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Times tables wheel: every fact from 2 × 2 to 9 × 9 v0.2.0

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36 entries

Hide a note behind a slice with a bar: cat | a small furry pet. It shows after the spin. Start a line with an emoji to draw it big. Two columns pasted from a spreadsheet work too.

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Thirty-six multiplication facts on one wheel, each with its answer hidden until the spin stops, for warm-ups, partner quizzes and fact fluency.

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How to use it

  1. The wheel already holds 36 entries for “Times tables wheel”. Edit, add or delete lines in the box and it redraws; your changes stay in this browser.
  2. Tap the wheel, press Space, or drag it and let go to flick it. The winner is drawn first with your browser's secure random generator; the pegs, the clicks and the big reveal only show it.
  3. Choose Fade the winner or Remove the winner to use every entry once, or Keep everyone in for repeats. “Original list” brings back the starting entries, and Print makes a paper spinner of the list.

Ideas for class

  • Two-minute warm-up: spin, everyone writes the product on a whiteboard, show on three, two, one, then reveal the answer under the winner.
  • Keep one table on the wheel at a time: delete every line without a 7 to drill the sevens, then bring the whole list back with Original list.
  • Turn-around facts: after each spin ask for the fact the other way round and the matching division fact, to build the whole family.
  • Partner quiz at the smartboard: one partner spins and the other answers, swapping each turn, with Fade the winner so no fact repeats.
  • Make it a story: after a spin, a student says a quick word problem that the fact would solve, like 6 bags of 4 apples.

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Questions

Why does it stop at nine?

Facts with 1 and 10 are quick for most classes, so the wheel keeps the 36 facts from 2 × 2 to 9 × 9, each once. Add lines such as 11 × 12 | 132 if your class is working on bigger tables.

Is 3 × 7 on the wheel as well as 7 × 3?

Each pair appears once, smaller number first, so the wheel is not crowded with doubles. Ask the class for the turn-around fact after each spin: it is the same product.

How do I see the answer?

The product is a hidden note after the fact. It appears under the winner when the wheel stops, and Read the winner aloud says the fact and the answer, so the class can check themselves.

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