Autumn Maths Homework
The priority for the autumn term for Year 5 is for all the children to learn
their times tables up to 12x. Points to remember:
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Pressure is generally counterproductive.
Some children can memorise these facts by heart….many can not! (It is exactly the
same with adults).
Learning a whole set of tables on one night is not a good idea.
We encourage pupils to learn a couple of facts each night and embed.
Research shows that learning your tables by rote as your key method is not very effective for many pupils.
Pupils respond to a variety of methods and not all methods work for all children.
You do not need fancy software or expensive equipment, the children just need basic regular work on their
tables - little and often – learning the facts that they don’t know not the facts that they do. See over for
ideas.
Maths activities can be completed in homework books. Work your way through 3x, 4x, 6x, 9x etc.
Able pupils who have completed and had all times tables signed off by the teacher should then spend their time
learning other number facts including:
 Squares of integers (5² = 25) (8² = 64) (13² = 169) (90 x 90 = 8100)
 Cubes of integers to 10 (2³ = 8) (5³ = 125) (9³ = 729)
 Prime numbers to 20 (year 5) and up to 100 (year 6) off by heart
Pick a different activity each week (until you are secure) – tick off the activities you have completed on the
sheet.
Practise your 3x table.
Practise your 4x table.
Practise your 6x table.
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Practise your 9x table
Practise your 7x table
Practise your 8x table
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Practise your 11x table.
Practise your 12x table.
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Bronze – multiplication facts in order
Silver – multiplication facts out of order
Gold - division facts out of order
Practise your square numbers up
to 15 x 15.
Multiply these numbers by 10,
100 and 1000. What happens?
Practise your prime numbers up
to 20. Keep them off by heart.
384
2097
126.54
180.96
11.37
4.963
12.06
40.358
Prime numbers are divisible by 1
and themselves only.
Practise your cube numbers up
to 103
1) Children should be able to count their tables on the tips of their fingers BUT what we don’t want
are children who keep having to count on their fingers all the time.
2) So the next stage is learning the multiplication facts out of order e.g. 8 x 4 = ? 3 x 4 =? 12 x 4 = ?
3) The third stage is learning division facts
e.g. Question “Fifty six?” Answer “Seven eights / eight sevens”
ALSO being able to answer the following:
e.g. Question “63 divided by 9” Answer “7”
We will be having times tables tests every Friday to monitor progress and the children will have time
every day in class to practice their multiplication and division facts too. However, we do appreciate all
the time they spend at home practising with you and we hope the information is helpful in moving
them forward on their maths journey.
We encourage pupils to work from known facts.
They should not waste time learning the facts that they already know.
12 X 8 = ?
‘I know that this is the same as 8 X 12.’
Or ’I know that 10 lots of 8 are 80 so I need to add 2 more lots of 8 (16) making 96.’
6X8=?
‘I know that 5 lots of 8 are 40 so I need to add one more lot of 8 making 48.’
9X8=?
I know that 10 lots of 8 = 80 so I need to take away one lot of 8 making 72.’
We encourage children to work at doubling and halving
5 x 8 =?
I know that 10 X 8 = 80 so I will halve this to make 40.’
24 X 8 =?
‘I know that 12 X 8 = 96 so I can double this to make 192.’
‘By rote’
Three threes are nine.
Four threes are twelve.
Five threes are fifteen.
The important thing here is that when posed with the question. ‘What are seven threes they do not go back to once three is
three, two threes are ……...
CD or online audio
There are lots of CDs on the market that you can all ‘enjoy’ listening to on your car journeys! It will drive you mad but they
work for some children.
Playing tables games on the internet or buy maths software to load at home
There are lots of multiplication tables challenge games on the internet and your child’s teacher will have introduced them to
some of them in class. This can be fun and works especially for children who are competitive and want to improve their
scores.
Make your own card game
Cut up 12 pieces of card and write 1 x 4, 2 x 4, 3 x 4 etc on one side and the answer on the other. Spread the cards out with
the question facing upwards. Children to work out the answer then turn over to see if they are correct. Place all correct
answers to one side until you are left with the tricky ones to focus your efforts on. Keep practising now with the difficult
ones until they are secure. When they have learnt 3x, make up cards for the next table to learn. They can play with a
partner or by themselves.
If a few of these facts are tricky to remember, stick around the bedroom/house in full view for a couple of days or a week
this really helps. On the ceiling above the bed is great but not very practical. On the inside of the bedroom door is good as
it can be seen on waking – what a way to start your day – but it works.