Introduce a times-table poster where you can trace your fingers over the numbers, like 4 x 5 = 20, to find the answer. Explain in your own words that multiplication is just repeated addition. Point out each part of the equation and what it means, and visually show how the multiplication works using the times table.
Make out your first time-table lesson with the basic fundamentals, using only small values. Show what the communicative property is by writing down equations like "2 x 3 is the same as 3 x 2" on your dry-erase board. Write out the rule of multiplying zero by all numbers and multiplying one by all numbers.
Make a worksheet so your students can work on these rules on their own. Just start with small values below nine. Repeat your questions, sometimes even several times in a row, to encourage them to learn these rules by heart. Have your students present one of their equations on the dry-erase board in front of the others.
Do lessons on the final batch of rules that will teach students tricks on learning the times table. Draw out numbers being multiplied by twos, fives and even tens. For twos, teach that any number times two is doubled. Have your students count with you--out loud, by fives and then tens, for oral practice.
Quiz your students on the multiplication of twos, fives and tens through a worksheet. Include repetitious questions on not only the newly learned lessons, but the earlier ones on communicative property and multiplying the zero and one values.
Change up the learning scene with fun activities. Have your students partner up and then hand out flash cards to each pair of kids. Let everyone work and interact with each other through peer quizzes. Have them fill out worksheets, use the time-table poster and present answers on the dry-erase board.
Challenge each pair or team by having them making their own times table and decorate it if they want to. Reward them with bonus points and a treat if they're all correct, and of course, give them a chance to correct themselves with extra-speed rounds. Play math games on a computer if it's available, to reinforce the lessons.