Attention!

Calling all trainee mathematicians.

Fall in for 5 days of fun maths where we grow and strengthen our multiplication skills.

Activities will include:
> Daily Drills
> Progress Charts
> Practice Exercises
> Multiplication Missions
> Passing Out Parade and Certificates for all

In between lessons I will give you plenty of resources to learn new times tables and practice times tables that are not yet fluent. They come with full instructions and I will guide your child on which will be beneficial to practice after each lesson. You will also be able to use these resources after the Boot Camp to keep the learning current.

***Please note that there are printable resources that your child will need every day of this Boot Camp. The first set will be available on the Classroom Tab as soon as you enrol for this BootCamp and are required for the first class.***

I get a very wide range of abilities on this class and so the Boot Camp is differentiated and flexible. I start at where each learner is and tweak the course and homework to the needs of the current cohort and each individual learner.
It is the practice in between classes that makes the biggest difference to a learner’s confidence and progress through the week. The timed daily drills are what keeps up the motivation.

***Your child will be able to access this class best if they are already fluent at recalling their 2 times table facts.***

Further Details
During this Multiplication Boot Camp lessons we will:
- Identify the times tables that your child knows and needs to work on.
- Practice these times tables during the lesson and in-between lessons at home. 
- Track progress on a visual chart through a series of recall-mini tests. 
- Break down each times-table and explore ways of making learning a specific times table easier. This might be by 
     •	using a method, such as a finger ‘trick’ with the nine times table.
     •	by knowing that the 4’s is double the 2’s and the 8’s is double the 4’s.
     •	exploring axioms such as commutativity which allows a child to rely on the fact that 4 x 3 = 3 x 4.
- Look at Fact Families to make a connection between multiplication and division.

In between lessons I will provide you and your child with resources to:
1. Learn a new times table - Multiplication Drills where your child creates and practices with flash cards on a specific times table that they need to learn. For example, if they pass their 2s and 5s they would make the flash cards for their 3’s to practice in between lessons.
2. Practicing a times table your child already knows - Treasure hunt cards which you can print (or copy) and stick around your home environment. Your child then moves between these cards answering the multiplications. One set can be used multiple times because a child can repeat to get a new personal best time.
This practice is an invaluable part of the learning process and parental engagement and enthusiasm can make a huge difference to your child's learning progress over the week...and beyond!

Three ways you can continue to strengthen and embed your multiplication skills following our Boot Camp:
-	FLASH CARDS - I recommend you continue practicing with the flash cards until you have memorised ALL of your multiplication number facts and can recall them fluently. 
-	TREASURE HUNTS - The Treasure Hunts will help embed this learning.
-	TEST YOURSELF - If you want to check how much you have remembered, then you can always get someone to time you repeating the Drills we do at the start of every class?
These are all, research proven, effective ways of learning and storing learning in your long-term memory – for any topic or subject.

Please note that during the holidays this bootcamp has a waiting list, however during term time there are occasions when enrolments are lower. As a result it is necessary to have a minimum enrolment of 3 because experience tells us that learners enjoy the class better when learning alongside others. If the minimum is not met then Mrs Jones will let you know a week before class starts and a new class will be scheduled at a similar time on a later date that suits your schedule.

Following requests from parents I have a follow on ongoing class for graduates of my Multiplication BootCamp:
https://outschool.com/classes/multiplication-booster-for-boot-camp-graduates-ongoing-class-YN7lQVXU
This follow-on class is a weekly opportunity for your child to build on their Boot Camp Learning, to stay motivated and continue to boost their confidence and fluent recall of multiplication facts.

Mrs Jones has a series of Boot Camps that are designed to follow on from each other:
1. Multiplication Boot Camp
2. Division Boot Camp
3. Fraction Boot Camp Parts 1, 2 and 3

Follow Hannah Jones on OutSchool to learn when new classes are available.