Activities & Days Out / 29 September, 2020 / Nanny Anita

Times Table Lacing Plates

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Now that EC has moved into Year 2 he has started coming home with time tables to learn. I know it is something that he will eventually learn as repetition is key, but rather than making him just sit down and re-write them I made this paper plate threading activity for him, which he seems to prefer doing than writing them out.

Originally I had planned to make one for each of the times tables, but I honestly didn’t want to sit there with the hole punch making masses of them. Instead I used just one plate with removable numbers. That way I can not only change them depending on what particular multiplication we are doing, but also change the order of the numbers. It just makes it slightly more challenging once he has got the basic pattern down.

You will need:

• Paper plate
• Ring reinforcements
• Hole punch
• Ribbon or an old shoe lace
• Paper
• Pens
• Scissors

The next items are optional, depending on if you want to make removable numbers.

• Sticky Velcro dots
• Laminator (optional)

On the rim of the paper plate make 12 holes all evenly spaced. If you have any ring reinforcements then stick those over the holes.

If you are going to make one plate per times table then cut a piece of paper to fit in the middle of the plate, N.B. if the plate has a waxy coat then you won’t be able to write directly onto the plate and will need this piece of paper.

Write the answers onto to paper so that they corraspond to one of the holes.   In the Centre of the plate write which times table it is.

If you are going to use changeable numbers then place Velcro dots next to the holes that you have created.

On a piece of paper write out all the answers to ALL the times tables and cut them out. I used different colours for each times table.

If you have a laminator you may want to laminate your numbers so that they last longer, but it isn’t necessary.

EC figuring out what comes next.

When your little one is using it they have to threat the ribbon through the holes in the correct order.

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