The idea in brief. A product counts equal groups. One extra group changes the total by the number in each group. Count the groups and the objects in each group separately. In the lesson. In Primary 2, you learned that 4 times 5 means 4 groups of 5. 4 groups of 5 make 20. Today, we will build the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 by adding one more group each time. One more group adds the number in each group. That is how the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 grow.
Lesson video, with the working
The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tables
5 min 25 s
The film teaches 3 questions in turn. Each question shows first; its working is written as the film explains it.
How do P3 children solve times tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 questions?
This page teaches the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9, the first MOE Primary 3 outcome on multiplication and division.
What your child learns here
This page teaches the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9, the first MOE Primary 3 outcome on multiplication and division. Children build each table by adding one more group, so a forgotten fact can be rebuilt from one they know.
Read a multiplication as equal groups: 7 times 8 means 7 groups of 8.
Build a table by adding one more group: 6 times 9 is 54, so 7 times 9 is 54 plus 9, which is 63.
Use a known fact to reach a neighbour going down as well as up: 8 times 7 is 56, so 7 times 7 is 56 minus 7, which is 49.
Recall the facts of the 6, 7, 8 and 9 tables without counting from the start.
Use the tables to solve problems about rows, packets and equal groups.
Does the answer make sense?
When the answer is a product, your child can check it appears in both tables involved: 8 bags of 9 gives a number found in the 8-times and the 9-times table. Each step up a table adds one more group, so 8 times 6 is exactly 6 more than 7 times 6.
How to practise these questions
The Basic question practises building the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables by counting on in equal steps. The Intermediate questions add recalling facts out of order and using a known fact to find a nearby one. The Challenge questions ask your child to use the tables in a short story or to find a missing factor. If a times-table question stalls, watch that question's solution film and try it again later from Revision. Its multiple-choice Basic questions ask which picture shows a number of equal groups, or which multiplication has the same value as a given one; each is worked in writing, with no film.
Questions parents ask
Which times tables should a P3 child know? The MOE Primary 3 syllabus adds the multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9. The tables of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 come in Primary 2, so by the end of Primary 3 your child works with the tables from 2 to 10.
What is the quickest way for my child to learn the 7 times table? Build it from groups first, adding 7 each time, so a forgotten fact can be rebuilt. Then practise recall in short daily bursts. Knowing that 7 times 8 is the same as 8 times 7 cuts down the facts to remember.
Should my child chant the times tables? Saying the tables aloud helps recall, but your child should also know what a fact means: 6 times 9 is 6 groups of 9. This page builds each table from groups, so the chant has meaning behind it.
