IMPROVE MATHS FLUENCY WITH RHYMES!
Presenting our latest book…
★ FUN TIMES TABLES RHYMES! ★
– Making learning the Trickiest Times Tables FUN and easy!
★ Struggling to Learn Times Tables? ★
Many children find it hard to remember multiplication facts, especially under pressure in the UK Multiplication Tables Check.
This book offers a simple, low-stress way to learn times tables through rhyme, helping children build confidence and improve maths fluency.
★ FUN Times Tables Rhymes! Book ★
Help your child learn times tables with fun, memorable rhymes designed for children aged 7–11. This engaging book supports KS2 maths learning by turning tricky multiplication facts into simple, repeatable patterns that build confidence and maths fluency.
The rhymes include two verses that reinforce the commutative nature of multiplication. This means the order in which you multiply the numbers does not change the product. For example:
7 × 8 = 56
8 × 7 = 56
★ Who Is It For? ★
This book is ideal for:
✰ Children aged 7–11
✰ Years 3 to 6 (KS2 maths learners)
✰ Parents supporting times tables practice at home
✰ Teachers looking to improve multiplication facts recall
It is especially useful for those looking for a fun resource to support learning of the trickiest times tables:
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12
★ How The Rhymes Work ★
Each times table rhyme:
✰ Uses a consistent rhyming couplet format
✰ Tells a memorable short story
✰ Links directly to a specific times table fact
Each rhyme also includes:
✰ A picture of a character or item
✰ A phrase that rhymes with the numbers in focus
Each rhyme is designed to support times tables practice by linking multiplication facts to rhythm, repetition, and visual memory cues.
This structure helps children learn times tables in small, manageable chunks.
★ Quick win! See how it works… ★
This rhyme helps children learn times tables by linking multiplication facts to rhythm and story. In this rhyme, the repeated rhythm reinforces the multiplication fact 7 × 8 = 56, helping children recall it quickly during times tables practice.
This rhyme makes the times tables easy to remember by blending multiplication facts with rhythm and storytelling
These examples show how children can learn times tables through repetition, helping multiplication facts stick and improving maths fluency over time.
If your child enjoys these, they’ll love the full set of 20 rhymes in the book.
You can explore the full book in our shop here.
★ What’s Included? ★
✰ 20 different times table rhymes
✰ Full-page format for each rhyme
✰ Colourful pictures and quirky characters
✰ Visual memory aids (“memory hooks”)
✰ Bar models
✰ Arrays
✰ A certificate to cut out and personalise: to celebrate when learners master the trickiest times tables
★ Why This Method Works ★
Learners will enjoy repeating the rhymes. Each one has a natural rhythm and beat, which—combined with the pictures—helps children remember the 20 tricky times tables more easily.
The rhyming method offers a straightforward approach to memorising times tables. Research suggests that learning through rhyme can:
✰ Reduce stress around practising times tables
✰ Support recall in timed conditions
✰ Help with answering on-the-spot questions
✰ Achieve the same learning goals in a more engaging way
This approach helps children develop maths fluency, making it easier to recall multiplication facts quickly during lessons, homework, and assessments.
★ Key Benefits ★
✰ Makes learning times tables fun and engaging
✰ Helps facts “stick” through rhythm and repetition
✰ Uses visual and verbal memory cues
✰ Supports recall of the most difficult multiplication facts
✰ This resource supports the KS2 maths curriculum and helps children prepare for the UK Multiplication Tables Check
✰ Regular use helps children learn times tables more efficiently while improving speed, accuracy, and overall maths fluency.
Some of the rhymes are a bit daft—but that’s part of what makes them memorable and effective.
★ Summary of Features ★
✰ 20 Times Table Rhymes Focusing on the trickiest facts from:
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 times tables
Each rhyme includes:
✰ Picture memory hooks
✰ Quirky characters
✰ Number facts
✰ Bar models
✰ Arrays
Additional Support:
✰ A simple guide for grown-ups
✰ A week-by-week learning plan
✰ Talking points (questions and prompts to support memory)
✰ A celebration certificate
★ Introducing Some of the Characters… ★
Kate
Ellen
Bevan and Nine
Dogs
Nine Sharks
Fluffy Chicks
★ Frequently Asked Questions ★
✰ How did you choose each tricky times table? From extensive research, including analysis of the UK Multiplication Tables Check, identifying the times tables children typically recall incorrectly.
✰ Why are bar model and array images included? Teachers and homeschooling parents use these to support children in learning and understanding times tables.
✰ What size is the book? A5
✰ Do I need a printer to use the book? No.
✰ Who is it suitable for? Learners aged 7 to 11.
✰ How can I help my child learn times tables at home? This book makes times tables practice simple and engaging by using rhymes, repetition, and visual memory hooks to reinforce key multiplication facts in a low-pressure way.
✰ Where can I get a copy? Available through our website.
✰ How can I pay? We accept Apple Pay, Google Pay and debit or credit cards.
★ FUN Times Tables Rhymes! – The Reviews… ★
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THE IMPACT ON OUR RESULTS IS IMPRESSIVE
“Implementing the ‘FUN Times Tables Rhymes’ in our school has been a really enjoyable experience. We use them in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The impact on our results is impressive.“ ~ Primary School, Cheshire
HELPED ME TO REMEMBER
“The ’Fun Times Tables Rhymes’ have helped me to remember the tricky times tables. My favourite Rhymes are the ones with the fluffy chicks (7×8=56) and the lemon (7×12=84)“ ~ child, age 9
WIN, WIN!
“ These times tables Rhymes are genius! My boys actually ask if they can read them too. WIN, WIN! ” ~ Parent
THOSE RHYMES REALLY HELP
“ Mum, those Rhymes really help me to remember my times tables. ” ~ Child
LOVE THE FUN TIMES TABLES RHYMES
“ My class love the FUN Times Tables Rhymes, they really like the pictures. The coloured bar models and arrays support their learning too! ” ~ Teacher
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★ Flyers for Educators, Parents & Carers ★
“FUN Times Tables Rhymes – flyer for educators“
“FUN Times Tables Rhymes – flyer for Parents and Carers“
SOME WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR…
Hi, I’m Helen, the author of FUN Times Tables Rhymes! I have taught for 18 years in a range of primary school settings, working with children in mainstream schools. I have met many learners with brilliant brains! I recognise what motivates children and what helps them learn and retain information. Some factors are storytelling, rhyme, repetition, practice, FUN and visuals!
Research suggests that the brain processes rhymes through ‘acoustic encoding’, which makes it easier for the brain to recall them. You can think of this as being similar to how songs become ‘earworms’.
It’s well-known that children happily and quickly memorise song lyrics, yet some children find recalling the times tables difficult and stressful.
Pop songs are often written in rhyme, which aids in the memorisation of the song lyrics. A significant aspect of this memory creation process is rhyme repetition (often through a chorus or bridge in the song), which provides an easy-to-access link for the brain, thereby improving memory, concentration, spatial intelligence, and thinking skills. Because verses are made up of patterns, they are easy to remember.
The FUN Times Tables Rhymes work in a similar way, creating memorable links within the brain through rhyme and repetition to form long-term memories.
Over the past 12 years as an Education Consultant, I have had the privilege of working in many primary schools and academies, supporting teachers and teaching assistants in improving standards in the teaching and learning of mathematics. I saw firsthand how knowledge, understanding and fluency in the times tables vastly improve children’s progress in mathematics.
Through my private tutoring and work in schools, I have had the opportunity to work with some brilliant neurodiverse learners. When a child I tutored struggled to learn the times tables, we made up some fun times table Rhymes together. Besides being lots of fun, the Rhymes helped them remember what they couldn’t before, and this is how my book FUN Times Tables Rhymes began!
I used the analysis of the UK Multiplication Tables Check (which children in year 4 undertake annually) to write Rhymes for the top 20 times tables that children typically recall incorrectly.
My Rhymes and their pictures make learning these tricky times tables easy!
I am grateful to the Head Teachers, Maths Leads, Teachers, children, colleagues, parents, friends and family who have trialled my FUN Times Tables Rhymes and given me invaluable advice, including my daughter.
Thank you for reading my story!
Warm wishes,
Helen Eaton
B.Ed., NPQH,
Education Consultant & Mum
Start helping your child learn times tables with confidence while building strong multiplication facts and maths fluency today.
Designed to help children learn times tables, strengthen multiplication facts, and build maths fluency through engaging and effective times tables practice.