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Why is it important for my child to know the times tables?

When children know their times tables, mental arithmetic becomes easier. Practising times tables also helps children to understand number and number relationships, and to see patterns in numbers. These skills will help them to master key concepts and move quickly through more complex maths problems with confidence.

A thorough knowledge of multiplication and division facts will help children succeed in their tests at the end of primary school and set them up for success at secondary school. As they grow older, knowing the times tables will help them with everyday activities like shopping, budgeting and cooking.

When does my child need to know their times tables?

In England, children will be expected to know the following in each year at primary school:

• Year 1 : count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10.
• Year 2 : be able to remember and use multiplication and division facts for the  2, 5 and 10  multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.
• Year 3 : be able to remember and use multiplication and division facts for the  3, 4 and 8  multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.
• Year 4 : be able to remember and use multiplication and division facts for the multiplication tables up to  12 x 12 .
• Year 5 : revision of all multiplication and division facts for the multiplication tables up to  12 x 12 .
• Year 6 : revision of all multiplication and division facts for the multiplication tables up to  12 x 12 .

How are times tables taught at school?

Download our free booklet  Times Tables in School  to learn how children are first taught to use their fingers, counters, and paper to help them find the right number before moving on to reciting times tables. The booklet includes lots of tips and games to support learning at home, too.

• Times Tables in School booklet [PDF]
• Multiplication in School booklet [PDF]
• Division in School booklet [PDF]

What is the Year 4 multiplication tables check?

The new  Year 4 multiplication tables check  becomes statutory in 2020. Your child will need to take a short online test to make sure their times tables knowledge is at the expected level. You can find more information about the check here: Year 4 multiplication tables check

How can I help my child learn their times tables at home?

We’ve pulled together some tips and tricks to help you make learning times tables at home fun.

 Video: How to practise times tables

Education expert and parent Isabel Thomas offers her advice on making times tables practise fun with flashcards, post-its, and competitions.

Times tables tips

Our times tables top tips will provide some useful advice and great ideas to help you support your child in learning their times tables.

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Times tables games videos

Andrew Jeffrey talks us through his favourite times tables tricks and games to help your child become more confident with their times tables. 

Watch times tables games videos here

Download our free booklet

Learn how children are first taught their times tables, and find lots of tips and games to support learning at home. 

Download times tables booklet

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Multiplication Tables Check

This activity exactly mirrors the 'Multiplication Tables Check' that will be given to children at the end of Year 4. They are tested on their multiplication tables up to 12 x 12. There are twenty-five questions and children have six seconds to answer each question and three seconds between questions. The questions are generated randomly using the same rules as the 'Multiplication Tables Check' (see below).

Results can be downloaded and printed at the end of the test.

A similar activity which tests recall of number bonds can be found here.

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MTC: Multiplication Tables Check Year 4, Key Stage 2

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The mtc: who and how.

From the 2019/2020 academic year, all children in Year 4 in English state schools (aged 8-9) will sit the new Multiplication Tables Check (MTC).

The test will be taken in June each year.

Children will take the times tables test on a computer or tablet.

The Department for Education published their MTC framework and this site follows their formulas to create practice tests.

The questions are delivered at the same pace as the official MTC.

How to Practise for the Y4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)

The best way to practise for a standardised test is to take 'practice tests' that mimic the real thing as closely as possible.

Practise until you're un-phased by the format and can do yourself justice.

The tests on this page are ideal for practice.

BUT if you don't already know your times tables pretty well these practice tests won't help you to learn them.

They will, however, show you which multiplication tables you're shakey on, so that you can practise them separately .

How to Learn your Times Tables (Multiplication Facts)

Before you start practicing for your MTC, it's a good idea to learn your times tables... properly!

There's only one way to learn times tables, and that's by repetition - i.e. practicing!

If you don't use your times tables every day for the maths you're learning in school, you'll need to repeatedly recall your multiplication facts daily or weekly from now until you take the test.

There are many ways to go about learning your times tables, for example using flash cards, youtube songs, multiplication games, or my out-and-out favourite method:

Singing each times table with the absolute minimum of faff .

Using the catchy chants from Talking Times Tables you can recite each times table in less than 15 seconds.

It's fast, it's efficient, and it gets practice over with very quickly so that you can get on with your day!

You can try it for yourself here .

How the MTC Questions are Chosen: The MTC Framework

Each test will have:

• A total of 25 questions.
• No reversals (e.g if 4x3 is on the test, then 3x4 will not be).
• No questions from the 1 times table (e.g. not 1x7 or 7x1).
• Up to 2 questions from each of the 2 and 10 times tables.
• Between 1 and 3 questions from each of the 3, 4, 5 and 11 times tables.
• Between 2 and 4 questions from each of the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables.

Children will have:

• 6 seconds to answer each question.
• 3 seconds between each question.

Please note: The MTC Framework considers the first number in the sum to be the times table, and the second number to be the multiple.

i.e. <times table> x <multiple>

So 7x4 comes from the 7 times table (not the 4 times table).

If you recite times tables, you might think of it the other way around: 1x7=7,  2x7=14 etc

The numbers of questions listed above refer to how many times a number can appear as the first number in the sum.

(e.g. "Between 2 and 4 questions from the 7 times table" means there should be between 2 and 4 questions that begin 7x...)

There are more rules, relating to how many KS1 (2, 5 and 10 times tables) level questions can be included overall, and how many times each multiple (the second number) can appear. The practice tests on this site follow all of the rules. You can read the published framework here: Department for Education: Multiplication tables check assessment framework .

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12 of the best times tables resources and games for primary maths

Get with the times (tables) and check out some of these ideas and activities for teaching multiplication in Key Stage 1 and 2…

Beyond buying apps on mum or dad’s iTunes account it can sometimes be hard for children to grasp the real-world potential of maths.

But we, of course, know all the famous names that have contributed to the world through numbers, equations and mathematical concepts.

There’s Newton, Pythagoras, Descartes, Archimedes, Noether, Einstein

So, if you’re looking for ways to give kids a helping hand and add some variety into how to teach times tables , we’ve picked out 10 resources and games to engage your class.

And if you need a printable times table grid , we’ve got you covered there too!

1 | Maths mastery worksheets for times tables 2-10

Take a mastery approach to teaching the times tables with these nine times tables worksheets . Beginning with the two times table, the activities and questions carefully build children’s understanding of and confidence with the times tables.

Starting with pictoral examples, the problems move on to the abstract. There are layers of challenge to support children as their knowledge of the times tables grows. Pupils will problem solve using the times tables, learn to spot mathematical patters and work with basic algebra.

The process also supports children’s understanding of the relationship between the different times tables (eg 2 and 4 times tables and 3 and 6 times tables).

Browse more  algebra games .

2 | Times tables posters

This resource contains full-page, A4 illustrated multiplication table posters for numbers 2 to 9 on separate sheets, with colourful accompanying graphics that includes tractors, bees, hot air balloons and apples.

3 | Two, five and ten times tables challenge pack

This Times Tables Challenge Pack provides children with a term’s worth of practice on recalling multiplication facts for their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

The pack contains 13 sheets of 60 problems. The children can complete as many of these as possible as a timed challenge. Also included in this pack is a scorecard so that children can see how recall is improving across the term.

Download it here.

4 | Times tables bumper packs

These packs support the introduction or review of teaching the each times table to a class or group, and includes:

A PowerPoint containing .

• Visual Introduction – a visual explanation of how the times table uses repeated counting
• Rote – practice for times table recall
• Practice questions – questions on the recall of multiplication and division facts related to the times table
• Investigation – Questions related to the rules of the times table and maths in real life problems involving the times table
• A cheat sheet – reminding pupils of a rule for the times table

An activity booklet containing

• A times table practice tube
• 3 differentiated activity sheets. These include practice, questioning and problem-solving questions. The sheet for more able pupils includes links to other areas of maths
• 1 rapid-recall sheet of 60 times table questions
• 1 rapid-recall sheet of 60 multiplication and division questions relating to the times table
• An investigation related to the times table

Each pack costs £3.99, but the 7 times table pack is free if you want to see exactly what you get inside.

Check them out on Plazoom, here.

5 | Hit the Button

This quick-fire game from Top Marks can be played using times tables up to 10 or 12, focusing on one particular times table or using a mix of sums from all of them. Race against the clock to answer as many questions correctly as possible and reinforce your multiplication learning.

You can choose to be given sums to select the correct answer, or be given an answer to which you need to find the right sum. Once the same question has come up a few times you’ll notice how quickly you’ve internalised the answer.

Browse more maths games KS2 ideas .

6 | Times tables tricks videos

Having trouble getting your learners to retain their multiplication tables? Try a different approach using these videos of handy times tables tricks.

Watch them all here.

7 | Multiplication and division activities for KS1&2

NRICH is a great go-to source for mathematical activities, so here you’ll find loads for both primary key stages, such as Forgot the Numbers which explores the relationship between multiplication and division and Trebling which looks at place value.

Click here for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 .

8 | Visible times tables

Help your pupils develop a solid grasp of the 1x, 2x, 5x and 10x times tables through visual indications and pattern recognition, with this lesson plan for KS2 maths and pupils with SEN, from Judy Hornigold.

9 | Multiplication games

This PDF features four quick and easy games for children to work on their maths skills. You’ll only need simple things like number cards and dice, so they’re quick to set up, teach, play and pack away. What more could you want?

Download the PDF here .

10 | What’s Wrong?

Well, my shoulder has been playing up, Janice in accounting took my lunch and…oh, you mean with this maths equation? Sure.

Instead of getting children to do different variations of the same sums, this KS2 flash game shows an incorrect answer and gets them to point out where the mistake lies.

Play it here .

11 | Mastering maths – multiplication and division at KS2

Mastery hasn’t been this popular since He-Man and the Masters of the Universe first hit our screens in the early ’80s.

This resource comes as a PDF and as an adaptable word document and will push your KS2 students’ maths skills to the limits.

Download it here .

12 | Identify the Factors

These handy printable worksheets from Snappy Maths provide exercises identifying factors for numbers up to 50 and numbers up to 100, and finding the highest factor for each of these two categories. There are 5 sheets for each one too, so (20 sheets in all).

You’ll also find online activities and links to related sites.

Check them out here .

Bonus advice articles

While not resources, these features contain loads of handy ideas and advice that can help you teach times tables:

Help children memorise times tables by encouraging them to make connections

Want to ensure multiplication tables don’t become a sticking point?

Beth Smith is here to show you how .

Ten ways to engage parents in teaching times tables

Despite them being a fundamental mathematical tool, many students leave primary unable to recite times tables to 12.

This piece from helps you encourage parents/carers to get involved at home.

Bring multiplication tables to life with real-world examples

This article from Karen Wilding can make sure that’s the case.

Browse more  maths games KS1  and maths games KS2 ideas.

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Six resources for teaching and learning times tables

How do your pupils learn times tables? From digestible research to interesting resources, these ideas will help you reflect

Class multiplication chart from the NCETM Mastery Professional Development Materials Multiplication and Division 2.7 Teacher guide .

You probably don’t need reminding that the times tables test is coming to Year 4 in June 2020. Officially, it’s called the Multiplication tables check (MTC) and it can be done any time within a three-week window from 8 June. Inevitably, it’s likely to make teachers and schools reflect on how they teach times tables.

The National Curriculum states that fluency and conceptual understanding should be developed in tandem because each supports the development of the other. So, how can we teach times tables for secure conceptual development as well as fluency?

Teachers on a recent Twitter chat ( #mathscpdchat ) seemed to agree that using a variety of methods, games and representations was key. Below, we offer a summary of the chat, have picked out some of the suggestions we liked best and added a couple of links to relevant research.

Our weekly CPD discussion on Twitter is open to all teachers of maths * . The summary of a recent discussion on Strategies to help pupils learn (and securely retain) times tables facts allows you to catch up on the conversations and follow up any threads that interest you. It includes a list of resources and ideas recommended by participants. Some of these are commercial sites but many of them have resources available for free. While you might have expected engagement from primary teachers, there were teachers from all phases, including post-16.

In a short video clip tweeted by Primary Mastery Specialist, Nicol Winfield, her pupil uses knowledge of how tables facts relate to one another (e.g. doubling 2×7 to give 4×7) to help remember the 7 times table. Nicole’s technique is based on Jill Mansergh’s video Tables with a Number Stick , where she shows how the 17 times table can be learned in less than ten minutes.

For anyone wanting a singing approach to ‘chanting’, teacher Martyn Yeo has helpfully made a YouTube playlist putting sing-along videos in one place.

Spine 2: Multiplication and Division of our Primary Mastery Materials provides comprehensive guidance and support for conceptual understanding of the times tables and relationships between them. Multiplication and Division is presented in 30 segments, six of which focus specifically on times tables (see 2.3 , 2.4 , 2.7 , 2.8 , 2.9 and 2.11 in Years 2, 3 and 4). Each includes a detailed teacher professional development guide with images helpful to conceptual understanding. The images are also provided on PowerPoint slides that can be used in the classroom.

A whole school intervention for teaching, learning and understanding times tables by Professor Jenny Field (published in the Spring 2020 edition of Primary Mathematics ), describes the research she has done, in collaboration with London South East Maths Hub , in supporting schools to structure their own research-based curriculum for times tables. It includes ‘Eight Steps’ to help build a whole-school approach including suggestions for how much, how often, the order in which the tables should be taught, consistency of presentation and language, exploring patterns and links to the real world.

Espresso is ‘a small but intense draught of filtered research on mathematics education, expressly designed with teachers in mind’ from Cambridge Maths. In 2016, Espresso covered Learning and Assessing Times Tables with some easily-digestible findings.

* Our Twitter-based chats, using the hashtag #mathscpdchat , with a different host each week, happen every Tuesday at 7pm and cover maths teaching across all age ranges. The chats are loosely organised by the NCETM and summarised on a dedicated page on our website, so you don’t need to be a social media user to benefit.

Image credits Numberblocks © Alphablocks Ltd, all rights reserved Times tables graph from Espresso used with permission

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Year 4 times tables test resources

Updated for the 2023/2024 multiplication tables check. The Year 4 multiplication tables check will test pupils ability to recall times tables up to and including the 12 times table as well as assess pupils precision and fluency. So whether you’re looking for specific times tables practice worksheets or questions that encompass the 1x table up to the 12x table, we have gathered together a selection of activities, worksheets and games that you can use with your Year 4 pupils.

Practice questions for times tables test

Multiplication Tables Check

Times tables multiplication and division tests

Times Tables Tests - 2 PowerPoint Presentations

Quick times tables tests

Times Table Chilli Challenges

Times Tables Tests including a 2 minute Mastery test

Multiplication: Timed Tests

Times Table Tests

Revision aids for times tables test.

Times tables funpack

Times Tables Tests Year 4 (Practice tests, On-screen, Self Marking) Plus Printable Test Generator

Times Tables Mastery

Times Tables Pack

Times Table Mastery Check

8 Times Table Worksheet Pack

Times Table Challenge - Mastery - Expected and Greater Depth

MULTIPLICATION: TIMES TABLES: CENTRES ACTIVITY

Times Table ninjas

Activities and games for times tables test.

Table Splat! (Times Tables Game)

Times tables jigsaw

Times Tables Matching Activity TWO'S, FIVE'S & TEN'S

44 Times Tables Matching Cards

Times Tables Snakes and Ladders

Times Table Class Activity

Times Tables Bingo

Times Table Word Searches

Times tables Football Game

Teacher resources for times tables test.

Individual times tables learning mat

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Rainbow Stripe Times Tables Posters

Times Table Resource, Times Table Bunting, 4 Times Table Banner

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