2nd Grade Multiplication Worksheets (2024)

We also have links to our online multiplication zone where you can practice your skills online.

Multiplication is introduced as a concept around Grade 2.

Unlike addition and subtracting, multiplication is a concept that does not come naturally to many children.Quite a lot of time may need to be dedicated in developing children's understanding of what multiplcation is and how it works.Time spent doing this is time well spent, so that children become more confident with their understanding of multiplication before they continuetheir journey into the multiplication table and solving multiplication problems.

The multiplication learning in 2nd Grade underpins future learning of the multiplication table, and the standard multiplication algorithm learnt in future grades.

During 2nd grade, children should be learning the following multiplication skills:

• understand what multiplication is and how it works;
• know the multiplication table to 5x5;
• solve simple multiplication problems.

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• Multiplication Practice Zone
• Understanding Multiplication
• Multiplication Fact Worksheets
• Times Tables Worksheets
• Multiplication Word Problems
• Multiplication Games

Here is our online math learning practice zone for multiplication facts.

Using this zone is a great way to test yourself on your facts and see how many you can do in a minute.

Then re-test yourself and see if you can improve your score.

Using this zone, you can:

• choose tables up to 5x5, 10x10 or 12x12 to test yourself on;
• select one or more tables to test yourself on;
• practice multiplying whole numbers by 10 or 100.

• Online Multiplication Practice Zone

The following webpages involve using arrays as a model to help to develop an understanding of what multiplication is.

These sheets are particularly useful to visual learners, and those children who like to see how things work visually.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• understand multiplication as repeated addition;
• know how multiplication relates to adding groups or sets of objects;
• know that multiplication can be done in any order (5x3 is the same as 3x5).

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop their multiplication understanding.

• Beginning Multiplication Worksheets using Arrays

The following webpage involve understanding multiplication as repeated addition.

The sheets in this section are more challenging than the array sheets, as they are not based around visual models for support.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• understand multiplication as repeated addition;
• convert a repeated addition to a multiplication calculation.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop his or her multiplication understanding.

• How to teach Multiplication using Repeated Addition

The following webpages involve learning multiplication facts to 5x5.

The sheets in this section are for children who already have a solid grounding in what multiplication is and how it works.They involve the skill of adding multiplying numbers to 5x5.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• multiply numbers to 5x5;
• work out times table facts to 5x5 where the total is given but one of the other numbers is missing.

All the multiplication worksheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at multiplying.

• Multiplication Practice Worksheets to 5x5

This multiplication facts worksheet generator will create all kinds of different times tables worksheets.

Using this generator will allow you to create multiplication worksheets:

• up to 5x5, 10x10 or 12x12;
• select one, two or a group of times tables to test;
• find missing multiplication facts.

• Multiplication Facts Worksheet Generator

The following webpages are all about learning the multiplication table.

There is a printable display chart as well as practice worksheets and activities to help your child learn and understand their tables.

• 2 Times Table
• 3 Times Table
• 4 Times Table
• 5 Times Table
• 6 Times Table
• 7 Times Table
• 8 Times Table
• 9 Times Table
• 10 Times Table
• 11 Times Table
• 12 Times Table

This section involves using multiplication facts and knowledge to solve simple multiplication problems.

Solving problems will often help cement children's understanding as they have to apply the knowledge they have learnt.

Giving children simple multiplication problems which they can draw out or work out from their multiplication facts willhelp to give children confidence and develop their understanding of how multiplication works.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• apply their multiplication knowledge to solving simple multiplication problems;
• practice their multiplication facts to 5x5.

Using these multiplication worksheets will help to develop your child's multiplication and problem solving skills.

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• Multiplication Word Problems 2nd Grade

In this section, you will find our multiplication and times tables charts.

Using chart is a great way of introducing times tables at an early stage in a non-threatening way.

Chanting and counting regularly is a really good way to learn your tables.

Using these charts will help your child to master their tables.

• Times Tables Charts up to 10 times

• Times Tables Charts up to 12 times

Playing games is a great way to develop multiplication knowledge and skills in an informal and fun way.

The games in this section have been designed to help children learn their multiplication facts to 5x5.

Many of the games will also help children to develop their strategic thinking skills.

Using these games will help your child to:

• learn their multiplication facts;
• understand multiplication as repeated addition;
• develop strategic thinking skills.

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• Multiplication Math Games

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