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Year 4

The 7 times table is the 5s plus the 2s.

Times tables: how do I help with the 7 times table? Split 7 into 5 and 2, work out both, and add them together. Most Year 4 classes are working on multiplication this half-term, ahead of the multiplication tables check from 7 June 2027.

The 7 times table is the 5s plus the 2s: 7 = 5 + 2. Text slide. One split turns the hardest times table into two easy ones. 5 × 6 = 30 and 2 × 6 = 12, so 7 × 6 = 42. 7 rows of 6 dots, split into a block of 5 rows and a block of 2 rows. 6 × 6 = 36, so 7 × 6 is one more 6: 42. Times tables check from 7 June 2027. Year 4 children take it at school in June, covering every table up to 12 times 12. Twelve cards from 7 times 1 to 7 times 12. Text slide asking to send to the Year 4 class group.

The method in words

The split:
5 × 6 = 30
2 × 6 = 12
7 × 6 = 30 + 12 = 42

Or use a neighbour: 6 × 6 = 36, plus one more 6 = 42.

Sources: Oak National Academy, Year 4 lesson "Use known facts from the 2, 5 and 6 times tables to solve problems involving the 7 times table"; GOV.UK, primary assessments: future dates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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