Multiplication facts typically describe the answers to multiplication sums up to 10x10. They are called “facts” as it is expected they can be easily and quickly recalled.

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 ...

Students generally find 0 and 1 multiplication facts easy because they’re effectively rules-based: Any number times 0 is 0, and any number times 1 is itself. Students tend to skip-count the five ...

Presenting multiplication lessons in a variety of modes like videos, pictures, graphs, story problems, models and more in order to target different types of learners; Creating mnemonic devices, such ...

Students scored higher on a multiplication test after practicing through flashcards (retrieval practice) than by chanting aloud (restudy). Source: Figure 1 of “The effect of retrieval practice on ...

The multiplication problem “3x4=12” may be explained as 3 sets of 4 or 3 bowls with 4 beans in each bowl. In the semi-concrete stage, drawings are used to represent sets and counters in sets.

Being able to quickly recall multiplication facts is valuable. Not having to think about seven times nine, just knowing that it's 63, frees up a child's mental thinking space.

The number of minutes correspond to the multiplication fact, so, for example, 5 X 5 = 25. This also helps children learn to read time. Creating muscle memory in the brain.