Times tables · Year 2
In Year 2 you learn: the 2, 5 and 10 times tables; skip counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Times tables are the multiplication facts up to 12 × 12. Knowing them instantly makes division, fractions, area, percentages and almost everything else much faster. Every fact also tells you two division facts.
Key facts
- Use facts you know: 4× is double 2×, 8× is double 4×, 6× is double 3×.
- An array (rows and columns) shows a times fact as a picture.
Worked examples
Example 1
How many dots are there?
Answer: 15