Multiplication facts
Think in equal groups, then connect facts you know to new facts. If 5 × 7 = 35, one more group of seven gives 6 × 7 = 42. Begin with individual table groups before mixing tables and moving to written multiplication.
Choose a skill to practice
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- 5 and 2 times tables
- 3 and 4 times tables
- 6 and 7 times tables
- 8, 9 and 1 times tables
- Mixed times tables
- Multiples of 10 × 1-digit
- 2-digit × 1-digit columns
- 3-digit × 1-digit
- 2-digit × 2-digit
- 3-digit × 2-digit
- Decimal × integer
- Decimal × decimal
Build a new fact from a known fact
Six boxes hold seven pencils each. If five boxes hold 35 pencils, the sixth adds seven more, so 6 × 7 = 42. Draw a six-by-seven array and mark the first five rows to make the connection visible. Turning the array gives 7 × 6 with the same total. This is a useful check, but the learner should still be able to describe what the two numbers mean in the original problem.
Common errors: adding instead of multiplying
For 6 × 7, an answer of 13 suggests that the learner combined the two numbers instead of counting equal groups. Return to an array or repeated groups before drilling the product. In written multiplication, another common error is forgetting the value of a tens digit. The second row of 23 × 12 represents 23 × 10, not 23 × 1. Estimate the size of the product before accepting a result.
Tables, mixed recall and larger products
The Grade 2 sequence groups tables before mixing the tables from 1 through 9. Move from a familiar group to mixed recall when answers no longer depend on reciting the whole table. Grade 3 extends to multi-digit multiplication, while later grades add decimals. When a large product goes wrong, check the component facts first, then the place values and carried amounts. Related division facts offer a useful next practice topic.