Article: There are several stories written to help readers make sense of multiplication, such as “The Best of Times” by Greg Tang. Learning with fun stories can help you remember the answers to tricky multiplication questions. Take a regular deck of playing cards and take out all the face cards (Jacks, Queens, Kings and Jokers). Divide the deck evenly among whoever is playing. Each turn, every player draws 2 cards from the top of their deck and multiplies the number on their first card by the number on their second card. Whoever’s cards multiply to the highest number wins that turn, and gets to keep the cards that the other players put down. The player who ends up with all the cards in the deck wins. ” Timez Attack is a free computer game designed to help players learn their times tables. Ask an adult or parent to help you download the game onto a computer that you can use. Greg Tang’s website also has fun multiplication games such as Kakooma, a puzzle that lets you pick the right answer out of a pattern: http://gregtangmath.com/kakooma You can find fun songs about multiplication online with your parent or teacher’s help, or ask your local librarian if they have any CDs of multiplication songs at the library. Try searching for “Mr. DeMaio time table songs” or “NumbeRock math songs” on YouTube for some fun educational tunes. You can ask for an adult’s help finding multiplication songs online, or ask them to order a video series like “Times Tales.” Learning with stories, sights and sounds will give you more ways to remember the times table. “Llama Drama,” “Understanding Math Times Tables,” and “Montessori Math Multiplication” are all high-rated math learning apps that your parents can download onto a phone or tablet. “Zap Zap Math” is another fun app that can be downloaded for free. If your goal is to memorize the 2s, 3s, and 4s in a week, talk to your parents about something fun you can do if you meet that goal, like go out for ice cream or go to the movies. Remember - you only get your reward if you meet your goal, so work hard! You can also put a gold star or sticker next to each row on the times table that you’ve memorized to keep track of how much you’ve learned.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Read stories about multiplication. Play “Math Card War” with a friend. Play a multiplication game like “Timez Attack. Use songs to help you memorize the times table. Watch videos about the times table. Use a multiplication learning app. Make goals and reward yourself when you meet them.

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frequently. Keep your area tidy and clean Make a schedule for household chores. Do regular “deep cleans”.