Keep the times tables moving
A week away from school can knock back facts that were just starting to stick. A quick multiplication page before the break, and another straight after it, lets you see exactly what slipped. This one covers products from 0 × 0 up to 10 × 10.
Word problems for the feast
After the page is done, ask students to write their own problem based on any fact they solved. Here are a few starting points:
- A table seats 6 guests. How many guests fit at 4 tables?
- Each pie is cut into 8 slices. How many slices are in 3 pies?
- A farmer plants 7 rows of corn with 9 stalks in each row. How many stalks are there?
Writing the story shows whether a child understands multiplication as equal groups, not just as a fact to recall.
A fair way to time it
If you time the sheet, have each student compare with their own last score and keep it private. For students still working on the 6s, 7s and 8s, drop "Number of problems" to 15 so they can finish.