Times Tables for Kids: Tricks to Learn Them Fast (Grade 3 Math)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are practicing times tables. Knowing them by heart makes math faster and easier. Let's learn what they mean and some clever tricks to remember them.

Multiplication means equal groups. Three times four means three groups of four. Count them up by fours. Four, eight, twelve. So three times four equals twelve.

Here is a big helper. You can swap the numbers and get the same answer. Three times four is twelve, and four times three is also twelve. That cuts the facts to learn almost in half!

Some tables are easy. Times two is doubling, so two times seven is fourteen. Times ten adds a zero, so ten times six is sixty. Times five ends in five or zero.

The nines have a pattern. In each answer, the digits add up to nine. Nine times three is twenty seven, and two plus seven is nine. The tens digit is one less than the number you multiply by.

Stuck on a hard fact? Use one you know. Six times eight is tricky. But five times eight is forty. Add one more group of eight, and you get forty eight.

Now it's your turn. What is seven times four? Use the turn around rule or equal groups to help. Pause and try. Seven times four is twenty eight.

Great job! Remember, times tables are equal groups. Use the turn around rule, look for patterns, and build from facts you know. Practice times tables in the Math Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!