Represent counting in eights as the 8 times table | Maths

Starter quiz

Look at this array. It shows 8 groups of 2. It also shows ______ groups of 4.

'4' ✓
If 4 × 2 = 8, what is 8 × 2? ______

'16' ✓
Match the parts of the sentence.

Multiplying by 2 is

⇔

doubling ✓

Dividing by 2 is

⇔

halving ✓
Match the calculations showing multiples of 4 with the equivalent multiples of 2.

3 × 4 =

⇔

6 × 2 ✓

5 × 4 =

⇔

10 × 2 ✓

2 × 4 =

⇔

4 × 2 ✓

6 × 4 =

⇔

12 × 2 ✓
There are 18 socks in a pile. How many pairs of socks can be made? ______ pairs.

'9' ✓
There are seven cars in a car park. What is the total number of wheels? ______ wheels.

'28' ✓

Exit quiz

Starting with the smallest, put the multiples of 8 in order.

1

⇔

8

2

⇔

16

3

⇔

24

4

⇔

32

5

⇔

40

6

⇔

48

7

⇔

56
Which of these numbers are multiples of 8?

20

32 ✓

24 ✓

36

16 ✓
In each of the sequences, which multiple of 8 will come next?

40 48 56

⇔

64 ✓

24 32 40

⇔

48 ✓

8 16 24

⇔

32 ✓

40 32 24

⇔

16 ✓

32 24 16

⇔

8 ✓
4 × 8 = 32. Match the numbers to the keyword.

4

⇔

is a factor ✓

32

⇔

is the product ✓

8

⇔

is a factor ✓
Look at the image. What is the total number of legs on the spiders? ______ legs.

'48' ✓
The product of the number of sides on the octagons is 40. What are the factors?

4

5 ✓

6

7

8 ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Counting in eights is the pattern of the 8 times table.
Counting in eights can be represented in different ways.
Counting in fours can help us to count in eights.

Common misconception

Pupils often confuse the keywords of this lesson and use them interchangeably or incorrectly.

Model correct usage in a range of contexts including labelling abstract equations and using the terms to identify the known elements in worded problems. Choral response can also support pupils using these words correctly.

Keywords

Factor - Numbers we can multiply together to get another number are known as factors.
Product - The answer when two or more values are multiplied together.
Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by another whole number.