Each answer is the one before plus 16.
16 times table
16 times table practice, from 4 × 16 = 64 to 6 × 16 = 96: double four times, or ten lots plus six, in order, then mixed up, then filling in.
Your child can only do the exercises here once they know the 6, 10 and 19 times tables. 6 × 16 is 60 + 36, so the 6s have to be quick, and the 19s are where your child learnt to check a big answer against the 20s, as 9 × 16 must be a bit less than 180.
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What it looks like for your child
With one exercise from this topic as the example: Mixed up.
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How it fits together
The arrows point to what can be done next. Whatever sits inside a box belongs to it.
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Times 16 is times 10 plus times 6: 7 × 16 = 70 + 42.
What times 16 gives the answer? Say the table until you hear it.
Why it matters
16 is 2 × 2 × 2 × 2, and that makes this table special: a child who doubles well can get anywhere. 3 × 16 goes from 3 to 6, 12, 24 and 48. It isn't a table to drill line by line, but a place where doubling and partitioning are practised together.
How to approach it
For most sums partitioning is quickest: 5 × 16 = 50 + 30 = 80. The 8 times table can also serve as a stepping stone: 6 × 8 = 48, doubled 96, so 6 × 16 = 96.
The answers get big quickly here, and that takes some getting used to. Estimating before working it out helps: 9 × 16 is a bit less than 9 × 20 = 180. Does 144 fit? Yes.
When is it secure?
All 10 right in one round, and no more than 35 seconds altogether. Around 3.5 seconds a sum shows your child is no longer counting.