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Teaching notes for 8 times table
Halve, times ten, then adjust. Easier in practice: double three times. 8 × 7 is 7 to 14 to 28 to 56. Watch which regions your child leaves until last: they are almost always the facts that still need counting. The 4s. Three doublings only works if the first two are automatic.
How to use this sheet
- 1. Solve the problem printed inside each region of the picture.
- 2. Find that answer in the color key at the top of the sheet.
- 3. Color the region with the crayon next to it. Each swatch also carries a letter code, so the sheet still works printed in black and white.
The picture only comes out right if the facts were answered right, which is the point: a guessed answer shows up as a wrong color instead of disappearing into a page of ticks.
After the 8 times table sheet
A coloring sheet is deliberate, slow practice — good for a first pass and for the facts that are still shaky. Recall speed comes from short repeated retrieval, so pair it with a few minutes of online practice rather than another sheet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
8 × 7 = 56 and 8 × 6 = 48, the same pair that troubles the 6s and 7s. If a child owns these two, the hard corner is done. Halve, times ten, then adjust. Easier in practice: double three times. 8 × 7 is 7 to 14 to 28 to 56.
Each region of the picture shows one 8 times table problem. Solve it, find that answer in the color key at the top of the sheet, and color the region with the crayon next to it. A finished picture only looks right if every fact was answered correctly.
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Use the picture switcher above the sheet to regenerate this 8 times table worksheet on any of the 9 pictures, or open the color by code generator to change the operation and fact set as well.