Each answer is the one before plus 8.
8 times table
8 times table practice, from 5 × 8 to 8 × 8 = 64 and 72 ÷ 8 = 9: doubling three times or going via the 10s, first the table, then dividing by 8.
Your child can only do the exercises here once they know the 7 times table. 6 × 8, 7 × 8 and 8 × 8 are easily muddled, and with 7 × 8 = 56 already secure from the 7s there is one fewer to mix up here.
Usually taught in Year 3 in England and Wales, around ages 7 to 8. Every child goes at their own pace; this is a guide, not a requirement.
The first of 6 exercises in this topic. See them all
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.
Needed first
Tables 6, 7, 8 & 9
Can come next
first this, then that belongs to
8 times table
Times 8 is doubling three times: 7 → 14 → 28 → 56.
What times 8 gives the answer? Say the table until you hear it.
Dividing by 8
What times 8 makes it? Find it in the 8 times table.
The number that was divided is the answer times 8.
Sometimes the answer is missing, sometimes a number before it.
Why it matters
The 8 times table belongs to the tricky stretch, but it hangs on tables your child already knows. Every answer is double the 4 times table, which was itself double the 2s. A child who sees that chain notices that the 8s are an old friend in a bigger coat. This is also where 6 × 8, 7 × 8 and 8 × 8 meet, facts that are easily muddled.
How to approach it
Doubling works best with small numbers: for 3 × 8 it goes from 3 to 6, 12 and 24. With larger numbers, going through the 10s is quicker: 9 × 8 = 90 − 18 = 72. Let your child choose what feels comfortable, and watch which route stops being needed after a while.
For the division facts, your child can halve three times: 64 ÷ 8 becomes 32, 16, 8. Or turn the question round: what times 8 is 64? Both routes arrive at the same fact.
When is it secure?
A round of 10 sums in one go without a mistake, within 30 seconds. That is about 3 seconds a sum: no more counting, just knowing.