Learning the 5 times table

What are the 5 times tables? Here is a list of the five times tables.

5 times table

The five times tables mean that we are counting up in 5’s.

1    x    5    =    5

2    x    5    =    10

3    x    5    =    15

4    x    5    =    20

5    x    5    =    25

6    x    5    =    30

7    x    5    =    35

8    x    5    =    40

9    x    5    =    45

10    x   5    =   50

11   x    5   =   55

12   x    5   =   60

Free 5 times table multiplication BINGO with calling card. They can use this as bingo or like a worksheet for the 5 times tables questions. Four cards included with calling card.

Multiplication Bingo five times table

Look at this trick for learning the 5 times table

Look at this pattern of numbers

Half of 6 = 3 add a zero = 30   5 x 6  = 30   (even number)

Half of 7 = 3.5  =  5 x 7 = 35   (odd number)

Half of 8 = 4 add a zero = 40  =  5 x 8 = 40  (even number)

Half of 9 is 4.5  = 9 x 5 = 45  (odd number)

Can you see the pattern? Half an even number and add a 0.

Half an odd number and remove the decimal. Just bring the number together!

Read about 9 times table trick here.

How to learn the five times table tricks?

The five times table either ends in a 5 or a 0.

The number five is half of 10. Thus, 10 times 6 is 60. 

If we want to find out what 5 x 6 is, we can just half the number. ( 10 X 6 – 60) 

 5 X 6 = 30.

30 is half of 60

Read here which times tables children should know and at what age

Read here hands on ways to learn the multiplication tables.

Sing the 5 times table

One time five is 5

Two times five is 10

Three times five is 15

Four times five is 20

Five times five is 25

Six times five is 30

Seven times five is 35

Eight times five is 40

Nine times five is 45

Ten times five is 50

Eleven times five is 55

Twelve times five is 60

The posh pooch has a song and movement routine to help students learn the 5 times table.

This song and movement routine encourages physical activity in the classroom, while giving students the chance to learn something new or recap a previously covered topic.

Finally, the five times table should be learnt in year 2/grade 1. It is an easy song to sing along to the 5 times table and one that will help when trying to learn all the other times tables.