How it works
Xmas times tables in stories: two turtle doves for the 2s, up to twelve drummers for the 12s. The page opens on a sheet that mixes every table. The answer key prints as the last page.
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How to print an X mas time table sheet
Open the Sheet type menu and pick the table your class is on: Five gold rings is the 5 times table, Seven swans the 7. Under Problems, 11 prints every fact of that table once, from × 2 to × 12, in shuffled order. Press Make a new sheet for new numbers, then Print.
Santa times tables: the 4s and the 8s
Santa's eight reindeer drills the 8s and Reindeer hooves the 4s. Sleigh team mixes the two, so pupils see that every 8s answer is the 4s answer doubled. Plain fact sheets with no story close the menu.
- Print Six geese and Seven swans with 11 problems each. Each sheet holds one story that makes 42; ask pupils to find the pair.
- For a class that does not keep Christmas, the times table worksheets print each table with no holiday in it.
Questions and answers
What are the twelve gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas?
A partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold rings, six geese, seven swans, eight maids, nine ladies, ten lords, eleven pipers and twelve drummers. Each verse adds one gift and repeats the earlier ones.
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
Eight in the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, first published in 1823. So 3 sleighs need 24 reindeer and 7 sleighs need 56, which is the 8 times table.
How many of each gift is given in the whole song?
Multiply the gift's number by the days it is sung. Five gold rings come on 8 days, so 40 rings. Six geese on 7 days and seven swans on 6 days make 42 each, the most of any gift.
Is there an xmas times tables game?
This page prints worksheets, not a game. For a game on the same facts, the multiplication bingo page prints a card for each pupil; a story sheet here works as the quiet follow-up.