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Multiplication table and times tables practice

Pick a square to see the sum.

Point at a square or tap it. On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys.

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A multiplication chart, printable sheets and times tables practice

This page brings together what a child needs to learn the times tables: a multiplication chart to explore, each table on its own (the 7 times table, the 8 times table and so on), printable sheets, practice one question at a time, and a progress grid that shows which facts are already secure. It is written for children aged about 7 to 11 and the adults helping them. Everything runs in the browser with no account, and progress stays on the device.

In England, children are generally expected to know their times tables up to 12 × 12 by the end of Year 4, when most of them sit the national multiplication tables check. In many other countries, including the United States, the tables are usually learnt up to 10 × 10 around third grade, so the chart can be set to either size.

How to use the three tabs

  1. The tables: "The big chart" shows the multiplication grid from 1 to 10. The "Up to" menu extends it to 12 × 12 (the size used in UK schools) or 20 × 20. Point at a square or tap it: its row and column light up and the sum is written out, for example 7 × 8 = 56. "One table" lists a single table, from 7 × 1 = 7 to 7 × 10 = 70.
  2. Print: the button prints only the chart or table on screen, large, on a clean sheet. Tick "Fill-in version (answers left blank)" for a worksheet with empty boxes, and "Add the answer key on a second page" if you want the answers too.
  3. Practise: tick the tables to work on (or "All", or "The tricky ones: 6, 7, 8, 9"), pick 10, 20 or 30 questions and a type: "Multiplication (7 × 8 = ?)", "Division (56 ÷ 7 = ?)" or "Missing number (7 × ? = 56)". The child types the answer and presses Enter. A wrong answer shows the right one straight away, and the question comes back later in the set. At the end you see the score first time and the facts to go over, with a "Redo just my mistakes" button. There is no timer unless you tick "Beat the clock".
  4. My progress: a 10 × 10 grid colours every fact. A square turns to "Got it" after 3 right answers in a row, and "Most missed" lists the facts that cause the most trouble.

For 12 × 12 practice, tick 11 and 12 as well: as soon as one of them is ticked, every chosen table runs up to × 12, so the 7 times table then goes to 7 × 12 = 84. The progress grid itself stays at 10 × 10.

Which order to learn them in

Most teachers start with the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, which follow clear patterns, then move on to the 3 and 4 times tables, and leave 6, 7, 8 and 9 until last. The 1 times table needs no learning: any number times 1 stays the same.

Tricks that cut down the work

  • Order does not matter: 7 × 8 = 8 × 7. From 2 to 9 there are only 36 different facts to learn, not 64, and each new table is partly known already.
  • The 5 times table always ends in 0 or 5: 5 × 7 = 35, 5 × 8 = 40.
  • The 4 times table is double, then double again: for 4 × 7, double 7 to get 14, then double 14 to get 28.
  • The 9 times table: from 9 × 2 = 18 to 9 × 10 = 90, the digits always add up to 9. On your fingers, hold up all ten and fold down the 7th for 9 × 7: 6 fingers on the left (tens) and 3 on the right (ones) give 63.
  • The hardest facts are often 6 × 7 = 42, 6 × 8 = 48, 7 × 8 = 56 and 8 × 9 = 72. For 7 × 8, count "5, 6, 7, 8": 56 = 7 × 8. With 12 × 12, add 7 × 12 = 84 and 12 × 12 = 144.

How to practise well

Short daily sessions of 5 to 10 minutes work better than one long session at the weekend. Chanting a table in order is a good start, but children then need questions in a random order, mixed tables, and finally division and missing numbers, which is what mental maths and the multiplication tables check ask for. Go back over mistakes: a set of 10 questions on the 6 to 9 times tables followed by "Redo just my mistakes" takes a few minutes. Turn on "Beat the clock" only once the facts are secure, to build speed.

Frequently asked questions

Where is my child's progress stored?

Only in the browser on this device. Nothing is sent over the internet. If two children share a tablet, their results mix together: "Start again from zero" clears everything.

How do I print a blank 12 × 12 multiplication chart?

In "The tables", choose "The big chart", set "Up to" to 12 × 12, tick "Fill-in version (answers left blank)" and, if you like, the answer key, then press "Print". Only the chart is printed.

Why does a missed question come back?

To fix the right answer while it is fresh. It returns two or three questions later, never straight after itself, and does not count towards the score: only the first try is marked.

Does this match the Year 4 multiplication tables check?

It covers the same facts up to 12 × 12 once 11 and 12 are ticked, but it is a practice tool, not the official check, which has its own timing per question.