Easy tricks to remember 3 x 4, 7 x 8, and 8 x 8.

2 FACT FAMILY | DOUBLING
A quick tip to remembering the 2 fact family is to double the other number.

Skip-counting is counting while skipping one or more numbers in a pattern.  To skip count by 2, skip one number while counting.

To skip-count by two, read all of the numbers highlighted in orange below (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and so on).  Skip-counting is also called “counting by 2s.”

4 FACT FAMILY | DOUBLE-DOUBLE
To remember the 4 fact family, double the number that is being multiplied by 4 twice. 

For example, to multiply 4 x 6, 6 doubled once is 12, and 12 doubled once is 24.  The answer to 4 x 6 is 24.

5 FACT FAMILY | SKIP COUNTING
Use skip-counting to arrive at the answer.

Skip-counting is counting while skipping one or more numbers in a pattern.  To skip count by 5, count every fifth number.

To skip-count by five, read all of the numbers highlighted in orange below (5, 10, 15, 20, and so on).  Skip-counting is also called “counting by 5s.”

1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11     12     13     14     15       . . .

To use skip-counting to arrive at a multiplication answer, skip count to the number you are multiplying by 5.

9 FACT FAMILY | HAND-Y NINES
Remembering the answers to the 9 fact family is as simple as looking at your hands.

Lay your hands flat on the surface in front of you.   Starting with your left pinkie and ending at your right pinkie, each finger is associated with a number.