Zoorithmetic

12 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 12 x 1 to 12 x 6 out loud, then skip count by 12s: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72.

    Tip: Split 12 into 10 and 2: for 12 x 7, add 10 x 7 = 70 and 2 x 7 = 14 to get 84. Egg cartons are a handy way to show dozens.

    Away from the screen: Fill an egg carton with dried beans and count by twelves, carton by carton, up to six cartons. That is six dozen.

  2. Day 2: the second half and the turnarounds

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

    Pattern: Every answer is even and is also in the 6 times table, since 12 is double 6. The answers to 12 x 5 and 12 x 10 land on 60 and 120.

    Away from the screen: Count months on a calendar in years: one year is 12 months, so seven years is 84 months. Go on to twelve years.

  3. Day 3: the 3 hardest facts

    Say 12 x 7, 12 x 8 and 12 x 9 five times each, then go through the whole table once in mixed order.

    Why these: 12 x 7, 12 x 8 and 12 x 9 are the slowest for most children. The 10 and 2 split turns each one into two easy facts.

    Away from the screen: Build 12 x 7, 12 x 8 and 12 x 9 as a ten part and a two part on paper, then add the parts out loud.

  4. Day 4: the whole table, mixed

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

    Away from the screen: Hold up an egg carton and ask how many eggs are in any number of cartons from 1 to 12, in mixed order.

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

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Answer key: 12 times table self-check

Check each answer together. Practice every miss three more times tomorrow.

  1. 12 × 2 = 24
  2. 8 × 12 = 96
  3. 12 × 7 = 84
  4. 12 × 3 = 36
  5. 9 × 12 = 108
  6. 12 × 12 = 144
  7. 12 × 4 = 48
  8. 11 × 12 = 132
  9. 12 × 5 = 60
  10. 12 × 10 = 120
  11. 6 × 12 = 72
  12. 12 × 1 = 12

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