Multiplication chart 1–10

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Blake eLearning (3P Learning)

Gr. Pre-K–3 · App

A 1–10 chart is the friendliest first multiplication chart: 100 squares with extra-large numbers and no 11s or 12s to crowd the page. It matches the facts the Common Core standards ask 3rd graders to know from memory (all products of two one-digit numbers) plus the 10s, which kids usually learn first.

Start by having your child find patterns before memorizing anything. The 10s column ends in zero, the 5s alternate between 5 and 0, the 9s go up by one in the tens place and down by one in the ones place, and the chart is a mirror image across the diagonal. Seeing those patterns makes the remaining facts feel smaller.

Tips for using it

Have your child shade every fact they already know in one color. The blank squares left over are this week's practice list.
Use the chart to show that multiplication is repeated addition: the 4s row is 4, 8, 12, 16 because each step adds 4.

Variations

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Questions

When should kids start using a multiplication chart?

Most kids meet multiplication in 2nd or 3rd grade, after they can skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s. A chart helps as soon as they understand that 3 × 4 means three groups of four.

Is a 1–10 chart enough?

It covers the facts in the 3rd grade standard. If your curriculum teaches 11s and 12s, move up to the 1–12 chart once these feel easy.