Times Table Grids
Age Range: 7 to 11
I had a class of students who were having difficulty with tables. A colleague came up with this idea and it has worked for my class too. Across the top or the page you have letters of the alphabet. For example:
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
Under each letter you place a number and repeat for 10 rows. Equals 100 numbers...
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
1 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
On the board you place the following: A2 B3 C4 D5 E6 F4 G8 H9 I2 J7
The children then have to multiply each column by the stated
number (i.e. multiply the numbers in column A by 2, column B by 3 and so
on).
Then each morning you start a timer and give the class 10 mins to complete
the whole card. Each week you reduce the time by 1 minute.
By doing this you give the students much needed tables practice.
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