A friendly guide to the thinking strategies that make times tables stick: doubling, using the 10s, turn-around facts and the 9s pattern. Read it with your child before practice sessions so they are learning tricks, not just chanting.
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Curriculum: Texas grade levels (TEKS). We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.
Completed: Times Tables Strategies
3rd Grade students (typically ages 8–9) working on times tables. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
This is a study guide, so there is no separate answer sheet; the 'Check yourself' questions include answers.
About 15 minutes. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Try 3rd Grade Times Tables Worksheet — Getting Started.
Success TutoringWorksheets3rd Grade · Mathematics · Times TablesA times table fact is just a quick way of adding equal groups. 4 × 3 means 4 groups of 3, which is 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12. You do not have to memorize every fact from scratch. Most of them can be worked out from a few facts you already know, using the strategies below. With practice, the answers become automatic.
Using doubling for the 4 times table
Using the 10s for the 9 times table
| Fact | Strategy | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 6 × 4 | Double 6 → 12, double again → 24 | 24 |
| 7 × 5 | Count in 5s seven times: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 | 35 |
| 8 × 3 | 8 × 2 = 16, then add one more 8 | 24 |
| 9 × 7 | 10 × 7 = 70, then take away 7 | 63 |
| 6 × 8 | 6 × 4 = 24, then double it | 48 |
Answers: 1. 24 2. 72 3. 35 4. 24 5. 90 6. 42
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