Times tables
Times Tables
The National Curriculum requires that all children know their times table facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of year 4.
As multiplication is a commutative operation (meaning it can be done in any order and the answer will be the same), children can actually learn half the facts but know all of them, as long as they understand, for example, that 2 x 4 = 8 but also that 4 x 2 = 8. The document below shows which facts need to be learnt, and by the end of which year group, for a child to reach the ‘Age Related Expectation’.
Times Table Facts – when they need to be learnt
Times Table Superheroes
To help children achieve this, Grange Junior School has a ‘Times Table Superhero’ Challenge, which all pupils participate in.
If the child beats a superhero they receive a certificate.
To improve your knowledge and help achieve your superhero certificate, it is helpful if you can practise at home. click the link below to see the order in which you will take on the superheroes.
Times Tables Superheroes overview
Times table practice sheets are also available from your class teacher.
Timestable Rockstars
Times Tables Rock Stars is a maths programme that takes all the worry out of learning times tables. Click the link to find out more.
An alternative way of encouraging your child to learn their times tables is to use a times tables/multiplication square. Children can see how quickly they can fill out the whole square, or sections of it, with the correct multiplication fact.
Below are several times table squares, including a complete one, that may be of use.
Times Table Square – Mixed Up