What this worksheet covers
The 4s are the 2s twice over, and this sheet treats them that way. Every problem has a 4 in it with the other factor from 2 to 10, shown in either order. The table has only nine facts, so the three versions are the same facts in different orders, and the sheet is sixteen problems long to avoid repeating a fact more than twice.
Who it is for
Third grade, 3.OA.C.7. It follows the 2s and works as a bridge to the 8s, which are the 4s doubled. Students who know the doubles well usually learn the 4s in a day or two.
The 4 times table, from 4 × 2 to 4 × 10 · grade 3
A worked example
For 4 × 7, double 7 to get 14 and double again to get 28. That is why the facts are called double doubles. Check with the pattern in the ones digits: 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 repeats down the table, and 28 ends in 8, which is where the seventh multiple lands in that cycle.
Mistakes to watch for
- Doubling once and stopping, so 4 × 6 comes out as 12. Say the two doubles aloud: six, twelve, twenty-four.
- Confusing 4 × 7 and 4 × 8 as 28 and 32 in the wrong order. A line of multiples on the desk fixes it.
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