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Represent counting in eights as the 8 times table
I can represent counting in eights as the 8 times table.
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- Year 3
Represent counting in eights as the 8 times table
I can represent counting in eights as the 8 times table.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Counting in eights is the pattern of the 8 times table.
- Counting in eights can be represented in different ways.
- Counting in fours can help us to count in eights.
Keywords
Factor - Numbers we can multiply together to get another number are known as factors.
Product - The answer when two or more values are multiplied together.
Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by another whole number.
Common misconception
Pupils often confuse the keywords of this lesson and use them interchangeably or incorrectly.
Model correct usage in a range of contexts including labelling abstract equations and using the terms to identify the known elements in worded problems. Choral response can also support pupils using these words correctly.
The focus of this lesson is recognition of multiples of four and connecting this to tables facts. Use every opportunity to rehearse and chant multiplication facts including skip counting and chanting multiplication tables to support fluency.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Look at this array. It shows 8 groups of 2. It also shows groups of 4.
Look at this array. It shows 8 groups of 2. It also shows groups of 4.
Q2.If 4 × 2 = 8, what is 8 × 2?
If 4 × 2 = 8, what is 8 × 2?
Q3.Match the parts of the sentence.
Match the parts of the sentence.
Q4.Match the calculations showing multiples of 4 with the equivalent multiples of 2.
Match the calculations showing multiples of 4 with the equivalent multiples of 2.
Q5.There are 18 socks in a pile. How many pairs of socks can be made? pairs.
There are 18 socks in a pile. How many pairs of socks can be made? pairs.
Q6.There are seven cars in a car park. What is the total number of wheels? wheels.
There are seven cars in a car park. What is the total number of wheels? wheels.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Starting with the smallest, put the multiples of 8 in order.
Starting with the smallest, put the multiples of 8 in order.
Q2.Which of these numbers are multiples of 8?
Which of these numbers are multiples of 8?
20
36
Q3.In each of the sequences, which multiple of 8 will come next?
In each of the sequences, which multiple of 8 will come next?
Q4.4 × 8 = 32. Match the numbers to the keyword.
4 × 8 = 32. Match the numbers to the keyword.
Q5.Look at the image. What is the total number of legs on the spiders? legs.
Look at the image. What is the total number of legs on the spiders? legs.
Q6.The product of the number of sides on the octagons is 40. What are the factors?
The product of the number of sides on the octagons is 40. What are the factors?
4
6
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