Times tables
Solve the multiplication and pick the right answer. A free game to practice the 2 to 9 times tables.
How to play
- A multiplication appears.
- Your child picks the right answer out of three numbers.
- Each right answer on the first try wins a star. A game has 10 sums.
What your child learns
- The 2 to 9 times tables
- Quick mental math
- Spotting close but wrong answers
Examples from the game
- 3 × 4 = 12
- 6 × 7 = 42
- 8 × 8 = 64
- 9 × 6 = 54
- 7 × 5 = 35
- 4 × 9 = 36
Parent and teacher card
- Age
- Ages 8 to 9
- Level
- Grades 3 and 4
- Topic
- Numbers and math
- Length
- 10 questions, about 5 minutes
- Skills
- The 2 to 9 times tables · Quick mental math · Spotting close but wrong answers
- At home
- A short game every day works better than a long session once a week. Focus on the hard tables: 6, 7 and 8.
- In class
- split pupils into two teams that answer in turn. Ask each pupil to explain how they found the answer.