Hints, tips and tricks to learning times tables. If your child finds times tables a little testing then here's the answer: straightforward, easy-to-follow tips, hints and advice that will help them remember their tables for ever. There are fun illustrations, shortcuts, clever ways to make some or the harder times tables simpler to learn (and even some harmless cheats that their teacher will approve of!). They can also download a fantastic FREE podcast from the DK website so they can join in with other children saying their tables , AND play the fill-in-the-answer game.