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This lesson uses patterns in the 3 times table to help us to remember the 3 times table easily.To begin this lesson, we are going to look at the picture from the In Focus task. How are the cupcakes arranged?

They are arranged in 2 rows of 3, therefore, we write it as 2 × 3 = 6. So, 2 × 3 means 2 rows of 3. How would you work out 3 × 3 if we know 2 × 3 = 6?

Yes, you can draw another row of 3 cupcakes beneath the first 2 rows.

Now we have 3 rows of 3, which can be written as 3 × 3 = 9. Can you see that the next number is always 3 more than the previous one? Therefore, if you know 3 × 3 = 9, then you can find 4 × 3 by adding 3 to 9.

The other strategy that we can use is the doubling of groups. If 1 group of 3 is 1 × 3 = 3, then 2 groups of 3 will be 3 + 3 = 6. What is 4 groups of 3?
Can you see that 4 is double of 2, so if 2 × 3 is 6, then 4 × 3 is the same as 6 + 6 = 12.
You can use this method for all the times tables.

Now use click on the workbook pages below to complete your maths learning in your blended learning book at home or your workbook at school.

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