Material | Multiplication Charts and Times Tables

Printable multiplication charts to learn or teach times tables

Prodigy has two multiplication charts available for your class — one for reference and one blank template for students to complete themselves.

Students are constantly learning new and complex content as they progress through their education.

At a young age, they’re introduced to multiplication — something that’s used in everyday life, from simple math skills when grocery shopping to complex calculations on tax forms.

A simple way to teach students how to multiply is through a multiplication chart, also known as multiplication tables or times tables. These charts help students memorize various multiplication equations, so they can come up with answers quickly and accurately.

This article gives you access to free printable multiplication charts for your classroom. We’ll also explain the best ways to teach multiplication tables to your students and show you different multiplication games to help them memorize these tables as multiplication facts.

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What is multiplication?

After mastering counting and addition, students take the big leap to multiplication.
The best way to teach multiplication is to say ‘groups of’ instead of times. Explain to students that when multiplying, they’re adding together groups of numbers.

3 × 4 becomes 3 groups of 4.

Or

4 + 4 + 4 = 12

Multiplication is a shortcut to adding groups of numbers together. This method of thinking helps students understand why they’re multiplying and how it works.

You’ll go through a 1-12 times table chart and show you the best tips to teach your students.
Learning times tables, as you’ll see, can be super simple for students in primary school and up.

Tips for the 1 times table
Anything multiplied by one stays that number. These equations always mean there’s only one group of numbers.

Tips for the 2 times table
Anything multiplied by two is being doubled. Students can also think of this as adding two of the same number together.

6 × 2 is the same as 6 + 6.

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