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🔢 Finding Patterns in Times Tables

Times tables aren't just facts to memorise — they're full of hidden patterns! Spot the tricks in the 2s, 5s, 9s and more, and use them to unlock even the trickiest multiplication.

3
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~20 min
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🔢 Math
subject
Ages 6–12
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What you’ll learn

  1. Counting in StepsSkip count in 2s, 5s, and 10s and notice the repeating last-digit patterns.Many times tables are just skip counting. The 2s give even numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8; the 5s give 5, 10, 15, 20 with last digits of 5 or 0. Feeling these steady steps builds the multiplication facts naturally.
  2. Patterns in the GridSpot turn-around facts, five-fact endings, and the nine times table digit trick.The times table grid is full of patterns. Turn-around facts mean 3 × 4 = 4 × 3, halving what you must learn. Fives always end in 5 or 0, and in the nines the tens digit rises while the ones falls, with the two digits always adding to 9.
  3. Using Patterns to SolveUse known facts and number patterns to work out trickier multiplication like 6 × 7 and 7 × 8.Patterns aren't just for spotting — they help you solve. Break 6 × 7 into 5 × 7 + 7 = 42, and remember 7 × 8 = 56 with the 5, 6, 7, 8 trick. Leaning on facts you know makes the hard ones reachable.

Questions this course answers

What comes next when you count in twos: 2, 4, 6, 8, __?

Counting in twos means adding 2 each time, so after 8 comes 10.

Every number in the 5 times table ends in...

Counting in fives gives 5, 10, 15, 20 — the last digit is always 5 or 0.

What is 5 × 6?

Count six fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. So 5 × 6 = 30.

3 × 4 = 12. So what is 4 × 3?

Turn-around facts give the same total, so 4 × 3 is also 12.

In 9 × 4 = 36, what do the two digits 3 and 6 add up to?

The digits of every nine fact add to 9, and 3 + 6 = 9.

Using 5 × 7 = 35, what is 6 × 7?

6 × 7 is one more 7 than 5 × 7, so 35 + 7 = 42.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • Khan Academy Kids
  • NRICH — University of Cambridge
  • PBS Kids — early math
  • Britannica Kids

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