The Times Tables Song

A catchy multiplication song with easy tricks for the 2s, 5s, 9s and 10s, plus the tricky facts like 7 × 8 — great for kids learning times tables.

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Times means groups, that's all it takes,
Flip the order, same answer it makes,
Times by ten, just add a zero,
Know your tables, be a math hero!

[Verse 1 — the 2s, 5s and 10s]
Two, four, six, eight, doubling's great,
Five, ten, fifteen, twenty — count by fives, don't wait,
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty on the way,
Every five times even ends in zero, hooray!

[Chorus]
Times means groups, that's all it takes,
Flip the order, same answer it makes,
Times by ten, just add a zero,
Know your tables, be a math hero!

[Verse 2 — the tricky ones]
Six times eight is forty-eight, don't hesitate,
Seven times eight is fifty-six — five, six, seven, eight!
Nine times nine is eighty-one, the nines are fun,
Digits of a nine fact add to nine, every one!

[Chorus]
Times means groups, that's all it takes,
Flip the order, same answer it makes,
Times by ten, just add a zero,
Know your tables, be a math hero!

Times tables tricks, explained

What 'times' means

3 × 4 means 3 groups of 4. Add 4 + 4 + 4 and you get 12.

Flip it around

3 × 4 is the same as 4 × 3. Knowing one fact gives you two, which halves what you need to learn.

2s, 5s and 10s

×2 is doubling. ×5 answers end in 0 or 5. ×10 just adds a zero to the end.

The 9s trick

The digits of every 9 × fact (up to 9 × 10) add up to 9: 9 × 7 = 63, and 6 + 3 = 9.

5, 6, 7, 8

Remember 7 × 8 = 56 by counting 5, 6, 7, 8 — the answer comes first: 56 = 7 × 8.

Practice tip

Sing one verse a day, then quiz yourself out of order. Mixed practice makes facts stick.

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