How it works
Every free 7 multiplication worksheet is new: Make a new sheet changes the problems. The first has 40 shuffled facts, 7 × 1 to 7 × 12. Sheet type holds the 5 plus 2 split, weeks and days and division by 7.
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Why the 7s are learned late
7 is prime, so no smaller table doubles or triples into it. England leaves counting in 7s until Year 4, after the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 tables. A class that has worked up through the 6s has met 2 × 7 up to 6 × 7 already. With the 1s and 10s known too, five lines are left: 7 times 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12.
Which 7s multiplication worksheet to print first
Open with Turnarounds you know: 2 × 7 up to 6 × 7, which is old ground. Next comes Split 7 into 5 and 2: 6 × 7 as 30 + 12, the route to every other line. Then 7 times table shuffled, and Divide by 7 to close the week.
- Write 5 6 7 8 on the board, then add the signs: 56 = 7 × 8, not 54 or 48.
- Misses on 7 × 6, 7 × 8 or 7 × 9 call for Fact families with 7: 7, 8 and 56.
Questions and answers
Is there a quick check for a 7s answer?
Look at the last digit. From 7 × 1 to 7 × 10 the answers end in 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3 and 0, each digit once, so 7 × 8 must end in 6. For bigger numbers, take away 70: 98 − 70 = 28.
Which 7 times tables worksheet uses weeks and days?
Weeks and days: 6 weeks = __ days. A week is 7 days, so 6 weeks is 7 × 6 = 42 days, and 56 days is 56 ÷ 7 = 8 weeks. For a last question, try a year: 52 weeks are 364 days, 1 short of 365.
How do you work out a 7s fact you have forgotten?
Split the 7 into 5 and 2. For 7 × 8, 5 × 8 = 40 and 2 × 8 = 16, which add to 56. For 7 × 12, 60 + 24 = 84. The 5s and 2s are early tables, so the parts are easy.