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Times Table Stations
Rotate through four short times-table stations that mix online play, printed practice and partner quizzing.
- Time30 minutes
- GradesGrades 3-5
- SubjectMath
- ThemeSTEM
- ThemeTeamwork
Learning outcomes
- Recall multiplication facts fluently
- Check answers independently using an answer key
- Explain a strategy for a hard fact
What you need
- One tablet or computer for the online station
- Printed Shuffled Practice sheets for one table
- Printed Math Worksheets (multiplication only)
- A timer and a rotation chart
Puzzle tools used
All tools are free, with no sign-up, and every sheet can be printed with an answer key.
Step by step
- Choose the table your class is working on. In the Times Tables tool set Shuffled Practice and print enough sheets for the class, with an answer key kept aside.
- Set up four stations: Play Online (Times Tables), Printed Practice, Partner Quiz (one student reads facts from the key, the other answers) and Math Worksheet (multiplication only).
- Split students into four groups and set the timer for 6 minutes per station.
- Rotate on the timer. Students mark their own printed work with the key and put a star by every fact they missed.
- In the final five minutes, ask the class to share the starred facts and one trick that helped, such as doubling or skip-counting.
Differentiation
Support
Limit the table to 2, 5 and 10 first and keep the range to Multiply up to 10.
Extend
Set Multiply up to 12 or 15 and ask students to find a pattern in the answers, such as the digits of the nines table.
Discussion questions
- Which fact do you always forget, and what could help?
- Is 7 x 8 the same as 8 x 7? How do you know?
- Which station helped you most today?
What to look for
Speed and accuracy improve across the rotation, students self-correct with the key, and they can name a strategy.
Frequently asked questions
Which tables should I start with?
Start with 2, 5 and 10, then 3 and 4, and leave 6, 7, 8 and 9 for last. The tool supports tables from 1 to 30.
Do students need accounts?
No. Everything runs in the browser with no sign-in.
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