Multiplication bingo
The cards show the products of the 2 to 10 times tables. You call a fact such as 7 x 8, students find 56. The table below lists every fact that gives each product, so you never have to work it out while the class waits.
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30 different numbered cards, two to a page, with a caller sheet on page one and a winner check by card number. Free, no sign-up. The same link prints the same cards next time.
Card 1 - every card is different
Multiplication Bingo
The 37 words on these cards
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 21
- 24
- 25
- 27
- 28
- 30
- 32
- 35
- 36
- 40
- 42
- 45
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 54
- 56
- 60
- 63
- 64
- 70
- 72
- 80
- 81
- 90
- 100
Facts to call for each answer
Each fact is listed once: 6 x 8 also covers 8 x 6.
| Answer | Facts to call |
|---|---|
| 4 | 2 x 2 |
| 6 | 2 x 3 |
| 8 | 2 x 4 |
| 9 | 3 x 3 |
| 10 | 2 x 5 |
| 12 | 2 x 6, 3 x 4 |
| 14 | 2 x 7 |
| 15 | 3 x 5 |
| 16 | 2 x 8, 4 x 4 |
| 18 | 2 x 9, 3 x 6 |
| 20 | 2 x 10, 4 x 5 |
| 21 | 3 x 7 |
| 24 | 3 x 8, 4 x 6 |
| 25 | 5 x 5 |
| 27 | 3 x 9 |
| 28 | 4 x 7 |
| 30 | 3 x 10, 5 x 6 |
| 32 | 4 x 8 |
| 35 | 5 x 7 |
| 36 | 4 x 9, 6 x 6 |
| 40 | 4 x 10, 5 x 8 |
| 42 | 6 x 7 |
| 45 | 5 x 9 |
| 48 | 6 x 8 |
| 49 | 7 x 7 |
| 50 | 5 x 10 |
| 54 | 6 x 9 |
| 56 | 7 x 8 |
| 60 | 6 x 10 |
| 63 | 7 x 9 |
| 64 | 8 x 8 |
| 70 | 7 x 10 |
| 72 | 8 x 9 |
| 80 | 8 x 10 |
| 81 | 9 x 9 |
| 90 | 9 x 10 |
| 100 | 10 x 10 |
How to call it
Say the fact and write it on the board: seven times eight. Cross off the product on the caller sheet. Several products have more than one fact, so 24 can come from 3 x 8 or 4 x 6. That is worth a pause: ask the class which other fact would have marked the same square.
One table at a time
To drill a single table, edit the words in the form to that table's products and choose a 3x3 card. The 7 times table from 7 x 2 to 7 x 10 gives 9 products, one more than a 3x3 card with a free space needs. For two tables at once, such as 6 and 8, use a 4x4 card.
Focus on the hard facts
Most classes know the 2, 5 and 10 tables early and stall on facts like 6 x 7, 7 x 8 and 8 x 9. Call those twice as often, or make a set of only the products students still miss and play it for a few minutes each day. Square numbers (4, 9, 16 up to 100) make a good short set too.
Division bingo
The same idea works backwards. Make a number set from 2 to 10 on a 3x3 card in the form and call division facts such as 56 ÷ 8. With only nine numbers the cards overlap a lot, so play for a single line and keep rounds short.
Questions
Which times tables are on the cards?
Every product of the 2 to 10 tables, each one once. Products of 1 and of 11 and 12 are left out; add them in the form if your class learns them.
What do I do when two facts give the same answer?
Either fact marks the same square. The table lists all of them, so you can call 4 x 6 one week and 3 x 8 the next.
How do I make 11 and 12 times tables bingo?
Add the extra products, such as 110, 121 and 144, to the words in the form. A 5x5 card picks 24 of them at random, so every card stays different.
Can students use a multiplication chart?
For a first game it helps slower students join in. Take it away once the class is fast, so the game measures recall.