Zoorithmetic

8 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 8 x 1 to 8 x 6 out loud, then skip count by 8s: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48.

    Tip: Double, double, double: for 8 x 6, double 6 to 12, then 24, then 48. Once that feels easy, practice saying the answer straight away.

    Away from the screen: Count spider legs in a picture book: one spider has 8 legs, two spiders have 16. Keep going to six spiders.

  2. Day 2: the second half and the turnarounds

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

    Pattern: The last digits count down by twos: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then repeat. Every answer is also in the 4 times table.

    Away from the screen: Stack building bricks in towers of eight and count each tower by eights from seven towers up to twelve.

  3. Day 3: the 3 hardest facts

    Say 8 x 7, 8 x 6 and 8 x 12 five times each, then go through the whole table once in mixed order.

    Why these: 8 x 7, 8 x 6 and 8 x 12 are the ones most often missed. Pair 8 x 7 = 56 with the counting rhyme 5, 6, 7, 8.

    Away from the screen: Say double, double, double out loud for 8 x 6, 8 x 7 and 8 x 12, writing each step on a scrap of paper.

  4. Day 4: the whole table, mixed

    Ask all 12 facts of the 8 times table in mixed order, out loud. Repeat any miss at the end.

    Away from the screen: Walk up the stairs and say one 8s fact on every step, in mixed order. Start again at the bottom if one is missed.

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

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Answer key: 8 times table self-check

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

  1. 8 × 6 = 48
  2. 1 × 8 = 8
  3. 8 × 11 = 88
  4. 8 × 5 = 40
  5. 9 × 8 = 72
  6. 8 × 7 = 56
  7. 8 × 4 = 32
  8. 3 × 8 = 24
  9. 8 × 2 = 16
  10. 8 × 10 = 80
  11. 8 × 8 = 64
  12. 8 × 12 = 96

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