Let’s start with something simple: multiplying by zero. If you multiply any number by zero, the answer is always zero. For example, zero times one is zero, and even one hundred million times zero is still zero!
The one times table is easy because the answer is always the same as the number you are multiplying. For example, four times one is four. It’s like adding one four times: one plus one plus one plus one equals four.
When we multiply, we can say “times,” “multiplied by,” “lots of,” “groups of,” or “sets of.” So, four times one can also be said as four groups of one.
The two times table is fun because all the answers are even numbers like two, four, six, eight, and ten. When you multiply by two, the last digit is always 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
Here’s a cool trick: you can swap the numbers around and still get the same answer. For example, two times six is the same as six times two, and both equal twelve.
Multiplication is easier when you look for patterns. For example, in the five times table, answers end in five or zero. This pattern helps you learn other tables like sixes and sevens.
A table square is a helpful tool that shows all the multiplication facts. To find the answer to six times five, find six on the top row and five on the side. Where they meet is the answer: thirty.
You can use addition to help with multiplication. For example, if you know five times six is thirty and one times six is six, you can add them to find six times six: thirty plus six equals thirty-six.
Here’s a fun trick for the nine times table: use your fingers! To find four times nine, bend your fourth finger. Count the fingers before it (three) and after it (six). The answer is thirty-six.
The ten times table is like the one times table but with an extra zero. For example, one times ten is ten, and two times ten is twenty. Knowing this helps with other tables like eights and nines.
Look for patterns to make multiplication easier. In the nine times table, the first number goes up, and the second number goes down. The two numbers always add up to nine, like one and eight or two and seven.
Remember, multiplication is all about finding patterns and using tricks to make it fun and easy!
Multiplication Scavenger Hunt: Go on a scavenger hunt around your house or classroom to find objects that can help you practice multiplication. For example, find groups of items like pairs of socks, sets of pencils, or stacks of books. Count how many items are in each group and multiply to find the total. Can you find a group of 5 items and multiply it by 2? What about a group of 3 items multiplied by 4?
Pattern Detective: Use a piece of paper to create your own multiplication table. Write down the numbers 1 to 10 along the top and side. Fill in the table by multiplying the numbers. Look for patterns in the table, like how the answers in the five times table end in 5 or 0. Can you find any other patterns? Share your discoveries with a friend or family member!
Finger Multiplication Game: Practice the nine times table using your fingers. Ask a friend or family member to call out a number between 1 and 10. Use your fingers to find the answer by bending the finger that matches the number called out. Count the fingers before and after the bent finger to find the answer. Try this with different numbers and see how fast you can get!
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Zero times one is zero. One times zero is zero. Any number multiplied by zero is always zero. Two times zero is zero. One hundred million times zero is zero.
The first multiplication facts to learn about are for the one times table. The answers to the one times table are in the questions. Look for the pattern.
One add one add one add one is four lots of one. A quicker way of showing this is four times one. The “x” stands for the number of times we have to say one.
But do you know all the different words used to mean multiply?
Four times one is the same as four multiplied by one. The “x” stands for multiply. Other ways of saying this are four lots of one, four groups of one, or four sets of one. Sometimes no word is used at all, as in four ones.
The answer is called the product. Four is the product of four times one.
The two times table has a pattern; all the facts are even numbers: two, four, six, eight, ten. The first five facts set the pattern for the rest. Even numbers always have 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 as their last digit.
When you multiply twos, notice how the last number always stays the same. Knowing the facts of the two times table will help you learn threes, fours, sevens, eights, and twelves.
Two times six is really two groups of six. We can multiply this one group into two lots. There are twelve nuts altogether. Two times six is twelve.
But do you know six times two? Six times two is really six groups of two. There are still twelve nuts. Six times two makes the same as two times six.
There are lots of strategies that can be used to help learn multiplication facts. Now I will tell you the most important strategy to remember: you can swap the numbers around and get the same answer. Once this is known, you really only need to remember half of the multiplication facts.
Any multiplication fact can be worked out by adding the ones you already know. For example, two add one makes three, so the three times table can be worked out by adding the two and one times tables together.
What is three times three? You know three times two is six and three times one is three. Add them together: six add three makes nine, so three times three is nine.
What is two times four? Do you know four times two? Four times two is four groups of two. Four times two is the same as two times four. You can swap around the numbers and get the same answer.
Now you know two times four is eight. To get three times four, just count on four more: nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Three times four is twelve.
Doubling two makes four. You can just double the two times table to get the answers to the four times table.
The multiplication facts of the five times table have a pattern; the answers alternately end in five or zero. Five is half of ten. This means the answers to the five times table will be half that of the ten times table. Knowing the five times table will help you when you come to learn sixes and sevens.
This is a table square. It shows all the multiplication facts you need to learn. A table square will give you the answer to any multiplication fact. To get the answer to six times five, go along the top row until you find six, then go down until you find five. The square you end on will have the answer: thirty.
The table square shows 100 facts. There are 100 facts to learn. You can swap the numbers around and get the same answer: six times five is the same as five times six; both make thirty. By knowing this strategy, you can nearly halve the number of facts that have to be remembered.
The only facts that you can’t swap around are square numbers, like five times five, which makes a square shape.
Any multiplication fact can be worked out by adding the ones you already know.
Five add one makes six, so the six times table can be worked out by adding the five and one times tables together.
What is six times six? You know six times five is thirty and six times one is six. Add them together: thirty and six makes thirty-six, so six times six is thirty-six.
Five add two makes seven, so you can add the five and two times tables together to get the answer to sevens.
What is seven times seven? Seven times five is thirty-five. Seven times two is fourteen. Thirty-five add fourteen is forty-nine. Seven times seven is forty-nine.
Two add two add two add two makes eight, so you can use the two times table to get the answer to the eight times table.
What is six times eight? Twelve add twelve add twelve add twelve makes forty-eight. Six times eight is forty-eight.
What is four times nine? You can use your fingers to help you work out the nine times table. Bend down the fourth finger. Count the fingers before the bent one: one, two, three. Then count the fingers after it: one, two, three, four, five, six. That’s the answer to four times nine: thirty-six.
Another way to work out the nine times table is to look for the pattern. The first number goes up and the second number goes down. The two numbers of the answer always add up to nine: one and eight, two and seven, three and six, four and five, five and four, six and three, seven and two, eight and one, nine and zero.
What is six times nine? The first number of the answer is always one less than the one you are trying to find. The number before six is five, so the answer is fifty something. To get the second number, just count on to nine: five add four makes nine, so the answer is fifty-four.
Looking for patterns can help you learn multiplication facts.
The ten times table has the same pattern as the one times table; the only difference is an extra zero to show the tens. Knowing the ten times table will help you when you come to learn eights, nines, elevens, and twelves.
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