  New! Times Tables are the building blocks of most calculations and these foundations
can be easily applied to division as well as multiplication.
There are six different Times Tables games to play as you make your way across Mr
Monkey's Island. Split into two Zones, learning and practice - all your
child needs is basic mouse and keyboard skills.
Learning Zone - With the help of Mr
Monkey, your child can learn multiplication tables from the very beginning in a fun and uncomplicated way. All the games in the learning zone
differ from the practice zone in that the answers are all provided on screen,
either as reminder clues or visual references. So at these early stages your
child does not need to know the answers. In this way, tables can be learned as
facts and not complex calculations.
- Vanishing Answer Recommended to be played first
and designed to avoid intimidating the player with complicated calculations, this
game sees Mr. Monkey as a Magician, waving his wand to produce the sum on a
playing card. His trick reveals the question and briefly shows the answer thus
presenting the answer as a fact to remember rather than a sum to work out. Another quick spin of the card and the answer vanishes, leaving the player to
rely on their short term memory for the correct result. If they get it wrong,
the answer will reveal itself once again.
- Paint Splats Mr Monkey's Paint Splats game sees the artist splatter
paint on his walls which reveal all the possible answers for a set of sums - in
the correct order! But, watch out, the numbers quickly jumble themselves up. The answers stay on
screen until the correct number is chosen, that number then disappears from the
set, making it easier for the child to play - as the sums are getting harder!
- The Chalk Board Next in the Learning Zone is The Chalk Board. This
game takes the player through tables 1 - 12 With positive approval from Mr.
Monkey for each correct answer. This is the first game that starts to challenge
the player as the screen is not filled with the answer. If the player does get stuck, a simple, well paced visual 'help' can cycle
through all the possible answers if needed. Leaving the player to continue once
the correct answer has been found.
 Practice Zone - Relying more on the knowledge
that the children have collected during the learning games, these practice games
are more challenging and test the players using time trials and speed games with
methods of finding the solution to sums while rewarding good play with
printable certificates which encourage children to try again.
- Banana Drop In this game Mr. Monkey is out in the jungle collecting
his lunch. He's waiting with his shopping trolley for all the bananas to fall
from the trees, but they only fall if the answer is correct. Watch out, if you give the wrong answer, wiggly worm slides down and steals a
banana, leaving Mr. Monkey with a grumpy face and an empty belly. All twelve
tables can be tested separately and a certificate achieved.
- Basketballs Basketball playing Mr. Monkey has to put the balls in the
basket. So click on the correct answer from the choice of four. Get an answer
wrong and he will miss! He's usually a pretty good shot so don't let him down. This game has four levels to choose from, easiest (first learned tables),
1,2,5,10 - medium 3,4,6,11 - and what children find harder,
7,8,9,12. Then, an 'All Tables' section to have a go at the whole lot.
Certificate and timed game.
- Gone Fishing The talented Mr. Monkey has gone fishing and given us a
time challenge to catch his fish. Move the correct fish to the string in less
than, 10 seconds, 7, 5 or 3. If you take too long, then the crab will cut your
fishing line. Sometimes when you go to pick up your fish, they'll move away; which can be
tricky if you are playing the fastest game. All the fish jump back into the
water once the sum is complete. There is a certificate to print and the overall
time is displayed.
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