Your child is going to learn a range of multiplication skills in primary school and at some stage will probably need extra support at home with a tricky concept or a piece of homework.
Discover printable multiplication worksheets and interactive multiplication resources
Firstly find out how multiplication is taught in school, from the grid method, the column method and multiplication arrays to long multiplication, incomplete multiplications, inverse operations – multiplication and division – and multiplying decimals. Plus we've got all the information you need on the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check.
Then help your child master each multiplication skill with teacher-created multiplication worksheets, activities and games, all in line with National Curriculum multiplication objectives for each school year. If your child's homework has tricky multiplication questions, you'll be able to explain the concept to your child and then find the perfect multiplication resource to help your child master the skill – a PDF worksheet to download or perhaps an interactive tutorial (for some online multiplication practice) or a fun multiplication game. And don't worry, we provide all the answers too.
Need to master long multiplication? We've got a step-by-step guide. And for a deep dive into all the formal methods of multiplication taught in primary school, check out Teach your child multiplication.
Get ready to see your child's multiplication knowledge and confidence soar!
Articles
Teachers' tricks for multiplication
Can you multiply using the grid method, or draw a multiplication calculation as arrays? Find out more about multiplication and how it’s taught in schools today with our teachers' tips, tricks and methods, explained for primary-school parents.
What is the grid method?
We explain what the grid method is, how it is taught in primary-school maths and how it is used to multiply a two-digit number by a one-, two- or three-digit numbers, when multiplying amounts of money and when multiplying decimals.
What are arrays?
We explain what arrays are and give examples of how they can help children with their times tables learning and to explain the relationship between multiplication and division.
Tutorials
Multiplying a one digit or two digit number by 10 tutorial
Let our digital teacher show you how to multiply a one digit or two digit number by 10 and then see if you can answer the on-screen questions.
Short multiplication tutorial
Short multiplication is a doddle when you know how, and our digital teacher is here to show you the best method for it! And when you feel you've grasped it, have a go at the questions she sets and she'll let you know if you've got short multiplication under your belt.
Multiplying a decimal by ten tutorial
Let our digital teacher show you a really easy way to multiply decimals by 10, then have a go at the on-screen questions to check you've got the hang of it!
Worksheets
Multiplication square
A multiplication number square will help your child spot number patterns and begin to learn their multiplication tables and square numbers. Download TheSchoolRun's free, colour-coded multiplication tables to help them practise their multiplication facts and times tables at home.
Multiplication investigation
How well do you know the 3x table? Use your multiplication skills to work out how many cakes Sarah has baked.
Multiplication: the grid method
This worksheet clearly sets out the grid method, which is a simple way to multiply a two-digit number by another two-digit number.
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Teach your child multiplication is an eBook and home-teaching kit (£4.99) which will help you understand exactly what multiplication skills your child is expected to have mastered in each year of the primary school curriculum.
Primary school teacher and parent Matt Revill has compiled information, tips and activities to ensure that you have the right information at your fingertips so you can quickly make sure your child has fully grasped and achieved each and every skill for their correct year group and using the same methods that they are taught (rather than confusing them with the one you were taught at school!).
You'll be able to print off highly targeted and child-friendly fun worksheets to help them master each of the essential skills as they progress through school – in fun, five-minute sessions.
Can you explain multiplication to your child? Our parents' guide to multiplication offers a quick review of what you need to know, including partitioning numbers, column multiplication and grid methods.
Help your child grasp formal methods for multiplication with TheSchoolRun's Mastering Long Multiplication Step-by-Step action pack. Primary school teacher and parent Alice Hart has compiled explanations, examples, tips and practice questions to boost your child's confidence (and yours!) and ensure that they are never worried about multiplying larger numbers in the classroom or at home.
Download your copy now for just £1.99.
