Teaching Tips for Teaching the Times Tables

3x4 7x8 8x8 TRICKS	2 Fact Family DOUBLING	2 Fact Family SKIP COUNTING
4 Fact Family DOUBLE-DOUBLE	5 Fact Family SKIP COUNTING	9 Fact Family HAND-Y NINES
Easy tricks to remember 3 x 4, 7 x 8, and 8 x 8.
3x4 TRICK	7x8 TRICK	8x8 TRICK
2 FACT FAMILY \| DOUBLING A quick tip to remembering the 2 fact family is to double the other number.
The 2 fact family is as easy as addition – simply double the number that is being multiplied by two.
2 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 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.” To use skip-counting to arrive at a multiplication answer, skip count to the number you are multiplying by 2.
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. Rather than addition, an alternate way to think about double-double is to multiply by 2. For example, to multiply 4 x 6, 6 x 2 is 12, and 12 x 2 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.