Multiplication in Year 3

Match equal groups represented in different ways.

Visual help to describe multiplication.

A great way to show how multiplication works is by using arrays. 3 rows of 4 means 3 lots of 4. This means 4 x 3 or 3 x 4.

Progressively harder doubling and halving; from teens, to 2-digit multiples of 5 to 3-digit multiples of 10.

Doubling is coming up again. This time it's all multiples of 5. (Just remember that double 5 is 10.)

This is where we make real headway with learning the 2x, 5x and 10x tables. Make sure they are recited as a whole and not just saying the answers (which is just counting up).

A quick check to see how well these tables have been mastered.

Today we are going to look at finding 10 times a number using base ten blocks and place value charts.

Today we are going to look at multiples of 10. We will represent tens with packets of crayons.

Today we are looking at how counting in threes can help us count in thirties.

Knowing your 2x, 5x and 10x tables can really help with other calculations.

Multiplying by ten is easy if you know what you are doing; each digit moves one place to the left. Avoid saying ?add a nought?.

More multiplying by 10 and 100. Probably one of our easier sets of pages.

Multiplying whole tens by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. Excellent for putting knowledge of tables into practice.

A first look at the 3x table and further activities.

More on the 3x table up to 10.

Learning the 3x table up to 3 x 12.

More activities on the 3x table up to 3 x 12.

Help with starting to learn the 3 times table.

Try 3 times table questions without the help of a number line.

Learning the three times table up to 12 x 3.

More 3 times table up to 12.

Bar modelling with 3 as multiplicand.

3x table (bar modelling)

Fill in the missing numbers in these 3 times table sentences.

Draw lines from the shaded numbers to the numbers that are three times bigger.

Move round the star in a clockwise direction, putting the number that is 3 times bigger in the empty circles.

Find pairs of numbers in the three times table that make these answers.

Find pairs of numbers in the three times table that make these answers.

More on the three times table up to 12

Consolidate knowledge of the 3x table with this calculator game.

Introduction to the 4x table up to 10.

More on the 4x table up to 10 (fours first).

An introduction to the 4x table up to 12 (fours first).

More on the 4x table up to 12.

A first look at the four times table.

More on the 4x table up to 10 x 4.

A further look at the 4x table up to 4 x 12.

More on the 4x table up to 12 x 4.

It is important to learn the 4x table, but meanwhile it can be worked out by doubling.

A quick check on the 4 times table.

Bar modelling: 4 as multiplicand.

4x table (bar modelling)

4x table using bar modelling.

Put numbers into the boxes to make the number sentences correct.

More work on the 4x table up to 4 x 12.

Quick questions on the 4x table.

Learning the 8x table up to 8 x 10.

More on the 8x table up to 10.

Learning the 8x table up to 8 x 12.

Quick answers to the 8x table.

Starting to learn the 8x table.

Learning the 8x table.

An introduction to the 8x table up to 12 x 8.

Complete the x8 table questions as quickly and accurately as possible.

Complete the stars as quickly as possible.

Bar modelling with 8 as multiplicand.

8x table (bar modelling)

Work out possible combinations of numbers to complete the 8x table.

A creepy crawly way to learn the 8x table!!

Multiplication problems using knowledge that the 8x table is double the 4x table.

Multiplication problems using knowledge that the 8x table is double the 4x table.

More multiplication problems using knowledge that the 8x table is double the 4x table.

When multiplying 2-digit numbers in your head it is often best to start with the tens.

A further set of pages looking at 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x and 10x tables.

More practice with multiplying by 2, 3 5 and 10.

See how quickly you can answer these multiplication questions (up to 12)

The first set of tables to practise as fast as possible.

More tables squares to complete as fast as possible.

Our third set of tables squares. At this stage we are just looking at 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x and 10x tables, so not too bad!

Our final set of tables squares to complete. These should be easy by now!

Word problems for multiplication and introducing the term product, which means multiply.

A variety of written questions which need a good knowledge of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10x tables to answer quickly.

Today we are going to use base ten blocks and a place value chart to see what happens when we multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.

Today we will use the written method to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.

A first look at the 'grid method' of written multiplication.

Multiply 2-digits by 1-digit using base 10 blocks.

Multiply 2-digits by 1-digit using a table

A look at written methods of multiplication, keeping to small numbers.

Using the standard written method of short multiplication with small numbers.

Written multiplication just using the 3x table.

Standard written method of short multiplication, just using the 4x table.

Using the standard written method of short multiplication, just with the 5x table.

Complete the written methods of calculating with the correct digits.

Complete the written methods of calculating with the correct digits. 2, 5 and 10x tables only.

Quite tricky missing digits problems in multiplication.

Multiplication calculating concepts for Year 3

A brief look at the new targets for multiplication and division in Year 3.