Multiplication facts wheel
Every fact from 2 × 2 to 9 × 9, each pair once (7 × 8 also stands for 8 × 7). The wheel shows the question; students supply the answer.
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One entry per line. Add *3 after a name to give it three times the chance.
Winners show up here, newest first.
Colors
Ready-made list. Edit it to make it yours: changes stay on this device, and Reset brings the original back.Open in the main spinner →
Ways to use it in class
- Whiteboard flash: spin, everyone writes the product, boards up on 3. One look tells you who knows the fact and who is counting on fingers.
- Beat the wheel: a student has until the wheel stops to call out the answer. Set the spin time in Options (4–9 seconds): longer suits beginners, shorter builds speed.
- Fact families: spin a fact, then write all four related facts. For 6 × 7: 6 × 7, 7 × 6, 42 ÷ 6 and 42 ÷ 7.
- Partner practice: pairs take turns spinning on a tablet; one answers, the other checks the key.
An answer key without spoilers
Answers are left off the wheel on purpose, so you can project it. Keep a printed multiplication chart face down on your desk, or give each pair a key card held by whoever is not answering.
To check a whole class, reveal the answer only after the boards go up. Saying “show me” first stops students copying the fastest neighbor.
Focus on one table
- Press Clear and type a single table, for example “7 × 1” through “7 × 12”, one per line.
- Save it in My wheels as “7s”, and build one saved wheel for each table your class is learning.
- Weight the facts students miss most: “7 × 8 *3” comes up three times as often as the others.
- Once the class is fluent, press Reset to return to the full mixed wheel.
Questions and answers
Which multiplication facts should third graders know?
In many US schools, students are expected to know all products of two one-digit numbers from memory by the end of grade 3. Teachers in grades 4–5 often use a wheel like this to close gaps.
Why aren’t the 1s and 10s on the wheel?
Those follow a rule most students pick up quickly, so leaving them out spends practice on the facts that need it. Add them back if your class is just starting.
Which facts cause the most trouble?
For many students, facts in the 6s, 7s and 8s, such as 6 × 8 and 7 × 8. Give those extra weight, or make a wheel of only the facts your class keeps missing.