Times Table Practice (6s, 7s, 8s)
40 multiplication facts on three pages from the 6s, 7s, and 8s, written like 9 × 7 = ___ with the first number from 1 to 12. These are the tables most students find hardest, so save it for 3rd and 4th graders who already have the 2s, 5s, and 10s.
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Building the hard facts from easy ones
Most facts here can be reached from a table the student already knows. For the 6s, take the 5s fact and add one more group: 7 × 6 is 35 + 7 = 42. For the 8s, double the 4s: 7 × 8 is 28 doubled, or 56. The 7s have no neat shortcut, but turnarounds help, since 7 × 6 is the same fact as 6 × 7.
When you check the sheet, look for facts missed more than once. 7 × 8, 6 × 8, and 6 × 7 are the usual ones. Put those on flash cards and practice them for a few minutes a day instead of redoing the whole sheet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are the 6s, 7s, and 8s so hard?
They don't have a simple pattern like the 5s or 10s, and the answers are close together and easy to mix up. 56 and 54 are both answers on this sheet, for 7 × 8 and 9 × 6.
Is there a trick for 7 × 8?
Say 5, 6, 7, 8: 56 = 7 × 8. The digits run in order, which makes it easy to remember.
Should the 6s, 7s, and 8s be learned together?
It helps. They share facts, since 6 × 7 and 7 × 6 are the same, so learning all three together means fewer new facts than it looks.