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Multiplying by Nines
4 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets Mathematics Number & Place Value Money 1 Page

Multiplying by Nines

This resource was created, as part of a larger Year 4 tables unit, to teach students the common nines times tables trick using your hands. It's a fun way to help your students cement their understanding of these tricky tables.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts, developing efficient mental strategies.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication including money problems, such as budgeting, using multiple strategies.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts for twos and apply to related division facts using doubling and halving.
  • We are learning to recognise and explain the connection between multiplication and division as inverse operations and use this to develop families of number facts.
  • We are learning to recall multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10 and apply this to related division facts.

Curriculum alignment

MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-6NA old Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division MA2-8NA old Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values MA2-5NA old Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers MA2-PF-01 new Represents and compares halves, quarters, thirds and fifths as lengths on a number line and their related fractions formed by halving (eighths, sixths and tenths) MA2-MR-02 new Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values MA2-MR-01 new Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems MA2-AR-02 new Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values MA2-AR-01 new Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers MA2-RN-02 new Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value MA2-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands
VCMNA160 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies VCMNA162 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder VCMNA156 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder VCMNA155 Recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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