# Times tables practice that tracks the facts that fade

> Open a five-minute session. TimesOwl holds the facts that are due.

6 × 7 can still go blank on Thursday. A worksheet that also ran 2 × 5 spent minutes your child already owned.

## The facts that slip need a different schedule

Monday’s lesson can feel solid and Thursday’s quiz can still blank on 6 × 7. The fact was practiced once, then left alone long enough to fade. Ask for it a day or two later, while it is still almost there, and it holds.

Worksheets and most apps treat the times tables as one block. They cannot tell a strong fact from a shaky one, so they cannot time the next review. Your child ends up drilling 2 × 4 again while 7 × 8 keeps dying.

## What a useful session looks like at home

Keep it short and close to the same time each day. Have your child type the answer, because the school quiz is a blank line. Let a schedule pick tonight’s facts; guessing which table to drill is how 7 × 8 keeps getting skipped.

Do it after snack, while everyone still has patience, and stop at five minutes. Stopping has to be easy or tomorrow will not happen.

## What TimesOwl does about it

On a 2 × 2 through 12 × 12 deck, TimesOwl keeps a next-ask date per fact. Your child types the answer. A check plus the clock set the following review.

## Related

- [Multiplication facts practice](https://timesowl.com/multiplication-facts.md?v=plain)
- [8 times tables](https://timesowl.com/8-times-tables.md?v=plain)
- [Five-minute times tables practice](https://timesowl.com/five-minute-practice.md?v=plain)