Rhyme Times

This book includes the times tables that children need to learn for National Curriculum Years 1 to 3.Children of all ability levels can learn their times tables through the fun themes and lively pictures in this book and the enjoyment of hearing these rhymes and reciting them aloud.Children respond from a very young age to rhythm, rhyme and frequent repetition. The text is simple, similar to nursery rhymes. The rhymes will be read and reread for enjoyment with adults or by the child alone.Amy Pickles’ delightful illustrations will captivate the young readers and reinforce the learning of the times tables through visual memory.This book is written for school age children from Reception to Year 3 but will also be enjoyed by younger children in nursery classes sharing with adults.

Joan Rotheram was a primary school teacher for many years before moving on to teaching children with special needs. She developed these rhymes to help children learn the times tables, which can often prove challenging. Joan lives in Bath with her husband and has two children and four grandchildren aged between two and ten years.