Learning the six times table by playing games

Activities and worksheets combined with songs will enable children to learn the 6 times table quicker. Here are some games and activities to help children learn the six times tables. Here are some more 6 times table drill worksheets activities.

Dice game to play 6 times table

Use this dice game with the six times table or any other times tables.

It is good to know that all the numbers in the six times table are actually even numbers. So, they end with either a 0,2,4,6 or an 8. They are all a multiple of 3 and they can be divided by 3. Additionally, another fun fact is when you add them all together, they add to the sum of 3 or 6 or 9! (e.g. 2 x 6 = 12 1 plus 2 = 3 , 3 x 6 = 18 1 plus 8 = 9) 🙂

Six times table worksheet 1

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6 times table drill 2

By year three grade two children should know the 3, 4 , 7 and 8 including the six times table

There are many different strategies for learning the times table. Children can write them out in the multiples, so for example they can write 6 ,12, 18, 24, 30, all the way to 12 x 6 which is 72. By doing this child will be able to understand which numbers are in the multiples of the six times table. This is important for children as it allows them to see the numbers that will come up in the answers when they start to do the multiplication tables.

Six times table book mark

6 times table drill 3

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Children love chanting and singing songs so this is a great way to learn the six times table.

However, this should be combined with paper exercises, six times table drill worksheets, as well as multiplication times table games, as children do enjoy a variety of activities when they are learning the times tables. If you do not have a variety of activities, you will find that children soon become bored with learning the time tables and it becomes a drag for them, which is what you do not want.

Six times table drill worksheet 4

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Six times table songs

Using songs to learn the times tables is a fun way for kids to learn. Here is a great 6 times table song for kids to sing along to. Seeing and singing the times table is a great way to memorize it and a fun and easy way to learn the mathematical multiplication table. Multiplication songs are just one way of teaching the times tables. Worksheets, games, and activities for teaching the multiplication tables are also a fun and engaging way of teaching kids to learn maths.

See our list of times tables songs here.

Finally, learning the six times table will take time, but you can make it enjoyable and fun for children by including a variety of activities. Hope these help.