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Mathematics›Multiplication & Division|Ages 6—7|ID: mt_HhuSDxwDNM

Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5, and 10 multiplication tables

Mastery Evidence

Quickly answer 5 × 3 = 15 from memory
Quickly answer 20 ÷ 5 = 4 from memory
Recite the 2, 5, and 10 times tables fluently

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] quickly recall times table facts from the 2s, 5s, and 10s — like '5 × 6 = 30' or '20 ÷ 2 = 10' — forwards and backwards?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Maths/Y2/MD/1The national curriculum in England

Recall multiplication and division facts

Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.

Mathematics · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites2

Counting in 2s
hardAges 5—7
Multiplication as repeated addition
hardAges 5—6

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Counting in 2s hard
Times tables for 2, 5, 10 build on skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s
- Rote counting to 100 hard
  Skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s requires fluent rote counting by ones first
  - One-to-one counting hard
    One-to-one correspondence requires knowing the number name sequence
Multiplication as repeated addition hard
Recalling times table facts requires understanding multiplication as repeated addition/grouping
- Counting in 2s soft
  Skip counting supports understanding equal groups (2s, 5s, 10s)
  - Rote counting to 100 hard
    Skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s requires fluent rote counting by ones first
    - One-to-one counting hard
      One-to-one correspondence requires knowing the number name sequence
- Addition as combining or putting together two hard
  Multiplication as repeated addition requires understanding addition as combining groups
  - How Many in Total? hard
    Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
    - One-to-one counting hard
      Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'

Unlocks3

Multiplication as repeated addition (age 6+)
hardAges 6—7
Times tables (age 7+)
hardAges 7—8
Fluent multiplication and division facts
hardAges 8—9