Following a very succesful trial by last year’s Year 5 and 6 class in June and July, since September, all junior classes have been taking part in Times Table Rockstars, both on paper and online.

Times Table Rockstars ensure that pupils have fun daily practice of their times tables. Pupils complete a daily times tables sheet, that consists of 60 questions. Pupils try and complete these 60 questions within 3 minutes. At the end of the week, pupils’ scores and times for each day are added up and they recieve a Rock Status. The more they get correct and the quicker they are, the greater the Rock Status. The goal is to be a Rock Hero!

All pupils have a username and password, in order to access the Times Table Rockstar website, in school and at home, to continue practising their tables and play the online times table games. The more questions pupils get correct online, the more coins they collect. The coins can then be exchanged for new equipment, hair styles and clothes for their Rockstar avatar.

I’m sure you will agree that TT Rockstars is fantastic and very enjoyable for our pupils. So far, we have seen a HUGE improvement in pupils’ times tables. Cwmnedd pupils are all answering times tables questions faster than ever before. Some pupils are now able to answer times table questions in 0.95 seconds!!!

We see the value in TT Rockstars and are extending it to Years 1 and 2. Knowing your times tables is an important skill and we look forward to seeing a school full of Rock Heroes!