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✖️ Times Tables

Ngā Tōpūtanga — Mastering Multiplication

⚡ Quick Maths Power!

Knowing your times tables by heart makes maths SO much easier! Once you've memorised them, you can solve harder problems quickly. Practice a little every day!

📊 Key Tables (2-10)

×2 Table

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

Tip: Just double the number!

×5 Table

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50

Tip: Ends in 0 or 5!

×10 Table

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

Tip: Just add a 0!

🎯 Helpful Tricks

×9 Finger Trick

Hold up 10 fingers. Put down the finger for the number you're multiplying. The answer is the fingers on each side!

9 × 3: put down finger 3. Left: 2, Right: 7 = 27

×4 = Double Double

Double the number, then double again!

4 × 7 = (7 × 2) × 2 = 14 × 2 = 28

Order Doesn't Matter

3 × 4 = 4 × 3

Learn one, get one free!

✏️ Quick Practice

Solve These

3 × 4 = ___

7 × 5 = ___

6 × 6 = ___

8 × 3 = ___

9 × 7 = ___

4 × 8 = ___

5 × 9 = ___

7 × 7 = ___

Challenge: Find the Missing Number

  1. ___ × 6 = 42
  2. 8 × ___ = 56
  3. ___ × 9 = 81

👩‍🏫 Teacher Notes

Curriculum Links

  • Mathematics: Number — basic facts