Most people will probably remember the times tables from primary school quizzes. There might be patterns in some of them (the simple doubling of the 2 times table) but others you just learnt by rote.

Of all the numbers that you can be tasked with multiplying, the number nine always seems like one of the more tricky numbers to wrap your head around. Maybe it’s because it’s a larger number to work ...

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All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

You can solve a lot of multiplication calculations by working things out in your head. Knowing your times table facts is a great way to multiply smaller numbers in your head. However, there are also ...

Knowing your multiplication facts is very useful, but what happens when the numbers you are multiplying are greater than those in your multiplication tables? You will need to calculate using a column ...

The adoption of Alberta’s discovery math teaching techniques and curriculum has meant that in many Alberta elementary schools, teachers are discouraged from teaching the standard, time-honoured ways ...

Primary schools which fail to teach times tables by heart are condemning children to a lifetime struggling with numbers, inspectors have warned. A study published by Ofsted, the schools watchdog, says ...