Times Tables Dials - Cats and Dogs
Engage Students in Multiplication Mastery with the Times Table Dial Cat and Dog Activity (Standard and Challenging Sets)
This interactive Cat and Dog-themed resource helps students develop a solid understanding of multiplication through a hands-on and engaging activity. Designed for differentiated learning, it includes both a standard set for building foundational times table skills and a challenging set for advancing their mastery. The playful cat and dog design keeps students motivated and eager to practise.
- Math Rotations: Incorporate into math stations for independent or small-group work.
- Homework practise: Assign as a fun and interactive activity to consolidate multiplication skills.
- Early Finishers: Provide as an engaging task for students who complete their work quickly.
- Differentiated Instruction: Use the standard set to build skills and the challenging set to extend learning.
Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays.
- We are learning to divide a set of objects into equal sized groups to solve simple problems.
- We are learning to recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts.
- We are learning to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands using place value groupings.
- We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
- We are learning to solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder.
- We are learning to identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problems.
- We are learning to solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one or two-digit numbers using efficient mental or written strategies and appropriate digital technologies, e.g. area model, arrays and Italian Lattice Method.
- We are learning to use efficient mental and written strategies and calculators to solve problems.
- We are learning to create simple financial plans, e.g. a simple budget or identifying the GST on invoices and receipts.
- We are learning to multiply and divide decimals by whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals.
- We are learning to multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10.
- We are learning to recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays and to divide a set of objects into equal sized groups.
- We are learning to multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers in word problems using a variety of strategies.
- We are learning to recognise and explain multiplying and dividing by 10 using place value charts, numeral expanders or sliders and to use a calculator to understand the relationship between the place value of digits when multiplying and dividing by 10.
- 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 express numbers as products of their factors, identify multiples and apply divisibility rules to large numbers.
- We are learning to solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by 1- or 2-digit numbers using efficient mental or written strategies and appropriate digital technologies, e.g. arrays.
- We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication and choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies to solve the problem.
- We are learning to multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 using our knowledge of place value and multiplication facts (times tables), to estimate and check answers.
Curriculum alignment
AC9M5N09
9
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation
AC9M2N05
9
Multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies
AC9M3N04
9
Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
AC9M4N05
9
Solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits
AC9M4N06
9
Develop efficient strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder
AC9M5N02
9
Express natural numbers as products of their factors, recognise multiples and determine if one number is divisible by another
AC9M5N06
9
Solve problems involving multiplication of larger numbers by one- or two-digit numbers, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; check the reasonableness of answers
AC9M6N06
9
Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers
ACMNA032
8.4
Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations
ACMNA031
8.4
Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays
ACMNA056
8.4
Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
ACMNA073
8.4
Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands to assist calculations and solve problems
ACMNA076
8.4
Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder
ACMNA082
8.4
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
ACMNA098
8.4
Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problems
ACMNA100
8.4
Solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental, written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
ACMNA291
8.4
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
ACMNA106
8.4
Create simple financial plans
ACMNA129
8.4
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologies
ACMNA130
8.4
Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
MA2-3WM
old
Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used
MA3-7NA
old
Compares, orders and calculates with fractions, decimals and percentages
MA3-6NA
old
Selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation
MA3-5NA
old
Selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size
MA3-4NA
old
Orders, reads and represents integers of any size and describes properties of whole numbers
MA3-3WM
old
Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another
MA3-2WM
old
Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations
MA3-1WM
old
Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
MA2-8NA
old
Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values
MA2-6NA
old
Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division
MA2-5NA
old
Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers
MA1-1WM
old
Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols
MA1-6NA
old
Uses a range of mental strategies and concrete materials for multiplication and division
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
MA3-MR-02
new
Constructs and completes number sentences involving multiplicative relations, applying the order of operations to calculations
MA1-FG-01
new
Uses the structure of equal groups to solve multiplication problems, and shares or groups to solve division problems
MA2-RN-01
new
Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands
MA2-RN-02
new
Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value
MA3-MR-01
new
Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve multiplication and division problems
MA3-AR-01
new
Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
MA3-RN-03
new
Determines percentages of quantities, and finds equivalent fractions and decimals for benchmark percentage values
MA3-RN-02
new
Compares and orders decimals up to 3 decimal places
MA3-RN-01
new
Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent the properties of 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-AR-01
new
Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers
MA2-AR-02
new
Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values
MA2-MR-01
new
Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems
VCMNA108
Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays
VCMNA216
Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
VCMNA109
Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations
VCMNA114
Apply repetition in arithmetic operations, including multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction
VCMNA134
Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
VCMNA153
Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands to assist calculations and solve problems
VCMNA156
Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder
VCMNA162
Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder
VCMNA181
Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problems
VCMNA183
Solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental, written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
VCMNA185
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
VCMNA191
Create simple financial plans
VCMNA215
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologies
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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