At Hurst Drive, we recognise that fluency with times tables underpins mathematical understanding. Knowing your times tables is essential for all children. This will help you more easily grasp a wide variety of other concepts such as division, fractions, and percentages. 

Below is an outline of the National Curriculum times tables expectations for each year group:

• Year 1 Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10. Recall and use doubles of all numbers to 10 and corresponding halves.
• Year 2 Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables.
• Year 3 Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables.
• Year 4 Recall multiplication and division facts for all multiplication tables up to 12 x 12.
• Year 5 Revision of all times tables and division facts up to 12 x 12.
• Year 6 Revision of all times tables and division facts up to 12 x 12.

Therefore, we would expect your child to know their 12 x 12 times tables before they leave Year 4, with Years 5 and 6 for consolidation and revision.

Which resources could help me teach my child?

A multiplication square, like the one shown below, can be useful for pattern spotting, for practice and for examining the inverse relationship between multiplication and division. For example, 9 x 8 = 72, therefore 72 ÷ 8 = 9 (This can be shown visually using the square).

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At Hurst Drive, we subscribe to Times Table Rockstars. This provides us and parents with access to a range of resources for learning Times Tables at home. 

Multiplication Square