10 Times Table Five-Day Plan

About 10 minutes a day. Each day names the facts to practice and one thing to do away from the screen. Tick the box when the day is done.

1. Day 1: the first half

   Say 10 x 1 to 10 x 6 out loud, then skip count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.

   Tip: Write the number, then add a zero in the ones place: 10 x 8 = 80. Explain it with dimes: eight dimes make eighty cents.

   Away from the screen: Count dimes by tens into a cup: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 cents. Say the fact that matches each coin added.

2. Day 2: the second half and the turnarounds

   Say 10 x 7 to 10 x 12, then flip each one: 7 x 10, 8 x 10 and 9 x 10 have the same answers.

   Pattern: Every answer ends in 0, and the tens digit matches the number you multiplied by, up to 10 x 9 = 90.

   Away from the screen: Add a zero on paper for 10 x 7 to 10 x 12 and read each answer out loud as cents, then as a number.

3. Day 3: the 3 hardest facts

   Say 10 x 11, 10 x 12 and 10 x 10 five times each, then go through the whole table once in mixed order.

   Why these: Only 10 x 11, 10 x 12 and 10 x 10 cause trouble, because the answers pass 100. Show them with dimes and dollars.

   Away from the screen: Count bundles of ten craft sticks or pencils for 10 x 10, 10 x 11 and 10 x 12, then say the answers without counting.

4. Day 4: the whole table, mixed

   Ask all 12 facts of the 10 times table in mixed order, out loud. Repeat any miss at the end.

   Away from the screen: Ask quick 10s facts while brushing teeth, one fact per turn of the brush. Mix the order every night.

5. Day 5: the self-check

   Answer the 12 questions below on paper, with no help and no timer.

   Away from the screen: Keep the answer key face down until the end. Answer the 12 questions with a pencil, then check them together. Practice each miss three more times.

   1. 10 × 10 =
   2. 6 × 10 =
   3. 10 × 8 =
   4. 10 × 11 =
   5. 9 × 10 =
   6. 10 × 12 =
   7. 10 × 7 =
   8. 2 × 10 =
   9. 10 × 5 =
   10. 10 × 1 =
   11. 3 × 10 =
   12. 10 × 4 =

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