Do the easy ones first: 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 11
Any number times 0 equals 0 8 x 0 = 0
Any number times 1 equals the same number 6 x 1 = 6
Practise counting by 2s up to 20 (all the even numbers)
Practise counting by 5s up to 50 (always ends in 5 or 0)
Any number times 10 equals that number with a 0 on the end 7 x 10 = 70
Any number times 11 equals that number repeated 4 x 11 = 44
Learn to count by 3s up to 30
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
9s – Use your fingers
Hold your hands out in front of you with your palms facing away from you. Each finger represents a number. Start counting from the left, so the little finger of your left hand is number one, the next finger is number two and so on, until the little finger of your right hand, which is 10. To multiply any number by nine, you will bend down the finger representing that number.
Examples:
9 x 6 – To multiply 9 by 6, bend down your sixth finger (the thumb of your right hand). Notice the remaining fingers standing up. You have five fingers up to the left of the bent finger and four up to the right of the bent finger. Five fingers and four fingers = 54 and 9 x 6 = 54.
9 x 3 – Bend down the finger representing the number 3 (the middle finger of your left hand). Notice the remaining fingers standing up. You have two fingers up to the left of the bent finger and seven fingers up to the right of the bent finger. Two fingers and seven fingers = 27 and 9 x 3 = 27.