Take a mastery approach with these nine times tables worksheets. Beginning with the two times table, the activities and questions carefully build children’s understanding of and confidence with the times tables.
Times tables worksheets
Starting with pictorial examples, the problems move on to the abstract. There are layers of challenge to support children as their knowledge of the times tables grows.
Pupils will problem solve using the times tables, learn to spot mathematical patterns and work with basic algebra.
The process also supports children’s understanding of the relationship between the different times tables (eg 2 and 4 times tables and 3 and 6 times tables).
2 times table examples
- Complete each number sentence so that it matches the picture
- Create a number sentence to match the picture
- Match the number sentence to the picture
- Find the pattern
- Explain the pattern in your own pictures, numbers and words
- Create your own pattern
- Solve the sums
2 and 4 times table examples
- Complete each number sentence so that it matches the picture. See if you can find the pattern
- Draw pictures that complete the pattern from question 1. Write the matching number sentence below each picture
- Match the number sentence to the picture
- Explain the pattern shown in these equations
- Create a word problem that you would need the 2 times table to solve
- Create a word problem that you would need the 4 times table to solve
- Write a letter to your teacher that explains how knowing the 2 times table helps you with the 4 times table
Times tables posters
Also contained in this download are full-page, A4 illustrated multiplication tables posters for numbers 2 to 9. The colourful accompanying graphics include tractors, bees, hot air balloons and apples.
Jeremy Hannay is headteacher of Three Bridges Primary School in Southall, London. Browse more times tables activities and algebra games to play online and offline.
