What this worksheet covers
This sheet draws two factors from 2 to 10 and asks for the product: 6 × 7, 9 × 4, 8 × 8. Facts with 0 and 1 are left out on purpose, because they follow rules rather than needing to be memorized. That leaves the facts that children really have to learn, and the sheet mixes them, so a student cannot lean on the pattern of a single table.
Who it is for
Third grade. Common Core 3.OA.C.7 asks students to know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers by the end of the year. Use it after the individual table sheets, as a mixed check, and as a weekly fluency routine in fourth grade for students who still need it.
Multiplying two numbers from 2 to 10 · grade 3
A worked example
Take 7 × 8. If a student cannot recall 56, they can build it from facts they know: 7 × 8 is 7 × 4 doubled, so 28 and 28, which makes 56. Ask students to find a second route for 6 × 7, such as 6 × 6 plus one more 6.
Mistakes to watch for
- Adding instead of multiplying, so 6 × 7 becomes 13. Read the sign aloud as groups of: six groups of seven.
- Mixing up near-neighbors such as 7 × 8 = 54 or 63. A chant such as five, six, seven, eight (56 = 7 × 8) is the usual fix.
Make it your own
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