How it works
Print a free 6 multiplication worksheet, press Make a new sheet, and the next is different. First come 40 shuffled facts, 6 × 1 to 6 × 12. Sheet type lists the 3s doubled, half dozens of eggs and division by 6.
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Why the 6s lean on the 3s
6 is 2 × 3, so every answer here is a 3s answer doubled: 3 × 7 = 21, and double 21 is 42. England's pupils count in 6s in Year 4, a year after they learn the 3s. With the tables up to the 5s and the 10s secure, only 6 lines are new: 6 times 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12.
A 6s multiplication worksheet for each stage
Begin with 6 times table in order, then Double the 3s fact: 6 × 7 = 2 × (3 × 7). Move to 6 times table shuffled once the run 6, 12, 18 is steady. Missing factor: 6 × __ = 42 and Divide by 6 turn the facts around. Finish on 6s, 7s and 8s mixed, which keeps 6 × 7 and 6 × 8 coming back.
- 6 times an even number ends in that number's last digit: 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 8 = 48.
- When 6 × 7 slips, print Split 6 into 5 and 1: 7 × 6 as 35 + 7.
- An empty egg box makes Half dozens: boxes of 6 eggs concrete. Pupils count six cups, then count boxes.
Questions and answers
How can pupils check a 6s answer without the key?
The answer must be even, and its digits must add up to a multiple of 3. 54 passes, since 5 + 4 = 9. 56 is even, but 5 + 6 = 11, so it fails. 135 adds up to 9 but is odd, so it fails too.
What is a quick way to work out 6 × 7 or 6 × 8?
Start from a table the pupil trusts. From the 3s, double: 3 × 8 = 24, so 6 × 8 = 48. From the 5s, add one more group: 5 × 7 = 35, and 35 + 7 = 42. Both routes have sheets under Shortcuts from the 3s and the 5s.
What are the multiples of 6 up to 100?
There are 16: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90 and 96. The first twelve are the table itself. 6 × 13 to 6 × 25 carries the count on, and 6 × 24 = 144 matches 12 × 12.