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Welcome to the Maths pages.
Look at the Multiplication and Division ideas and
resources listed below,
or browse around the other Maths sections
using the bar above.
Multiplication / Division Tables:
- Numberball -
A wonderful product which is designed to teach multiplication
tables to children. Also includes free worksheets!
- Spider
Spider
-
A brilliant game which helps children to revise their multiplication
tables.
- Spider Spider
2 - A variation on the Spider Spider activity above, to
help with Maths in other year groups.
- Follow
Me Cards
-
This set of "Follow Me Cards" (PDF) help children
to revise their knowledge of times tables up to 100. Contributed
by Stacy Becks.
- Multiplication Concentration -
This is a very simple game which helps reinforces children's knowledge
of their multiplication tables.
- Squirt! - A competitive
game, in which children race to call out their times tables.
- Times Tables -
A simple but effective way to test children's knowledge of their
multiplication tables.
- Times
Table Contest - A fun time-filler activities which reinforce
the children's knowledge of their multiplication tables.
- Times
Table Buzz - A fun time-filler activities which reinforce
the children's knowledge of their multiplication tables.
- Times Table
Grids - An activity which can be used regularly to develop
children's knowledge of their times tables.
- Times
Tables Display Numbers
-
A set of answers to each of the 1-10 times tables, all colour
coded according to the multiplication table they represent.
Great for displays!
- Speed Tables
-
A super resource, which requires children to calculate lots of
times tables as quickly as they can. Contributed by Lisa Daniels.
- More Speed
Tables
-
Another set of speed tables, contributed by Lisa Daniels.
- Maths
with Percy Parker! - A fantastic pair of downloadable and
educational songs (with lyrics) which your children will love
singing along to!
- Nine Times Table Tips - Do you know this handy trick to remember
the nine times table?
- Fingers - An
exciting paired game which tests knowledge of multiplication tables!
- Times
Table Challenge - An interactive spreadsheet which generates
Times Table challenges for children.
- Times Tables Tests
-
A set of three Powerpoint presentations (contributed by Dave Vear)
which can be used with the whole class (using a data projector),
or with individual children sat at the computer.
- Times Tables Tests
-
A set of three more Powerpoint presentations to test children's
knowledge of times tables. Based on Dave Vear's resources, and
contributed by Jane Pettifer.
- Division Tables Tests
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Two Powerpoint presentations to challenge children's knowledge
of their division tables. Based on Dave Vear's resources, and
contributed by Jane Pettifer.
- Times Tables Investigation -
A tricky investigation requiring children to identify different
multiplication tables. Worksheet and answers included.
- Multiplication
to 10 Grid
-
A simple Multiplication to 10 Grid which children can refer
to if they forget their multiplication tables! Contributed by
Tom Watt.
- Multiplication
Variable
-
Another worksheet generator, but this time it is possible to
change the variables (the red numbers at the top of the sheet)
which will alter the range of the numbers in the sheet. Contributed
by Tom Watt.
- Multiplication
Tables Quiz
-
Zachary Klein has adapted the above file... this new version
of Tom Watt's Excel spreadsheet allows for the child to complete
it on the screen and then allows for the teacher to easily review
by looking for all green answers.
- Tables Tennis -
A wonderful way of developing children's mental arithmetic skills.
- Tables Tennis
2 - A great way of helping children to practice their multiplication
tables.
- Multiplication
Crazy Grids
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A set of quick-fire multiplication challenges. Contributed by
Lisa Daniels.
- Empty
Times Tables Grids
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How quickly can your pupils' complete these 10x10 multiplication
grids?
- Times
Tables Grids
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A set of differentiated times tables grids for children to complete.
- Multiplication
Tables
-
A useful reference sheet, containing the multiplication tables
up to 10x10. Contributed by Caron Pitkethly.
- Plain Multiplication Squares
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A pair of multiplication squares (without background stripes)
which can be used in your Maths lessons.
- Striped
Multiplication Squares
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A pair of multiplication squares (with stripes to help children
read them) which can be used in your Maths lessons.
- Multiplication Grid (plain)
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A large plain multiplication square which children can refer to
during lessons.
- Multiplication Grid (with lines)
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A large multiplication square (with coloured lines for easy reading)
which children can refer to during lessons.
- Multiplication Grid
-
A large multiplication square which can be used for reference
during lessons on the Smartboard.
- Flash Cards
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Use this Excel spreadsheet to generate printable flash cards.
Currently set up for the 2x table, but can be easily modified
to make other sets. Contributed by Michael.
- Times Tables Quiz
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A Smart Senteo quiz with lots of multiplication questions.
Doubling:
- Find Your Double
/ Half - A fun game in which children have to match pairs
of doubles and halves.
- Doubling
and Halving (Yr5)
-
Double and halve numbers up to 200, and multiples of 10 to 1000
with this Smart Notebook file.
- Doubling
and Halving
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A useful resource sheet with a range of doubling and halving
activities for children to try. Contributed by Lisa Davies.
General Multiplication:
- Repeated
Addition
-
A helpful worksheet which is designed help children think of
multiplication as repeated addition. Originally made for use
in Year 2. Contributed by Jane Ibe.
- Maths Up! - A fun
game which lets children practice multiplication (and many other
Maths skills).
- Multiplying with Cubes
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A simple worksheet which can be used to support children when
using cubes to multiply.
- Multiplying
Two Digit Numbers by One Digit Numbers
- Can your
pupils multiply a two digit number by a one digit number? Originally
created for Year 4, with sums and problems, by Sue Powell.
- Multiplying
TU by U
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Multiply a two digit number by a one digit number. A page
of sums and a method of working. Originally created for Years
4/5 and contributed by Sue Powell.
- Multiplying
TU by U
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A worksheet which requires children to multiply TU x U with
a simple explanation at the top and a multiplication grid for
support.
- Multiplying
TU by U
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A set of SMART Notebook slides containing TU x U questions,
with a multiplication grid for reference during teaching input.
- Multiplication
-
A set of PDF worksheets to reinforce children's understanding
of multiplication (3 digit by 1 digit). Contributed by a visitor.
- Bags of Cubes -
A useful way of teaching children that multiplication is repeated
addition.
- Multiplying
Decimals
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This SMART Notebook file contains questions to support the teaching
of multiplying decimals.
- Multiplication
ThHTUxU
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Use this SMART Notebook file to teach multiplication (Thousands,
Hundreds, Tens and Units by Units), using grid and other written
methods.
- MultiGrid
Stencil
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Paul Richards has produced a mathematical resource which helps
school children with their long multiplication sums, decimal
multiplication and can also be adapted to carry out division
sums. For more information, look at this PDF.
- Associative
Law
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A PDF, contributed by Kate Beaumont.
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Factors:
- Factors
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Think about factors, and list pairs of them for numbers up to
100, in this SMART Notebook file.
Division:
- Introduction
to Division - A practical way of introducing this topic
to younger children.
- Dividing
with Bricks
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A simple worksheet which children can use for support when dividing
sets of bricks into towers. How many bricks are in each tower?
- Division
Double Check
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Another PDF, contributed by Cara Hayman, which reinforces the
link between division and multiplication, by asking children
to check their division sums by multiplying.
- Division
by Chunking
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A helpful worksheet, giving information and exercises to complete,
based around the topic of division by chunking. Contributed
by Sian Carr.
- Divisibility
-
How do you know if a number is divisible by 2? Or 3? or 5? Find
out in this SMART Notebook file.
- Division
HTU by U
-
Practise dividing Hundreds, Tens and Units by Units in this
SMART Notebook file.
- Division Problems -
Worksheet requiring children to answer division word problems.
Includes answers.
Multiplication / Division (combined):
- Maths Karate -
A wonderful way of reinforcing understanding of addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division vocabulary.
- Multiplication
and Division by 10, 100 and 1000
-
A grid which can be used to support multiplication and division
by 10, 100 and 1000.
- Multiplication
/ Division (Yr6)
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Five days of teaching input in these Smart Notebook slides.
Covers multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, multiplying by
near multiples of 10 and 100, and multiplying by doubling /
halving.
- Inverse
Multiplication / Division
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Information and activities are included on this worksheet, which
shows how multiplication and division are inverse operations.
Contributed by Sian Carr.
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