Times tables.
To learn their times tables children should go through several steps.
Step 1 is to be able to count the multiples of the times table.
Step 2 is to chant the times table (the old fashioned way).
Step 3 is to be able to answer multiplication questions relevant to the times table.
Step 4 is to be able to answer the inverse division questions about the times table (lots of children
find this difficult).
For example, for the 3 times table -
3
21
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
6
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
9
27
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
30
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=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
15
33
18
36
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
Multiplication questions
Step 4.
Division questions
1x3
3x11
3 divided by 3
33 divide by 11
3x3
3x10
9 divided by 3
30 divided by 10
5x3
3x2
15 divided by 3
6 divided by 2
7x3
3x6
21 divided by 3
18 divided by 6
2x3
3x9
6 divided by 3
27 divided by 9
9x3
3x1
9 divided by 3
3 divided by 1
4x3
3x7
12 divided by 3
21 divded by 7
6x3
3x12
18 divided by 3
36 divided by 12
11x3
3x3
33 divided by 3
9 divided by 3
12x3
3x5
36 divided by 3
15 divided by 5
10x3
3x4
30 divided by 3
12 divided by 4
8x3
3x8
24 divided by 3
24 divided by 8