that one is learnt move on to another, but don’t forget to revise those already learnt.

Multiplication tables are not usually learnt in numerical order. Ask your child or their teacher which table they’re learning in class, start with that one, and share the delight as your child excels in class.

Each times table song is about 30 seconds long and played five times, three times with professional singers, twice with just the music, so children can sing on their own. So how long will your child take to learn a catchy 30-second song?

Run the songs through your classroom speaker so the whole class can join in the singing and movement. Have them create dances, select different groups of students to sing different parts of the songs, encourage percussion…. Make singing the songs a fun time.

Children start learning the multiplication tables at school at different ages in different countries. So learning a times table song can begin at any age. Parents are delighted to find that their very young children learn the words and sing along with their older siblings when the tunes are played at home or when travelling in the car. And that’s a huge advantage when they start to learn the times tables at school.

The two times table through to the twelve times and both the UK/Australian and the American versions are included.