How Timetables Hypnotized Me

One day when my mom was driving my brother and me to the summer camp, she had an idea that we could do timetables on the way. My mom said it would be fun, but I wanted to read my book. She started doing squares, cubes, and timetables with my brother instead. It became a daily ritual during driving, and after a few days, I was getting jealous that my brother was popping out answers to multiplication and repetitive addition within seconds. I decided to give it a shot, and in few days I was comfortable going all the way upto table of 14 and squares up to 15. Can’t wait to get up to table of 20 soon. Learning them turned out to be super exciting, and I fell in love with timetables. I was doing them the whole way to the camp and when I reached I couldn't take my mind off; it was as if the timetables had hypnotized me. I finally had to make an effort to unhypnotized myself to enjoy the breakfast before the camp started.

Three quick ways to learn timetables:

a. Understand the pattern: first understand that timetable is just a pattern of repetitive addition. Write your own timetables using this pattern

b. Memorize in a sequence: memorize tables at least once a day and in your free time like driving or at other places where you have to wait

c. Practice in a random order: once you have mastered them in a sequence, practice them or take a quiz with a random pattern. If you can tell the answer to the timetable in 1 second, you know its now in your memory. If you are taking longer, keep memorizing

Three reasons why timetables are helpful:

a. Finish your math homework faster - problems in repetitive addition or multiplication or division or fraction; everything can be completed at fast speed with timetables

b. Impress as a Girl scout cookie cashier - quickly tell the customers how much money they owe, and also add up the money you earned

c. Manage your money: help parent to count money at the ATM or bank, and also better manage your allowance by keeping a notebook of your personal bank account

Enjoy learning your timetables!Writing Girl

PS: I used this 20*20 timetables chart to  practice

Have you ever wondered?

-a poem by writing girl

Have you ever wondered why you find earthworms under the ground?

Have you ever wondered how the world was made?

And why dogs act the way they do?  

Have you ever wondered who made god?  

Have you ever wondered how the human body works?

And who the first person to be born was?

Have you ever wondered why we don’t feel the earth rotate?

Have you ever wondered how the sun was made?

And why the sky is blue, not green, pink or purple?

Have you ever wondered what the first language in the world was?

And who invented the first word?

I have wondered about these, but have no clue!

If you do have a clue, message me for what you think is true!

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Do you read non-fiction? I do!

In second grade, I’ve read a lot of non-fiction books like books about planets, animals and their habitat, earth encyclopedia, biographies of famous people, people in our community, and different countries in the world.

When I am reading these books, my mind is so into it that nobody can take my joy away. After I finish the book, I am so happy! I have been wondering what makes me so happy. After thinking for a while, an idea popped in my head; my mind was learning so many new things that were real, and I was feeling more intelligent and confident with all the information. One day after I finished reading about an Astronaut’s life, I couldn’t wait for my mom to arrive from work to quiz her with my new knowledge. I created multiple choice questions about the non-fiction book and quizzed my babysitter, my brother, and my mom. At the end of it, I felt like a teacher. 

Another day I was reading a book about Mardi Gras, a celebration. As I was reading the book and seeing hundreds of pictures from the celebration, it all started to come alive in my mind as if I was there at Mardi Gras parades. Another time when I was reading biographies, I felt inspired.  I could solve problems in the world if I didn’t give up, like the famous scientists and world leaders.

 All the new knowledge I gain, and the places I visit when facts come alive in my mind, makes non-fiction reading fun for me! - Writing Girl