Portway Junior School

Times Tables

Challenge

Silver Award

Practice Pack

Dear parents/carers,

At Portway Junior School, we believe that times tables are a vital skill, which

create a foundation for learning other aspects of mathematics. Regular practise

of times tables is essential in ensuring that they are embedded in the children’s

long term memory. This year we are launching the Times table challenge. The

challenge will consist of three awards: Bronze, Silver and Gold. This is a silver

booklet, which focusses on the 4, 6, 7 and 8 times tables and the related

division facts. We request that the children practise these times tables at

home and school on a regular basis, they will be tested on these weekly, in a

format shown at the back of the booklet. When the children can answer all of

these times tables accurately in the time limit allowed, they will move onto Gold

Times Tables Challenge (2-12 times tables).

Tips for helping your child to learn their times tables:

Regular practise (at least 3 times a week)

Demonstrate

Chant/sing songs

Stick up a chart

Play games

Useful websites:

http://resources.woodlands.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

http://www.mymaths.co.uk

YouTube channel - laugh along and learn

Tablet apps:

Squeebles, Multiplication trainer, Maths Practice, Splash Maths 7-9, Splash

Maths 8-10.

We thank you in advance for your support.

Mr Bly

Maths Champion

Dear future times table expert,

Congratulations on achieving your Bronze Award. You are now working on the

silver times tables, which are the 4, 6, 7, and 8 times tables. It is very

important that you continue the good work and practise these as often as you

can to improve your speed and accuracy.

Each week, you will be tested on these. How quickly can you answer 48 times

tables questions?

Tips to help you learn your times tables:

Chant each times table out loud: ‘four times two is eight’

Make a rhyme

Can you do it backwards, starting with 12 x ?

Ask someone to test you in a random order.

Join in with Maths Rockx in class.

Within the Silver Award, you will look at using your ‘inverse’ knowledge of

division. As you aim to know all of our times table facts during your time a

Portway Junior School, it is also important that you understand the relationship

between multiplication and division. By knowing your times table facts you can

use them to help solve division sums and continue on your journey to becoming a

MULTIPLICATION MASTER!

Good luck!

4 Times Table

1x4 = 4 5x4 = 20 9x4 = 36 2x4 = 8 6x4 = 24 10x4 = 40

3x4 = 12 7x4 = 28 11x4 = 44 4x4 = 16 8x4 = 32 12x4 = 48

Simply double the number and double it again. Notice

how, in the 4x tables, all of the units are even digits.

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

6 Times Table

1x6 = 6 5x6 = 30 9x6 = 54 2x6 = 12 6x6 = 36 10x6 = 60 3x6 = 18 7x6 = 42 11x6 = 66 4x6 = 24 8x6 = 48 12x6 = 72

Top Tip: Remember to use the facts that you have

already learned. 6 x 4 = 24 so 4 x 6 = 24. 6 x 6 = 36.

Notice how that rhymes! 6 x 8 = 48. That rhymes too!

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

7 Times Table

1x7 = 7 5x7 = 35 9x7 = 63 2x7 = 14 6x7 = 42 10x7 = 70 3x7 = 21 7x7 = 49 11x7 = 77 4x7 = 28 8x7 = 56 12x7 = 84

Top Tip: remember to use the facts that you have

already learnt. 7 x 5 = 35 so 5 x 7 =35

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

8 Times Table

1x8 = 8 5x8 = 40 9x8 = 72 2x8 = 16 6x8 = 48 10x8 = 80 3x8 = 24 7x8 = 56 11x8 = 88 4x8 = 32 8x8 = 64 12x8 = 96

Top Tip: All of the numbers in the 8 times tables are

even. Can you spot the pattern? The ones digits go

down in 2s (8, 6, 4, 2, 0)

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

Silver Times Tables Challenge Can you complete a times table race in 2 minutes or under?

Good Luck!

Top Tip: Why not record your time at home and see if you can beat next time

you practice.

x 4 8 7 6

2

5

8

1

3

7

11

9

4

12

6

10

Time completed:________ minutes ____________seconds

Number of correct answers: ________/ 48

Dividing by 4

4 ÷ 4 = 1 20 ÷ 4 = 5 36 ÷ 4 = 9 8 ÷ 4 = 2 24 ÷ 4 = 6 40 ÷ 4 = 10 12 ÷ 4 = 3 28 ÷ 4 = 7 44 ÷ 4 = 11 16 ÷ 4 = 4 32 ÷ 4 = 8 48 ÷ 4 = 12

Top Tip: If the last two digits divide by 4, then the entire

number is divisible by 4. For example, we know that

14237732 can be divided evenly by 4 because 32 ÷ 4 = 8.

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

Dividing by 6

6 ÷ 6 = 1 30 ÷ 6 = 5 54 ÷ 6 = 9 12 ÷ 6 = 2 36 ÷ 6 = 6 60 ÷ 6 = 10 18 ÷ 6 = 3 42 ÷ 6 = 7 66 ÷ 6 = 11 24 ÷ 6 = 4 48 ÷ 6 = 8 72 ÷ 6 = 12

Top Tip: - If the rules for divide by 2 and divide by 3

above are true, then the number is divisible by 6.

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

Dividing by 7

7 ÷ 7 = 1 35 ÷ 7 = 5 63 ÷ 7 = 9 14 ÷ 7 = 2 42 ÷7 = 6 70 ÷ 7 = 10 21 ÷ 7 = 3 49 ÷ 7 = 7 77 ÷ 7 = 11 28 ÷ 7 = 4 56 ÷ 7 = 8 84 ÷ 5 = 12

Top Tip: Remember the facts you have already learnt in

your 7 times table 28 ÷ 7… we know our 7x table facts

7,14,21,28. This is the 4th number in the sequence.

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

Dividing by 8

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

Top Tip: Half your number three times. So in example 1, you

need to divide 128 by 8. So half of 128 is 64, half of 64 is 32

and half of 32 is 16.

Self-Assessment (Tick the relevant box)

R A G

Parent/Guardian comment:

Silver Times Tables Division Facts Challenge

Can you complete all of the division questions in 2 minutes or under?

Good Luck!

Top Tip: Why not record your time at home and see if you can beat

next time you practice.

6 ÷ 6 = 70 ÷ 7 = 64 ÷ 8 = 72 ÷ 6 =

24 ÷ 4 = 18 ÷ 6 = 20 ÷ 4 = 84 ÷ 7 =

36 ÷ 6 = 7 ÷ 7 = 72 ÷ 8 = 54 ÷ 6 =

80 ÷ 8 = 56 ÷ 8 = 42 ÷ 6 = 48 ÷ 4 =

16 ÷ 4 = 77 ÷ 7 = 88 ÷ 8 = 40 ÷ 4 =

24 ÷ 6 = 28 ÷ 7 = 30 ÷ 6 = 12 ÷ 4 =

24 ÷ 8 = 12 ÷ 6 = 63 ÷ 7 = 30 ÷ 6 =

32 ÷ 8 = 48 ÷ 8 = 4 ÷ 4 = 8 ÷ 8 =

49 ÷ 7 = 12 ÷ 6 = 66 ÷ 6 = 32 ÷ 4 =

27 ÷ 3 = 8 ÷ 4 = 14 ÷ 7 = 42 ÷ 7 =

16 ÷ 8 = 40 ÷ 8 = 56 ÷ 7 = 96 ÷ 8 =

35 ÷ 7 = 21 ÷ 7 = 36 ÷ 4 = 60 ÷ 6 =

Time completed:________ minutes ____________seconds

Number of correct answers: ________/ 48