Midget Digit Tickle Books are designed to assist the student in getting the correct answer while the memorization of the math facts are taking place. Each number character has corresponding "tickle spots." Run Around One has one place to tickle, Two Blue Blew Shoes has two places and so forth. When adding or subtracting the student knows where to "tickle" while counting up or counting down.
The Miget Digit characters used in Multiplication/Division have different names, but the "tickle spots" are in the same positions as with the Addition/Subtraction characters. To Multiply the student circles the character that tells the student to count by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, etc. As the student is counting by that particular increment, he tickles the remaining factor. For example: 5 x 9 = 45. The student circles the 5 reminding himself/herself to count by five's while tickling the nine in the nine tickle spots thereby arriving at the product of 45 through counting. Division is the reverse of this process.
Tickle To Remember Math Facts (Addition/Subtraction or Multiplication/Division) can be taught to:
The very young learner (classroom tested on 4 year olds).
The student who does better when problems are in larger print.
The student who is a tactile, kinesthetic, or global learner.
Any student who needs a strategy when solving math problems.Suggestions for Teaching Tickle Math: (Addition/Subtraction).
Teach students to count forwards to and backwards from 20.
Teach students to write numerals legibly.
Teach students the location of the tickle spots.
Teach students the various formats of addition and subtraction problems (vertical, horizontal, and wheels).
Teach students to circle the number and count up; circle and count down.
Teach students to regroup (carry a tickle!).
Teach students to borrow from tens place (borrow a tickle!).Suggestions for Teaching Tickle Math: (Multiplication/Division)
While Teaching the Stories From the Read to remember Math Facts Book.
Teach students to write numerals legibly.
Teach students the location of the tickle spots.
Teach students to count by twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, tens, elevens and twelves either independently or all at once.
Teach students the correlation between multiplication and division by matching factors with like divisiors.
Teach students long division by using graduated steps of divide, multiply, subtract, and bring down.Use Memory Markers, Award Certificates and Deskmates to motivate.
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