No Tears Times Tables Using Multiplication Think Boards

Do your kids struggle with multiplication? Then you must try our Free Multiplication Think Board Template if you want to know how to teach multiplication without the tears!

We especially love using thinkboard templates in our math class, and they are an essential piece of kit in the guide to teaching multiplication. The best part is, kids, love using them too! Read to the end of the post to get your free multiplication think board template!

We love using these templates so much and have created think boards for a number of math concepts already including:

We thought it was about time we created one to help with teaching multiplication too!

Multiplication Understanding Not Memorization

This free multiplication Thinkboard Printable will help your students transform additive thinking into multiplicative understanding. They will get the opportunity to apply what they already know about addition and develop it into multiplication.

Before we continue, I need to make it clear that this printable does not help students to rote learn times tables facts! It will help your students to connect additive learning to multiplicative strategies.

Think board printables are perfect for developing, exploring, visualising and practising a wide range of mathematical skills. The best thing about these math printables is that they really help kids feel ‘smarter’ at math because they are not answer centred. They also give students the chance to demonstrate how much they know and help teachers identify what the student needs to learn next.

Multiplication Think Board Printable

There are 2 versions of the multiplication thinkboard, to help you differentiate for different student needs. If you have students who are not ready for multiplication, you might like to print off our FREE repeated addition think board templates.

Version 1

There are 6 spaces on this template including:

Groups of- a space to draw or create the right number of groups with the right number of items in each group.
Arrays – an area to build understanding the right number of rows with the right number of items in each row.
Repeated Addition – Students can use materials to create an addition number sentence
Answer – Having the answer written on ts own helps students see that there’s more than one way to get to the same answer
Number Sentence – Either give the student a specific multiplication fact to work on or use the multiplication flash cards provided.
Commutative Property – Write the corresponding commutative number sentence

We used cereals to build the arrays and make the groups, which makes the template look great if you want to display it in the classroom. But any math manipulative can be used!

Version 2

We made this version a little more challenging and included 10 spaces, including:

Space for the 3 numbers used in the times table fact
Answer – Having the answer written on its own helps students see that there’s more than one way to get to the same answer
Repeated Addition – Students can use materials to create an addition number sentence
Number Sentence – Either give the student a specific multiplication fact to work on or use the multiplication flashcards provided
3 Facts for free – Commutative Property
Three Facts for free – Division fact
3 Facts for free – Division fact
Arrays – an area to build understanding the right number of rows with the right number of items in each row
Skip counting Number Sequence including a number grid to mark off the right number of skips
Groups of- a space to draw or create the right number of groups with the right number of items in each group

Also includes: 12 x12 Multiplication & Answer Flash Cards

Printables For Teaching Multiplication

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