Unit

Basic Multiplication Facts

Unit 7(a): Multiplication

TEACHING AIDS
You will need:
1. Counting Chips
TEACHING STEPS
1. Have pupils lay out 2 paper plates. Put three chips in each plate.

Teacher explains that there are 2 sets of 3 chips and this can be written
as:
23=6
2. Have pupils make a drawing to represent a given a number sentence, e.g.
4 2 = 12
3. Guide pupils to complete number sentences for multiplication by asking,
e.g. How many all together in 5 sets of 3?

53=
4. Pupils complete Worksheet 7(a).

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Worksheet 7(a)
Multiplication
Name:
..

Date:

Match the pictures with the number sentences. Complete the number
sentences.

4 3 = ___

5 2 = ___
1 8 = ___
3 4 = ___

7 9 = ___

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Unit 7(b): Multiplication Tables.

TEACHING AIDS
You will need:
1. Multiplication Table (Basic Multiplication facts)
TEACHING STEPS
1. Have pupils study a basic multiplication facts table. Draw their attention to
the number patterns.
2. Show pupils how they can build a multiplication table using a 3x3 square.
To build multiplication tables for odd numbers, write in the numbers 1 to 9 in
the squares as shown below.
1 times table

1
4
7

2
5
8

3 times table

3
6
9

1 12
24 15
27 18
2

7 times table

1
14
07
2

2
35
28
4

3
06
09
0

9 times table

3
56
49

1
54
27

2
45
18
7

3
36
09
6

To build multiplication tables for even numbers, fill the boxes in multiples
of two as shown:
2 times
table

6 times table

2
040608101
2141618

2
240648301
2543618

4 times table

8 times table

2
243608203
2041628

2
645648403
2241608

3. Guide pupils to build a table of basic multiplication facts on a 9x9 square

sheet of paper.

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18

3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27

4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36

5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45

4. Pupils do Worksheet 7(b) and 7(c).

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6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54

7
14
21
28
35
42
49
56
63

8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72

9
18
27
36
45
54
63
72
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Worksheet 7(b)
Multiplication Tables.
Name:
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Date :

1. Build-up Multiplication Table

2. Use the multiplication table to complete the number sentences.

42=

= 18

2 = 10

=62

54=

= 28

3 = 9

=13

35=

= 36

6 = 42

=74

67=

= 35

8 = 16

=38

88=

= 72

9 = 18

=77

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Worksheet 7(c)
Multiplication Facts.
Name: Date:..
Complete the multiplication table.

0 Times-table 1 Times-table 2 Times-table 3 Times-table 4 Times-table

5 Times-table 6 Times-table 7 Times-table 8 Times-table 9 Times-table

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Test 7
Name:
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Date :

Solve these problems.

0 0 = ____

7 1 = ____

4 3 = ____

1 0 = ____

8 1 = ____

5 3 = ____

2 0 = ____

9 1 = ____

6 3 = ____

3 0 = ____

0 2 = ____

7 3 = ____

4 0 = ____

1 2 = ____

8 3 = ____

5 0 = ____

2 2 = ____

9 3 = ____

6 0 = ____

3 2 = ____

0 4 = ____

7 0 = ____

4 2 = ____

1 4 = ____

8 0 = ____

5 2 = ____

2 4 = ____

9 0 = ____

6 2 = ____

3 4 = ____

0 1 = ____

7 2 = ____

4 4 = ____

1 1 = ____

8 2 = ____

5 4 = ____

2 1 = ____

9 2 = ____

6 4 = ____

3 1 = ____

0 3 = ____

7 4 = ____

4 1 = ____

1 3 = ____

8 4 = ____

5 1 = ____

2 3 = ____

9 4 = ____

6 1 = ____

3 3 = ____

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Test 8
Name:
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Date :

Solve these problems.

0 5 = ____

6 6 = ____

3 8 = ____

1 5 = ____

7 6 = ____

4 8 = ____

2 5 = ____

8 6 = ____

5 8 = ____

3 5 = ____

9 6 = ____

6 8 = ____

4 5 = ____

0 7 = ____

7 8 = ____

5 5 = ____

1 7 = ____

8 8 = ____

6 5 = ____

2 7 = ____

9 8 = ____

7 5 = ____

3 7 = ____

0 9 = ____

8 5 = ____

4 7 = ____

1 9 = ____

9 5 = ____

5 7 = ____

2 9 = ____

0 6 = ____

6 7 = ____

3 9 = ____

1 6 = ____

7 7 = ____

4 9 = ____

2 6 = ____

8 7 = ____

5 9 = ____

3 6 = ____

9 7 = ____

6 9 = ____

4 6 = ____

0 8 = ____

7 9 = ____

5 6 = ____

1 8 = ____

8 9 = ____

2 8 = ____

9 9 = ____

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