Blandford St Mary Primary School Multiplication Pyramid
KS2 children may also use written methods as shown below.
Foundation
Year 1 Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
E.g. 56 x 27
Count aloud in 1s, 2s, 5s or 10s. Count repeated groups of the same size
56 x 24 1000 200 120 24 1344
Count on in 2s, 5s and 10s and use this to derive multiples of 2, 5 or 10.
50 x 20 50 x 4 6 x 20 6x 4
Recall the 2, 5 and 10 times table multiplication facts. Represent repeated addition as multiplication.
Recall the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times table multiplication facts. Multiply two-digit numbers using informal methods. E.g. 14 x 3 = (10x3) + (4x3) = = 30 + 12 = 42
+14 +14 +14 014 2842
Recall the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 times table multiplication facts. Use written methods (including ‘grid’) to support multiplication E.g. 23 x 6 Orx20323 x 6 = (20 x 6) + (3 x 6)612018 = 120 + 18 = 138 120+18=138
Quickly recall times table multiplication facts. Use efficient written methods to multiply HTU × U, TU × TU, U.t × U E.g. 562 x 4 x 500 602 2000420002408 240 + 8 2248
Use efficient written methods to multiply.
Calculate mentally with whole numbers and decimals:TU × U, U.t × U
Year 6
E.g. 48 x 3.2 x 40 8 120312024 1.6 8 + 1.6
240.2
8
153.6