4 Multiplication Table Games for Kids
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- 4 × 1 to 4 × 10
- Grade 3 · ages 8-9
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How to Learn the 4 Times Table
To learn the 4 times table, start from the multiplication facts your child already knows, use the link between the 2s and the 4s for the rest, then practice until the answers come from memory. Most children reach the 4s already knowing the 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s, and those facts work both ways: 4 × 3 is 3 × 4, and 4 × 5 is 5 × 4. Add 4 × 1 = 4, and half the table is done. Only five facts are new: 4 × 4, 4 × 6, 4 × 7, 4 × 8 and 4 × 9.
It is the 2s, doubled
Four groups are twice as many as two groups. Any 4 times table fact is the matching 2 times table fact doubled: because 2 × 6 = 12, 4 × 6 is double 12, which is 24. Because 2 × 8 = 16, 4 × 8 is double 16, which is 32.
Take one 4 away from 40
4 × 9 is one four less than 4 × 10, so start from 40 and take 4 away: 40 − 4 = 36.
Every answer is even
Every multiple of 4 is an even number, and the last digits repeat in a five-step cycle: 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 (4, 8, 12, 16, 20), then 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 again (24, 28, 32, 36, 40). If your child lands on an odd number like 27, they know right away to check again.
Count in wheels and legs
Cars have 4 wheels, chairs and dogs have 4 legs, and a square has 4 sides: 3 cars have 12 wheels, 6 chairs have 24 legs, and 8 dogs have 32 legs. Counting in fours like this, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, shows how the table grows. Treat it as a step: counting up from 4 every time is slow, and the goal is recall.
The Double-Double Trick for the 4 Times Table
To multiply any number by 4, double it once and then double the result. It turns every new 4s fact into two quick additions your child can do in their head.
- Start with the number you are multiplying by 4: for 4 × 7, start with 7.
- Double it to get 2 × 7: 7 + 7 = 14.
- Double that answer to get 4 × 7: 14 + 14 = 28.
Common mistakes
- Stopping after one double. A child using the double-double strategy can double 7 to get 14 and give 14 as the answer to 4 × 7. Remind them that 14 is 2 × 7, and they need one more double to reach 4 × 7 = 28.
- Mixing up 4 × 6 = 24 and 4 × 7 = 28. Both answers sit in the twenties. Anchor on 4 × 5 = 20 and add one four for 4 × 6 = 24, or two fours (8) for 4 × 7 = 28.
- 36 instead of 32 for 4 × 8. 36 is 4 × 9. To check 4 × 8, double 8 to get 16, then double 16 to get 32.
For the methods your child's class is probably using, see our guide on how to teach multiplication. Curious where times tables come from? Read who invented times tables.
| Fact | Answer | Quick way |
|---|---|---|
| 4 × 1 | 4 | one 4 |
| 4 × 2 | 8 | double 4 |
| 4 × 3 | 12 | from the 3s |
| 4 × 4 | 16 | double 8 |
| 4 × 5 | 20 | half of 40 |
| 4 × 6 | 24 | double 12 |
| 4 × 7 | 28 | double 14 |
| 4 × 8 | 32 | double 16 |
| 4 × 9 | 36 | 40 − 4 |
| 4 × 10 | 40 | 4 tens |
| 4 × 11 | 44 | 40 + 4 |
| 4 × 12 | 48 | 40 + 8 |
Highlighted: the five new facts, 4 × 4 and 4 × 6 to 4 × 9. The games on this page practice 4 × 1 to 4 × 10. 4 × 11 and 4 × 12 complete the table up to 12, which schools in England expect by Year 4.
What Grade Learns the 4 Times Table?
The 4 times table is a 3rd grade skill in the US, usually learned at ages 8-9. Common Core standard 3.OA.C.7 expects children to know all one-digit multiplication facts, up to 9 × 9, from memory by the end of grade 3. In England, the 3, 4 and 8 times tables are a Year 3 objective (ages 7-8), and all tables up to 12 are part of the Year 4 multiplication tables check.
- Age
- 8-9
- US grade
- Grade 3
- Standard
- Common Core 3.OA.C.7
- England
- Year 3
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