Multiplication & Times Tables Games Online Free
Start with repeated addition and skip counting, learn the times tables one at a time, then mix them up. Every game has a 60-second challenge for building speed and an untimed practice mode for learning.
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How to learn the times tables
Multiplication is repeated addition: 4 × 3 means three lots of 4, or 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. Children usually meet it through repeated addition and skip counting, then learn the times tables one at a time until each fact comes without counting.
A good order is the 2, 5 and 10 times tables first, then the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, then the 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 times tables. The hardest facts for most children are in the 6, 7 and 8 times tables, such as 7 × 8 = 56 and 6 × 7 = 42, so give those extra practice.
Once each table is quick, mixed times tables checks every fact to 12 × 12 in random order, the way they come up in tests. After that come missing factors, two-digit by one-digit multiplication, square numbers and cube numbers.
Questions and answers
Which times table should my child learn first?
Most schools start with the 10, 2 and 5 times tables, because they follow easy patterns. Next come 3, 4 and 8, then 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12.
How quickly should times tables be recalled?
The aim is to know each fact without counting. As a guide, the UK’s Year 4 multiplication check gives children 6 seconds per question, and many teachers aim for about 3.
Where are the division games?
Division has its own category, with a game for dividing by each number from 2 to 12, plus division facts, remainders and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.