The document provides strategies and patterns for learning multiplication facts, including: - Relating multiplication to existing knowledge of patterns, rhymes, and stories. - Common patterns like zeros multiplying to zero, ones being the original number, twos being doubled, fives involving cutting numbers in half, nines subtracting 1 and adding to 9, and sixes cutting even numbers in half. - Examples of applying the patterns to find answers to multiplication facts.

1. Learning the
Multiplication Facts
Part 1
3 x 3 = 9
4 x 8 = 32

2. Multiplication Facts
are easiest to learn when...
You find patterns.
You use rhymes.
You use stories.
You relate them to what
you already know.

3. Zero Pattern
0 times any number is 0
0 x 3 = 0
0 x 7 = 0
0 x 4 = 0
0 x 1 = 0
0 x 0 = 0
0 x 9 = 0

4. What is
0 x 8 = 0

5. One’s Pattern
1 times any number is the
same number
1 x 3 = 3
1 x 7 = 7
1 x 4 = 4
1 x 1 = 1
1 x 2 = 2
1 x 9 = 9

6. What is
1 x 5 = 5

7. Two’s Pattern
2 times any number is that
number doubled
2 x 3 = 6
2 x 7 = 14
2 x 4 = 8
2 x 1 = 2
2 x 2 = 4
2 x 9 = 18

8. What is
2 x 5 = 10

9. Five’s Pattern - Step 1
Cut the number you are
multiplying in half
5 x 3 = 1.5
5 x 7 = 3.5
5 x 8 = 4
5 x 1 = .5
5 x 2 = 1
5 x 6 = 3

10. Five’s Pattern - Step 2
If you are multiplying an odd
number, drop the decimal point
5 x 3 =
5 x 7 =
5 x 5 =
5 x 1 =
5 x 9 =
1. 5
3. 5
2. 5
. 5
4. 5

11. What is
5 x 7 =3 5

12. What is
5 x 3 =1 5

13. What is
5 x 9 =4 5

14. What is
5 x 5 =2 5

15. Five’s Pattern - Step 3
If you are multiplying an even
number, just add a zero
5 x 2 =
5 x 6 =
5 x 4 =
5 x 8 =
5 x 10 =
1 0
3 0
2 0
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0
5 0

16. What is
5 x 8 =4 0

17. What is
5 x 6 =3 0

18. What is
5 x 4 =2 0

19. What is
5 x 2 =1 0

20. Nine’s Pattern - Step 1
Subtract 1 from number you
are multiplying
9 x 3 = 2
9 x 7 = 6
9 x 8 = 7
9 x 1 = 0
9 x 2 = 1
9 x 6 = 5

21. Nine’s Pattern - Step 2
Add a 2nd number that totals
nine with the 1st number
9 x 3 = 2
9 x 7 = 6
9 x 8 = 7
9 x 1 = 0
9 x 2 = 1
9 x 6 = 5
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22. What is
9 x 7 =6 3

23. What is
9 x 8 =7 2

24. What is
9 x 9 =8 1

25. What is
9 x 6 =5 4

26. What is
9 x 5 =4 5

27. What is
9 x 3 =2 7

28. What is
9 x 4 =3 6

29. What is
9 x 2 =1 8

30. Six’s Pattern (even #’s only)
Step #1 Cut the number you
are multiplying in half.
6 x 2 = 1
6 x 4 = 2
6 x 6 = 3
6 x 8 = 4

31. Six’s Pattern (even #’s only)
Step #2 The number you are
multiplying by 6 is the 2nd #.
6 x 2 = 1
6 x 4 = 2
6 x 6 = 3
6 x 8 = 4
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32. What is
6 x 6 =3 6

33. What is
6 x 2 =1 2

34. What is
6 x 8 =4 8

35. What is
6 x 4 =2 4