Multiplication
Multiplication practice in five steps, from 5 × 2 to 6 × 15 = 90: each starts with doubling, then sums with zeros on the end, the times tables alongside.
- Multiplication to 10Multiplication to 10 practice, from 2 × 4 = 8 to 40 × 2 = 80: doubling first, then small times sums and the division that goes with them, then tens.
- Multiplication to 20Multiplication to 20 practice, from 5 × 3 = 15 to 40 × 40 = 1600: tripling joins doubling, then plus, minus, times and divide mixed in one round.
- Multiplication to 30Multiplication to 30 practice, from 6 × 4 to 2 × 12 = 24 and 1000 × 300: doubling 11 to 15, partitioning, then times and divide mixed.
- Multiplication to 50Multiplication to 50 practice, from 5 × 9 to 2 × 23 = 46 and 80 × 50 = 4000: doubling 16 to 25, trickier tables facts, and big numbers with zeros.
- Multiplication to 100Multiplication to 100 practice, from 8 × 7 to 6 × 15 = 90 and 70 × 80 = 5600: doubling 26 to 50, partitioning and every times tables fact from 1 to 10.
- Times tablesTimes tables practice from 1 to 20, from 8 × 1 to 9 × 18 = 162: a page per table, division facts for 1 to 10, in groups that end in a mixed round.
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How it fits together
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Why it matters
Multiplying is a shorter way of adding the same number many times. A child who knows 6 × 4 no longer has to write out 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4. That saves time, and above all it saves mistakes: the fewer steps in between, the less can go wrong.
It also opens the door to division, money, area and fractions. The price of three tickets, the number of tiles on a floor, a fraction that can be simplified: each time there is a multiplication underneath.
How to approach it
The steps grow with the answer: up to 10, then 20, 30, 50 and 100. Each step opens with doubling, because × 2 is the easiest to get a feel for. Further on come sums with zeros on the end, and sums where your child picks two numbers that multiply to make the answer.
The times tables have a place of their own, with a page for each table. They run alongside these steps, and you will notice it: the more securely your child knows the tables, the less there is to work out in the bigger sums.