The trickiest tables, with tricks that work!
Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9 tackles the trickiest facts with helpful strategies: the 9s finger trick and breaking hard facts into easy ones. Third graders practice until 7 × 8 and 9 × 6 feel easy, in fun voiced games.
Math course · Grade 3
Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9 · Learning goals
Learn the 7s, 8s and 9s times tables. Use the 9s finger trick and break apart hard facts into easy ones.
Why it matters
The 7s, 8s and 9s complete the times tables kids need for division, fractions and multi-digit math.
Splitting 7 × 8 into 5 × 8 + 2 × 8 teaches the distributive property, a big idea in later math.
With strategies, kids can always work out a fact they forget instead of guessing.
Inside Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
Break apart the 7s. (8 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Double the 4s. (8 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Use the 9s finger trick. (8 problems)
Step 5 · Game
All the tricky ones mixed up! (8 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
9s trick: the tens digit is one less than the number, and the digits add to 9. 9 × 6 = 54, and 5 + 4 = 9!
8s are double the 4s. 4 × 7 = 28, so 8 × 7 = 56.
7s: break apart! 7 × 6 = 5 × 6 + 2 × 6 = 30 + 12 = 42.
Remember the tricky one: 7 × 8 = 56. Think 5, 6, 7, 8: 56 = 7 × 8!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Show your child the 9s finger trick for 9 × 4: hold up 10 fingers and fold down the 4th. The fingers on the left are tens, on the right are ones: 36!
Practice
Real questions from Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
49
Question 2
64
Question 3
81
The full course has 32 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9 · Questions from parents
Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9 is a grade 3 math course for kids ages 8–9. That is Year 4 maths in the UK and Year 3 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Learn the 7s, 8s and 9s times tables. Use the 9s finger trick and break apart hard facts into easy ones. Along the way they practice: The 7s; The 8s; The 9s; Times Table Champion.
About 15 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Times Tables: 7, 8 and 9 is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
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