Year 4 Times Tables: lesson and practice

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Explain multiplication with equal groups, arrays and number lines, and use the fact that 3 × 4 = 4 × 3
• Multiply by 0 and by 1, and divide by 1
• Recall every multiplication and division fact up to 12 × 12, using a trick for each table
• Use inverse (opposite) facts to divide, write fact families and find missing numbers
• Find factor pairs of a number and multiply three numbers in any order
• Use a known fact to work out new facts, like 6 × 7 → 60 × 7 and 420 ÷ 7
• Solve word problems with multiplication and division, and answer quick-fire questions at speed

You should already know

• The 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables from Year 3
• Counting in steps of 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10
• Adding equal groups (repeated addition)
• Place value in numbers up to 10,000 (Chapter 1)

Where this leads

• Multiplying and dividing larger numbers (Chapter 4)
• Fractions of amounts (Chapter 5)
• Money and decimals (Chapter 6)
• Perimeter and area of rectangles (Chapter 7)
• The Year 4 multiplication tables check
• Multiples, factors, primes and squares in Year 5