Speedy Times Tables Practice Grids

I’ve used these for years to help the children in my classes get faster with their times tables facts.
The teacher or child chooses which times table to test themselves on. They fill in the name, date & table boxes at the top, leaving the ‘time’ one to fill in afterwards.
All the children start at the same time. The children multiply each number in the small box by their times table number and write it in the box. I get my children to complete the rows in order, rather than ‘jump around’. They have to work out any they don’t know before moving on.
Ideally, the teacher needs a count-up timer, e.g. on screen or a hand-held one, so that when children finish, they can be whispered the time it took them. They write this in the ‘time’ box and then set themselves a new target for the next time.
Children who don’t finish in the allotted time (I usually allow 4 minutes), stop when time is up and also set themselves a target to beat next time.
If the whole class are doing the same table, then the teacher can read out the answers. Alternatively, I find it doesn’t usually take long to mark them by doing a quick scan.

The slips are also useful for giving to children/parents for them to practise at home.

N.B. For children with dyslexia, I’ve found that this resource is tricky…so I suggest they have a couple of minutes beforehand to write the times table out, in order, which they can then refer to during the timed practise.

The division facts grids can be used in a similar way to the multiplication grids.