Practising the whole times table

If you know all the answers to multiplications with the numbers 1 to 8, that is, all these answers, you have learned almost the whole times table. But there is still a small part left - the 9 and 10 tables. We’ll practise them now. Does it seem like a lot at once? Maybe, but keep in mind that the 10 table is perhaps the easiest one of them all, because there is a trick: Multiplying a whole number with 10 gives the same result as adding a zero after the number.

This goes for all integers. 1 times 10 is 10. 2 times 10 is 20 3 times 10 is 30. And so on, all the way to 10 times 10, which is 100. Practise the way you have practised previously.

The 9 and 10 tables are visible to the left. The tasks will appear to the right. Read the task, and try to retrieve the answer from your memory. If you don’t know it, retrieve it from the tables to the left. Say the answer out loud.

The more times you retrieve the answer, from your memory or from the tables, the stronger it will stick in your brain. Press pause now, and answer the tasks. Well done. The more you practise, the better the answers will stick. So let’s do it again.

Here are the tasks, but in a different order. Press pause now. The next step is one you will also remember from practice before. Because now, it’s time to answer the tasks without the help of the table. We’ll remove it and you can test yourself on the tasks.

You can pause again. Good! If you need to practise more with the help of the table, just go back and do it. No problem. Do it twice, or 20 times or even more, if it’s necessary.

Take all the time you need! But remember to take breaks. Rest, or a good night’s sleep, will help the brain to store the knowledge and make it more automatic. Now it’s time for the last drill: the whole times table. All multiplications from 1 to 10, without any tables to help.

The tasks will soon appear on the screen. Pause when you see the symbol. Say the answers out loud. Nice! Let’s do the drill again, but in a different order.

If you know all the answers automatically, you have learned the whole times table. One hundred answers. You probably spent a lot of time practising! It might not have been fun all the time, but mind you: When the times table finally gets stuck in your brain, you will never forget it. It’s there for the rest of your life, and the knowledge is automatic.

Well done!