How to Use Multiplication Flash Cards

Using multiplication flash cards is a simple yet effective way for students to practice, memorize, and understand multiplication facts such as 6x7=42, 9x8=72, 11x11=121, etc. It is important to give students plenty of opportunities to learn these facts because they are an essential foundational math skill that students will need to utilize at all levels of math starting in elementary school and continuing into college and beyond.

The best way to use our free multiplication flash cards is to print them out on standard printer paper or card stock paper and then cut them out using a scissor. Once you have cut out all of your flashcards, you can shuffle them as you would a deck of playing cards. It is recommended that you lay the cards so that the multiplication problem is on the front (with the solution on the back side).

With the deck of multiplication flash cards in hand, students can look at the multiplication fact on the front and then guess what they think the solution is. They will then flip the card over to see if their answer was correct or incorrect. After completing a card, students can arrange them into piles. The first pile could be cards that were answered correctly and the second pile could be cards that were answered incorrectly. Students can then repeat this process with the second pile to given themselves more practice with multiplication facts that they are unsure of.

Figure 01 illustrates and example of a multiplication flash card with the problem 7 x 9 on the front. A student would look at this problem and then attempt to find the correct answer before flipping the card over to see whether or not they are correct. If the student answered 63, then the card would go in the “correct” pile. Otherwise, the card would be placed in the “incorrect” pile for further review.

Now that you know the best way to use multiplication flash cards to practice and learn multiplication facts, you are ready to download and print our free multiplication flash cards. The next section shares a variety of multiplication flash cards that you can download as printable PDF files.

Multiplication Flash Cards

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Multiplication Flash Cards: Mixed

Using Multiplication Flash Cards

You can use the flash cards multiplication pages above to print and share multiplication flash cards for your students in your classroom or at home. With continuous practice and exposure to the multiplication facts, students can effectively memorize important facts that they can recall and apply whenever they are needed.

Our multiplication flash cards can be used in a variety of ways and they can be used for individual study or as a game in a group setting, making them a fun and engaging option for learning multiplication facts and the times tables. The process of practicing the multiplication facts through repetition and continuous exposure combined with the immediate feedback that is given when a flash card is flipped over ensures that students will correctly learn their times tables and become more confident in their math abilities in general.

So, go ahead and bookmark this page and add our printable multiplication flash cards to your collection of activities that you can use to help students to learn their multiplication facts. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, you will find these flash cards extremely useful for supporting young learners along their math journey, which will greatly benefit their ability to be successful at higher levels of math.

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