The Best Way to Teach Times Tables: Why the FUNS Storybook Method Works

Are you searching for a story-based way to teach times tables that actually works? The FUNS Method turns multiplication into a magical journey using characters, forest adventures, and hands-on activities. By sparking imagination—not relying on memorization—it helps children truly connect with numbers.

Here’s why more and more parents and educators are choosing fun, meaningful alternatives like the FUNS Method:

1. Builds Meaning Before Memorization

The FUNS Method starts with storytelling and visual context. Kids understand multiplication as grouping and patterning—not just numbers on a chart.

2. Supports All Learning Styles

Whether your child learns best by seeing, hearing, or doing, FUNS blends:

  • Storytelling for memory
  • Rhyme for rhythm
  • Hands-on play like badge-making and flashcards

3. Reduces Pressure and Screen Time

Many apps and timed drills cause stress or disengagement. FUNS replaces those with calm, screen-free experiences designed to spark joy and curiosity.

4. Encourages Deeper Retention

By tying each times table to a unique adventure and character, children create mental “memory pegs.” This helps facts stick long-term—just like favorite childhood stories.

5. It’s Actually Fun!

From Cecropia trees to lily ponds and talking frogs, the TT Forest Adventures series brings math to life in a magical forest world.


A Times Tables Storybook Example: Sixby and Sevenster in Fruity-Toot Garden

Imagine Sevenster, the gentle sloth with seven-shaped claws and a love for the number 7, helping Sixby the deer—with six proud antlers and a passion for six—cut through 42 vines in the Fruity-Toot Garden. As Sevenster slices 7 vines at a time, they count together: “7, 14, 21…” all the way to 42. In that moment, 6 × 7 becomes more than just a fact—it becomes part of an experience.

In the FUNS Method, these playful story scenes are carefully designed to support memory and understanding. Children don’t just memorize the answer—they visualize the grouping, feel the rhythm, and link numbers to characters, actions, and places. That’s why they remember. Characters like Sixby (6), Sevenster (7), and settings like Fruity-Toot (42) act as anchors—not shortcuts—making multiplication more joyful, meaningful, and unforgettable.

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Watch our Number Heroes come to life and explore how storytelling supports math mastery.

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🔗 Ready to Try the FUNS Method?

You can start today with our storybook, flashcards, and toolkit:

  • 📘 Sixby’s TT Forest Adventure
  • 🧩 Printable worksheets and activity pages
  • 🏅 Multiplication badge sets
  • 🎨 Forest-themed flashcards

👉 Explore the FUNS Toolkit


✨ Teaching Times Tables Should Spark the Imagination

Because when learning feels like an adventure,
It stays with them for life—not just for a test.

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