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      Represent counting in eights as the 8 times table

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can represent counting in eights as the 8 times table.

      Key learning points

      1. Counting in eights is the pattern of the 8 times table.
      2. Counting in eights can be represented in different ways.
      3. 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.

      Teacher tip

      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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      Lesson video

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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.

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 4, 4 groups, four

      Q2.
      If 4 × 2 = 8, what is 8 × 2?

      Correct Answer: 16, sixteen, Sixteen

      Q3.
      Match the parts of the sentence.

      Correct Answer:Multiplying by 2 is,doubling

      doubling

      Correct Answer:Dividing by 2 is,halving

      halving

      Q4.
      Match the calculations showing multiples of 4 with the equivalent multiples of 2.

      Correct Answer:3 × 4 =,6 × 2

      6 × 2

      Correct Answer:5 × 4 =,10 × 2

      10 × 2

      Correct Answer:2 × 4 =,4 × 2

      4 × 2

      Correct Answer:6 × 4 =,12 × 2

      12 × 2

      Q5.
      There are 18 socks in a pile. How many pairs of socks can be made? pairs.

      Correct Answer: 9, nine, Nine

      Q6.
      There are seven cars in a car park. What is the total number of wheels? wheels.

      Correct Answer: 28, 28 wheels, twenty-eight wheels

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Starting with the smallest, put the multiples of 8 in order.

      1 - 8
      2 - 16
      3 - 24
      4 - 32
      5 - 40
      6 - 48
      7 - 56

      Q2.
      Which of these numbers are multiples of 8?

      20
      Correct answer: 32
      Correct answer: 24
      36
      Correct answer: 16

      Q3.
      In each of the sequences, which multiple of 8 will come next?

      Correct Answer:40 48 56 ,64

      64

      Correct Answer:24 32 40 ,48

      48

      Correct Answer:8 16 24 ,32

      32

      Correct Answer:40 32 24 ,16

      16

      Correct Answer:32 24 16,8

      8

      Q4.
      4 × 8 = 32. Match the numbers to the keyword.

      Correct Answer:4,is a factor

      is a factor

      Correct Answer:32,is the product

      is the product

      Correct Answer:8 ,is a factor

      is a factor

      Q5.
      Look at the image. What is the total number of legs on the spiders? legs.

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 48, 48 legs, forty eight legs

      Q6.
      The product of the number of sides on the octagons is 40. What are the factors?

      An image in a quiz
      4
      Correct answer: 5
      6
      7
      Correct answer: 8

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