Times tables (age 8+)
Recognise and use repeated reasoning to generalise: extend patterns in times tables and equivalent fractions, derive unknown facts from known facts efficiently, describe general rules
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When your child notices a pattern — like that multiplying by 4 is the same as doubling twice — do they use that generalisation to solve similar problems more efficiently?
Recognise and use repeated reasoning to generalise: extend patterns in times tables and equivalent fractions, derive unknown facts from known facts efficiently, describe general rules
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- Notice that all fractions equivalent to 1/2 have a numerator that is half the denominator
- Use the pattern 3×4=12, 3×40=120, 3×400=1200 and explain the generalisation
- Derive 8×7 from 8×5=40 plus 8×2=16 and describe the strategy as a general approach
“When your child notices a pattern — like that multiplying by 4 is the same as doubling twice — do they use that generalisation to solve similar problems more efficiently?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Mathematical Thinking
- Age range
- Ages 8–9