Times Tables
Understand multiplication, work out forgotten facts and build fluency.
Who are you here for?
The mathematics underneath is shared. The way we approach it is different.
Young learner
Explore the ideas step by step, with pictures and activities.
Open young learner route →Helper
Support a learner: what to notice, ask and try.
Open helper route →Older learner (14+)
Rebuild understanding at your own pace.
Open older learner (14+) route →What you’ll cover
1. What does × mean? · 2. Use facts you know · 3. Work out harder facts · 4. Make facts quicker · 5. Connect multiplication and division · 6. Use your times tables
More about this course
You are allowed to work it out.
Forgetting an answer does not mean you are stuck. We can understand what multiplication means, connect facts together, and learn ways to rebuild an answer when memory goes blank.
Go to the learner course →First identify the difficulty. Then choose the practice.
A child who does not understand multiplication needs something different from a child who understands it but cannot retrieve facts quickly. More drilling is not the answer to every difficulty.
“What is the learner doing in their head right now?” Their answer tells you much more than whether they were fast.
Want a more independent route?
Maybe you learned your tables before and forgot some of them. Maybe they never really stuck. Maybe you can reason them out but want a faster, more independent way to rebuild fluency.
You do not need to start again from the beginning. We will work out what you already know, build from there, and give you ways to recover an answer when memory fails.
I know some tables but not others · I can work them out, but slowly · I go blank when someone asks me a multiplication · I never really understood why the methods worked · I avoid calculations if I can · I just want to start again without feeling judged.
Fluent mathematics is not the same as instant performance. A strategy gives you somewhere to go when recall disappears.
Six ways to get unstuck
The learner routes and parent/tutor guidance use the same underlying ideas. You can follow them in order or jump to the one you need.