The 2, 5 and 10 times tables

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Year 2 · Maths

The 2, 5 and 10 times tables: I can use the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

1. Here are 5 rows of 2 shoes.

   Count in 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

   5 lots of 2 make 10. 5 × 2 = 10

   Picture: An array of 5 rows of 2 shoes. The rows are counted in 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

2. Here are the numbers 1 to 20.

   The 2 times table numbers are coloured in.

   They are even. The others are odd.

   Picture: Part of a hundred square: 2 rows of 10, from 1 to 20. The numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 are coloured in.

3. Here are 3 rows of 5 stars.

   5 + 5 + 5 = 15

   3 lots of 5. 3 × 5 = 15

   Picture: An array of 3 rows of 5 stars. The rows are counted in 5s: 5, 10 and 15.

4. Your turn: 3 rows of 2 apples. What is 3 × 2?

   Picture: An array of 3 rows of 2 apples.

   Choose one:

   • 3
   • 5
   • 6

   Answer

   The answer: 6

   2, 4, 6. So 3 × 2 = 6

   Picture: An array of 3 rows of 2 apples. The rows are counted in 2s: 2, 4 and 6.

Words to know

times:

× means lots of. 3 × 2 is 3 lots of 2.

array:

Things set out in rows, with the same number in each row.

column:

A line of things that goes from top to bottom.

divide:

Share fairly into equal groups. ÷ means divide.

even:

A number in the 2 times table, like 2, 4 or 6.

odd:

A number that is not even, like 1, 3 or 5.